DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Geothermal Energy

General Description

History

Department of Master s Degrees Program of Geothermal Energy has started as the multidisciplinary level, in the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences in Dokuz Eylul University in 2005/2006 academic year. The program has been accepting graduate students from different disciplines such as Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Science or Physics, Chemistry, Statistics and Mathematics departments. Students have been informed about the use of geothermal energy and equipped with the practical and theoretical knowledge concerning with its applications areas, however it provide the opportunities for the educational. At the same time, this program support and encourage the interdisciplinary research to subjects related to geothermal energy. The aim of program is training the experts who are capable of produce solutions, managing the processes and coordinating in the areas of theory and practice. In addition, when the rapid development of geothermal energy as parallel with technological advancement is considered, in later years, some improvement may be done on both course content and implementation in education of geothermal energy according to these developments.

Qualification Awarded

M.Sc. in Geothermal Energy - Thesis

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) diploma; minimum score of 55 from the National Central Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field; a minimum score of 65 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 or a minimum score of 70 from DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test.

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

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

Because of the multidisciplinary structure of the program the students of the program uses the the co-operate departments facilities and laboratories. Therefore there is no accreditation work exists concerning with the program.
Due to its multidisciplinary character, the program consists of a total of ten academicians from such discplines as Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geophysical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Faculty of MedicineVocational School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Marine Sciences and Technology , Faculty of Business Department of Tourism Management .
The facilities that constitute the base structure are listed below:

Department of Environmental Engineering Department
1- Wastewater and Water Laboratory
2- Enviromental Micro Laboratory
3- General Chemistry Laboratory

Department of Geological Engineering
1- Geochemistry Laboratory
2- The facilities of Workshops and other Infrastructure
3- Cross-section Workshop
4- Tools, Equipment-Map Facilities

Department of Geophysical Engineering
1- 24-channel seismic exploration equipment
2- Electromagnetic VLF equipment
3- Electrical resistivity equipment
4- Magnetometer (proton)
5- Dynamic penetrometer

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
1- Metallography Laboratory
2- Destructive Material Testing Laboratory
3- Casting and Heat Treatment Laboratory
4- Corrosion Laboratory

Torbalı Vocational School
Torbalı Vocational School has been used for applications of Water and Mud Laboratory and Drilling Machine within the scope of lectures GTE505 Geothermal Drilling Technology and GTE 508 Reservoir Monitoring and Well Testing.

School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
1- R / V K. Piri Reis research ship
2- CTD measurement devices and equipment
3- DGPS navigation system
4- Gravity core type of sea floor is sampling system
5- 3.5-7 kHz seismic system with high resolution
6- Multi-channel (48) deep seismic system and data-processing equipment
7- In addition, the completed design of the heat flux measurement setup
8- Equipped chemical laboratory

Infrastructure Facilities Department of Urban and Regional Planning Sciences and Technology
1- Computer Lab: 10 pcs PC
2- Licensed Software: ARCHICAD
3- GEO-MEDIA
4- NETCAD

Percentage of Courses Taught in English: %30

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Increasing the engineering knowledge towards the design of geothermal energy direct-use systems
2   Increasing the ability of designing an experimental setup, performing experimental studies and analyzing and interpreting the experimental results in the field of geothermal energy
3   Strengthen the ability of conducting within the interdisciplinary projects
4   Strengthen the ability of definition, formulate and solution of problems in geothermal energy applications
5   Increasing the consciousness of professional and ethic responsibility
6   Strengthen the ability of establishment of active communication
7   Strengthen the competency of understanding the universal and social effects of the solutions of geothermal energy
8   Increasing the consciousness of life time learning
9   Giving the knowledge about the problems of the current era
10   Strengthen the ability of usage of techniques, skills and modern tools required for geothermal energy applications
11   Increasing the ability of accession to knowledge
12   Increasing the ability of taking initiative

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The recently formed department has two graudetes yet. Geothermal energy program graduates are expected to contribute as competent and qualified engineers at geothermal power plants, also serve as technical advisors and established businesses in the energy field and industrial R & D projects, as well as carry out academic studies in the field of geothermal energy.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

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 MAT5102 Numerical and Approximate Methods (3 0 0) or MAT5006 Theory of Partial Differential Equations (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:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 GTE 5001 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8
G 2 FBE 5555 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 3 GTE 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 GEE 5059 THERMAL WATER AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 2 GPE 5019 GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS IN GEOTHERMAL SITES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7
G 3 GTE 5003 GEOTHERMAL FLUID AND ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 4 GTE 5005 DRILLING GEOTHERMAL WELLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 5 GTE 5009 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 MAT 5151 METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 7 GTE 5013 MATERIALS SELECTION FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 8 GIS 5043 FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 9 MAT 5101 APPLIED MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 10 MAT 5141 MATHEMATICAL METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 11 GTE 5011 GEOTHERMAL WELL LOGS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 GTE 5096 M.SC. SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3
B 2 GTE 5002 GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND UTILIZATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 20
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 GTE 5004 GEOTHERMAL HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 2 GTE 5006 GEOTHERMAL HYDROGEOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 3 GTE 5008 RESERVOIR MONITORING AND WELL TESTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 4 GTE 5012 WATER MACHINES (PUMPS) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 5 GTE 5014 URBAN DESIGN IN GEOTHERMAL FIELDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 6 GTE 5026 PLAEOGEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8
B 7 GTE 5018 STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 8 GTE 5022 WELL LOGGING OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 9 MAT 5006 THEORY OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 10 GTE 5024 INVESTIGATION OF MARINE GEOTHERMAL AREAS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8
B 11 MAT 5102 NUMERICAL AND APPROXIMATE METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
B 12 GTE 5016 SPA TREATMENT AND THE ROLE OF BALNEOTHERAPY IN HEALTH TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
 
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 GTE 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 GTE 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.Gültekin TARCAN
E-Mail : gultekin.tarcan@deu.edu.tr
Phone : +90 (232) 301 73 18
Post Address : DEÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Jeotermal Enerji Anabilim Dalı Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca/İZMİR