Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Geophysical Engineering Master's and Doctorate programs have been serving students at Bornova Campus between 1982 and 1999, and at Buca Tınaztepe Campus since 1999. Applied Geophysics I and II, Seismology I and II, Earthphysics I and II laboratories and Department's field equipment and seismic data processing laboratories are actively used within the scope of Master and Doctorate programs. Since Dokuz Eylul University, to which our department is affiliated, is located in one of the metropolitan cities of Turkey, our graduate students also benefit from the advantages of the metropolitan city, and this is one of the reasons why we are preferred.

Qualification Awarded

M.Sc. in Geophysical Engineering

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

They are required to have a Bachelor's Degree diploma, at least 55 (numerical) points from ALES or an equivalent score from GRE or GMAT exams as determined by the Senate. (ALES score is valid for five (5) years from the date the exam is announced. Candidates must score (65) from the minimum Foreign Language Proficiency Exam determined by the DEU School of Foreign Languages Practice Principles or the last 5 (five) years from the central foreign language exams (English) conducted by OSYM. They can apply if they get at least (60) points taken within the last 3 (three) years from any of the exams whose equivalence is accepted by the OSYM Administrative Board.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Students are admitted to the programs affiliated to the Graduate Schools, provided that they meet the transfer conditions determined by the Graduate Education and Training Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University, with the approval of the Department Head and the decision of the Graduate School Administrative Board. The application showing the course content and transcript, the advisor's suggestion, the opinion of the department chair and the institute, based on the student's petition about which courses he/she took while enrolled in another university's graduate program and were successful after enrolling in the same graduate program in September, should be counted from the minimum course load. determined by the decision of the board of directors. The courses taken by the students participating in the exchange programs from the host university can be accepted as optional or compulsory courses with the approval of the Graduate School Administrative Board.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years (excluding one year of English Preparatory School), 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The faculty members take part in a number of scientific research projects. Also the graduate students participate these projects, and they find opportunities to use the geophysical equipments in the inventory of the department.
Each classroom used for graduate lectures has a computer and a multi-media projector used for digital presentations. In addition to theoretical education, graduate students are able to use geophysical equipments and software in the department to gain experience in geophysical data acquisition and analysis. Percentage of Courses Taught in English: 30%

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to use fundamental sciences and engineering knowledges
2	To improve ability of using theoretical concepts of Geophysical Engineering
3	To improve ability of determination, analysis and resolution of actual earth sciences problems
4	To be able to understand global and social affects of engineering applicatio
5	To improve ability of planning/ handling of field studies, data processing and interpretation
6	To take active part in individual and multidiciplinary national/international studies, and lead when required
7	To take responsibility and resolve problems on determination/usage/ subsistence of natural sources
8	To create idea and methods by researcher and critic character for future engineering approximations
9	To comprehend in professional ethics and responsibility
10	To comprehend in necessity of lifelong learning and aplying
11	Improve the oral and written communication skills
12	Using at least a foreign language, pursuing current occupational subjects and literature
13	Improve the engineering application techniques and ability of using modern engineering tools and informatic technologies

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The employment statistics of the graduated students are as follows:
We could not reach any information about the employment status of 6 out of 60 graduated students. 96% of them (54) is employed and 2% is unemployed (student).
88% of the graduated students has jobs related with geophysics, and 12% has jobs not related with their profession.
79% is employed in public sector while 21% in private sector.
Summary:
65% Academics
13% Public sector (related with profession)
10% Private sector (related with profession)
12% Private sector (not related with profession)

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	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 MAT5101 Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) or MAT5141 Mathematical Mehods (3 0 0) or MAT5151 Methods of Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) with the approval of the supervisor. The registration must be noticed to the Institute during course registration period by the supervisor.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	GPE 5031	APPLICATION OF NONLINEAR REGRESSION TECHNIQUES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
G	2	FBE 5555	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	3	GPE 5098	M.SC. RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	14
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	GPE 5001	STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS IN GEOPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	2	MAT 5151	METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
G	3	GPE 5005	SEISMIC RISK	ELECTIVE	2	0	2	5
G	4	GPE 5007	POTENTIAL FIELDS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	5	GPE 5015	PLATE TECTONICS AND GEOPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	6	GPE 5019	GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS IN GEOTHERMAL SITES	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
G	7	GPE 5023	GROUND PENETRATING RADAR AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN NEAR SURFACE GEOPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
G	8	GPE 5025	ADVANCED SEISMOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	9	GPE 5029	PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS IN GEOPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	10	GPE 5035	RAY TRACING SEISMIC MODELING METHODS	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
G	11	GPE 5037	DEFORMATION ANALYSIS ON GEOPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	12	GPE 5039	GENERALIZED INVERSION METHODS IN GEOPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	13	GPE 5041	MODELLING OF MAGNETOTELLURIC DATA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	14	MAT 5101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
G	15	MAT 5141	MATHEMATICAL METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
G	16	GPE 5003	COMMUNICATION THEORY AND SPECIFIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	GPE 5096	M.SC. SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	27
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	GPE 5004	ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	2	GPE 5006	GEODYNAMIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	3	GPE 5008	INTERPRETATION OF GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC DATA	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	4	GPE 5018	FILTERING THEORY IN RESISTIVITY AND INTERPRETATION METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	5	GPE 5020	THERMAL GEOPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	6	GPE 5040	COMPUTER- AIDED SEISMOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8
B	7	GPE 5024	ANATOMY OF SEISMOGRAMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	8	GPE 5030	SEISMIC INTERPRETATION	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
B	9	GPE 5036	GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
B	10	GPE 5038	PARAMETER ESTIMATIONS OF POTENTIAL FIELD DATA	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
B	11	GPE 5022	IMAGE PROCESSING AND ITS APPLICATION IN ARCHAEOGEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	GPE 5099	M.SC. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	GPE 5099	M.SC. 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

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Programme with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 54 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS), M. Sc. Research (3 ECTS) and M. Sc. Thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. 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. Gökhan GÖKTÜRKLER
E-Mail : gokhan.gokturkler@deu.edu.tr
Phone : +90 (232) 301 72 90
Post Address : DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca/İZMİR

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