General Description
History |
Mining Engineering Department was founded in 1972 as a discipline of the Mechanical Engineering at Ege University and the education started the same year. The department became a separate branch of engineering in 1978 in the same university and then joined to Dokuz Eylul University in 1982. |
Qualification Awarded |
Ph. D. in Mineral Processing |
Level of Qualification |
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) |
Specific Admission Requirements |
Second Cycle (Master's Degree) diploma; minimum 80/100 or 3/4 Cumulative Grade Point Average, minimum score of 60 from the National Central Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field; a minimum score of 70 from the graduate school entrance exam; a minimum score of 60 from the nation-wide Foreign Language Exam ( YDS ) or equivalent score from an exam accredited by YÖK. |
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students may be accepted for graduate transfer with the approval of the Department Directorate and decision of the Board of Directors of the Graduate School in case the student fulfills the graduate transfer regulations decided by the General Council of the Graduate School. Previously taken courses at another graduate programme with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes with the written request of the students including course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the Department Directorates and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students may have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective by the decision of the Board of Directors. |
Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
4 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total. |
Profile of the Programme |
The department has organized many symposium, congress and seminars. Over 200 presentations in international and over 70 presentations in national organizations have been presented the department staff. About 100 articles in national journals and over 60 articles in international journals have been produced and 45 books and 121 research report have been published by the department. Over 1500 Bachelor of mining Engineering, 100 M.Sc and 40 Ph.D students have graduated from the Department of Mining Engineering since 1977. The department has been awarded by EUR-ACE label and also accredited by MUDEK in B. Sc. education. The program consists of a total of twenty five academicians. |
Key Learning Outcomes |
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples |
The graduates of the department have no difficulty in finding jobs in government organizations or private companies dealing with mining. The graduates can also work in the establishments involved in marble industry, quarrying, tunneling, dam construction and engineering geology. The following table includes some of the graduates and their working adresses. |
Access to Further Studies |
May apply to post doctorate programmes. |
Course Structure Diagram with Credits |
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
Related items of Dokuz Eylul University Regulations of Graduate Education and Exams and related items of Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences Regulations of Education and Code of Practicing Exams are applied for the exams and course grades. The course evaluation criteria are defined for each course by the instructor(s) of the corresponding course and are given in the Course Description Form found in the information package. |
Graduation Requirements |
Third Cycle (Doctor of Philosophy) Programme is comprised of courses (at least 67 ECTS),Ph.D.Seminar (5 ECTS), Ph. D. Research (18 ECTS) / Ph. D. Thesis (150 ECTS) courses, thesis proposal, doctoral qualifying examination and thesis examination with a total credit of 240 ECTS. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50 / 4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP grades. |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-time |
Programme Director or Equivalent |
Head of the Department : Prof.Dr.Vedat ARSLAN |