Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The establishment of the department and M. Sc. Program was offered at the meeting dated 25/05/2012 of The Board of The Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences to the Rectorate and was accepted by YÖK (The Council of Higher Education) at the meeting dated 09/08/2012. Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Department began to accept students in M. Sc. Program in February 2013. Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Ph. D. Program was approved at the meeting of the Board of Institute dated 20/05/2013 and offered to the Rectorate. Ph. D. Program was accepted by YÖK (The Council of Higher Education) at the meeting dated 19/12/2013.

Qualification Awarded

Ph. D. in Nanoscience And Nanoengineering

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

The doctorate program consists of at least seven courses, thesis proposal, research course, PhD qualifing exam, seminar and thesis study with a minimum of 21 credits. Students who have fulfilled all the obligations including the ECTS specified in the Regulation of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences can complete the program in at least three years. The student workload for a semester is 30 ECTS, and the total workload required for the completion of the PhD program is 240 ECTS.

Profile of the Programme

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering education in the fields of nanoscience and engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, agriculture and basic sciences in the field of leadership development in the world and in Turkey, aims to create a modern and effective education plan. Scientific and technological developments in the world to follow the international standards in all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the country to achieve the interdisciplinary cooperation needs to be strengthened. In this context, nanoscience and nanotechnology, the service sector, defense and other industries on the basis of the fact that the scientific and economic fields will create a synergy in the most efficient way to use this synergy university, industry, aims to establish close cooperation between the public and private establishments. Within the framework of this co-operation with universities and other research centers and laboratories, new multi-disciplinary training programs initiated by companies will be enabled.
Laboratory facilities:
* Crystal Growth Lab.
* Thin Film Lab.
* Semiconductor Si Wafer Preparation Lab.
* Prototype Development Lab.
* Electronic Materials Fabrication Lab.
* Chemical Process Lab.
* Chemical AnalysisLab.
* Advanced Nanotechnology Lab.
* Elektrical Elektronic Measurement Lab.
* XRD Lab.
* Clean Room and Lithography lab.
* Elektronic Circuit Lab.
* Optical Characterization Lab.
* Sensor Lab.
* Optimization ve Signalization Lab.
* Industrial Analysisand Feasibility Lab.
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: %30

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To develop and deepen the recent and advanced information at the level of expertise based on the master degree proficiency,
2	To provide the interaction between various disciplines related to the field and achieve original results from new and complex ideas by analysis, synthesis and evaluation by using expert knowledge,
3	To approach systematically the new information in the field, and to achieve high level skill in the research methods,
4	To be able to develop a new scientific method that brings innovation to science or apply a known method to a different area, and to be able to understand, search, design, implement and contribute to an original topic,
5	To be able to critically analyze, evaluate and connect new and sophisticated ideas,
6	To be able to publish in national and international peer-reviewed journals those extend the borders of knowledge,
7	To be able to show leadership in solving unique and interdisciplinary problems,
8	To be able to develop new ideas and techniques by using thought processes such as innovative and creative thinking, problem solving as well as decision making,
9	To have an ability to critically examine, develop and if necessary manage the actions to change social relationships and norms that direct these relations,
10	To be able to show competence in defending the original views, and communicate effectively in an expert community,
11	To be able to communicate and discuss the written, oral and visual communications in advanced level at least in one foreign language,
12	To contribute on becoming an information society by introducing technological advances in academic and professional context on various platforms,
13	To use strategically decision making processes in problem solving approaches and establish effective communication,
14	To be able to solve social, scientific and ethical issues faced in the area and during the professional activities,

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students who graduate from this program are expected to find job opportunities in the industrial applications of ano-sized materials as scientists and engineers in branches such as aviation and the military and the private sector in areas of strategic importance.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to post doctorate programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
In addition to the compulsory courses of the programme, students register to elective courses appropriate for their thesis topic, on the consent of their supervisor. If necessary, on the consent of their supervisor, they can also register to courses from other programmes (from DEU or other universities). It is obligatory to register MAT5001 Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) or MAT5041 Mathematical Methods (3 0 0) or MAT5051 Methods of Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) with approval of the supervisor. In the case of one of these courses taken during the M.Sc. education, these are not obligatory. The registration must be noticed to the Institute during course registration period by the supervisor. For Ph. D. students it is obligatory to take minimum 2 non-credit courses among "Ph. D. Programs Common Elective Courses" and be successful with grade (B) within 4 semesters of course taking period.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year

1 .Semester:
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	30
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FBE 6666	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
B	2	NNE 6098	PH.D.RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	16
TOTAL:								30

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	NNE 6094	PH.D. SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	3	0	5
G	2	NNE 6098	PH.D.RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	16
TOTAL:								30

4 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	NNE 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

5 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	NNE 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

6 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	NNE 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

7 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	NNE 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

8 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	NNE 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

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

Prof.Dr. Ayşegül PALA
Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
Kaynaklar Yerleşkesi, Buca, İzmir
Telefon : +90 232 3017096
E-Posta : aysegul.pala@deu.edu.tr

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