Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

In 1973, the idea of Marine Research in the Aegean University, "Multidisciplinary Research Program for Regional Development" started in the framework of the ship and marine laboratory equipment required for data collection efforts has been the establishment in question. The Institute was established depending on the University of the Aegean on 14/10/1975, and connected to the Dokuz Eylul University in 1982.
The purpose of the establishment and the activity range was determined as follows:
* Marine Geology and Geophysics seabed with the possibility of economic mineral deposits and petroleum research and technology
* Marine discharges and technology in terms of marine chemistry and environmental engineering
* Physical oceanography and marine mechanics, wave mechanics
* Coastal and coastal structures engineering and technology
* Marine mapping and bathymetry
* Marine equipment technology
* Marine technology and economics of the legal issues related to it
* Marine structures and technology

Qualification Awarded

M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

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

Physical Oceanography, surrounding seas and the physical properties of the ocean, the movements, interactions with the climate system on the basis of geophysical fluid dynamics analyzes, and monitoring systems and mathematical models to predict the behavior, pollution, sediment transport, and tries to explain the effects of the ecosystem.
Physical Oceanography Program, students from different disciplines of physical oceanographic information in the program by integrating the theoretical and practical information aims at solving scientific problems. Students are expected to take an active role in scientific studies in the field of Physical Oceanography. Physical oceanography, theoretical work, laboratory experiments, field observations, remote sensing and numerical modeling studies identified by a unique blend. This is, by its very nature, creates big differences between graduates in terms of interests and abilities. The program has a strong background in terms of hardware, provides both theoretical and practical training opportunities.
Subjects of the department; circulation and currents, water mass formation and motion, waves, the interaction between sea and atmosphere, rivers, bays and seas are very close to each other between the change in water potential, sedimen coastal hydrodynamics and transport, marine monitoring and its applications, marine ecosystem dynamics, satellite remote sensing methods climate changes.
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: 30%

Key Learning Outcomes

1	An ability to use the techniques, skills and to do the Physical Oceanography.
2	Able to use knowledge and information interdisciplinary.
3	An ability to improve the scientific information by using even limited data.
4	Ability to function on establishing cooperation and coordination with interdisciplinary Oceanography.
5	An ability to build and identify problem, improve the method and to solve the Physical Oceanographic problem originally.
6	An ability to communicate effectively, express ideas orally and writing work individually.
7	Ability to improve strategic approach to an foreseen application to take responsibility.
8	Ability to have strategical approaches, politics and application plan and to evaluate the outcomes for qualify frames.
9	An ability to study in details the seas around the Turkish mainland to find an innovative benefits for the country.
10	Ability to use state of the art numerical models in order to solve.
11	Ability to improve the innovative solution for needs of social and economical life.
12	An ability to use last version programs instruments and improve them.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The students who have graduated from the Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology can work in government corporations, as academiciams and in several institutes and companies.

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 MAT5102 Numerical and Approximate Methods (3 0 0) or MAT5151 Methods of Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) with 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	DEN 5001	AN INTRODUCTION TO MARINE SCIENCE	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
G	2	FBE 5555	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	3	DEN 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	PHO 5005	NUMERICAL METHODS IN OCEAN MODELLING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	2	PHO 5031	PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC METHODS I INSTRUMENTATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	3	PHO 5041	DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	4	PHO 5033	INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	5	MAT 5151	METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
G	6	PHO 5037	SIGNAL PROCESSING IN MARINE SCIENCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	7	PHO 5039	MODELLING IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	8	PHO 5043	VIBRATIONS AND WAVES IN MARINE SCIENCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	9	MAT 5101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
G	10	PHO 5035	STRATIFIED FLUID	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	DEN 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	PHO 5006	MODELLING OF WIND-DRIVEN OCEAN CIRCULATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	2	PHO 5014	DATA ASSIMILATION IN OCEAN MODELLING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	3	PHO 5032	PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC METHODS II DATA ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	4	PHO 5040	DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	5	MAT 5102	NUMERICAL AND APPROXIMATE METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	6	PHO 5036	REGIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	7	PHO 5038	MODELLING IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	8	PHO 5030	WAVES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	9	PHO 5034	SPECTRAL TECHNIQUES IN OCEANOGRAPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	DEN 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	DEN 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

Assoc.Prof.Dr.A.Harun ÖZDAŞ
Bakü Bul. No:100 35430 İnciraltı-İzmir
Tel: (232) 278 5565 / 5272 / 6515 / 6525 / 5085 / 5083
Faks: (232) 278 5082
E-Posta: imst@deu.edu.tr

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