DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Chemistry

General Description

History

Chemistry Department was established in 1998 as a Department of Faculty of Arts and Sciences which turned out later the Faculty of Science in 2008. Chemistry Department consists of Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry as main scientific branches. Department of Chemistry offers one year English Preparatory School.
Graduate study is also available in Chemistry both at Masters and PhD level by the coordination of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. The students who complete two years educational program and a thesis receive their Master of Science (M. Sc.) in chemistry degree. After the master's program, a four-year doctoral education program with thesis will also be offered. The mission of the Chemistry Department is to produce well trained, creative, researcher, analytical thinker and practitioner personnel who have scientific thinking in the direction of the requirements and the development of both chemistry and industry. In addition, it is to be able to use the earned knowledge in the solutions of problems of national, regional industry organizations and to do research and publications in various fields of chemistry such as plastics, drug, dye, petroleum chemistry, metal, textile, ceramic, cement, detergent-soap, food, cosmetic, glass and packages-paper industries. The vision of the Chemistry Department is to improve organizational ties with the world of chemical science and chemical technology in national and international fields and to create a competitive environment for bringing chemistry education and research to a level equivalent to worlds and Europeans highly qualified universities.

Qualification Awarded

Ph.D. in Chemistry

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Second Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines. 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 or second cycle (with thesis) cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. However, ALES requirement is waived for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs as well as for the admissions to the graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test. 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

4 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The Department contains five subdivisions; analytical, bio-, inorganic, physical and organic chemistry. The Chemistry graduate program s includes one-year English language preparation period followed by 2 years for M.Sc. and four years for Ph. D. works. Chemistry graduate degrees programs are designed to provide the students the high academicals levels of chemistry. The first year courses mainly consist of general graduate level selective chemistry courses and one compulsory mathematic course. The elective courses include analytical, bio-, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry main areas. After these courses, M.Sc and Ph.D. thesis also include laboratory studies to provide technical skills necessary to enter their career as chemists. It was mainly aimed to give the students an analytical approach for solving any problem and handling complex information as well as the laboratory experience. The program consists of a total of twenty two academicians .
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: %30

Key Learning Outcomes

1   To have the ability to reach advanced knowledge on the area of study, through unique point of view and research for continuing further studies.
2   To have the ability to reach distinctive results by using interdisciplinarity.
3   To have the ability to fully understand and use up- to- date knowledge and methods.
4   To have the ability to apply and formulate related scientific methods for conducting innovative studies.
5   To have the ability to make critical analysis of chemistry related ideas and findings.
6   To have the ability to write an academic article in the field of chemistry.
7   To have the ability to publish an academic article in national and international peer-reviewed journals.
8   To have the ability to develop new ideas and methods through creative and critical thinking.
9   To have the ability to defend his/her ideas among experts and to communicate effectively.
10   To have the ability to follow scientific literature and to communicate and make discussions in a foreign language.
11   To have the ability to complete an original research project, to write a Ph.D. thesis based on it and defend it before the thesis committee.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Our graduates are qualified to work in food analysis, water-waste water analysis and environmental analysis, biochemistry laboratories, research-development centers, hospitals and also in quality certification education and environmental advisory companies. It is also possible to work in the area of work safety experts. Alumni of the Chemistry Department also serve as researchers, practitioners and consultants in production quality control departments and in development of production methods (R & D) in various industry organizations. Job opportunities for them in the research units of public and private organizations are very high.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to post doctorate 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 MAT5151 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.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
ALL COURSES
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
Z 1 KIM 5003 ADVANCED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 2 KIM 5004 SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS OF ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
Z 3 KIM 5012 HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 4 KIM 5013 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 5 KIM 5018 STEREOCHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 6 KIM 5020 NMR SPECTROSCOPY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 7 KIM 5022 ADVANCES IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND HPLC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 8 KIM 5028 TRACE METALS AND ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
Z 9 KIM 5029 THERMAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 10 KIM 5031 ADSORPTION SURFACE AREA AND POROSITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 11 KIM 5032 CATALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 12 KIM 5035 CHEMOMETRICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 13 KIM 5036 SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF INORGANIC AND ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 14 KIM 6002 HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 15 KIM 6003 FREE RADICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 16 KIM 6006 ADVANCED CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
Z 17 KIM 6008 BORON AND SILICON CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 18 KIM 6011 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
Z 19 KIM 6012 ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESES IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 20 KIM 6014 RADIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
Z 21 KIM 6016 CARBOHYDRATES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 22 KIM 6018 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 23 KIM 6019 PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL SALTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 24 KIM 6026 ORGANIC SYNTHESIS DESIGN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
Z 25 KIM 6029 ORGANIC REACTION MECHANISMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 26 KIM 6031 REACTION MECHANISMS OF INORGANIC AND ORGANOMETALLIC SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 27 KIM 6033 SEPARATION METHODS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 28 KIM 5038 TLC APPLICATIONS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 29 KIM 5045 ELECTROCHEMICAL PHENOMENA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 30 KIM 5040 SOME EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 31 KIM 6039 BASIC METHODS FOR WATER ANALYSIS AND IONCHROMATOGRAPHY APPROACH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 32 KIM 5046 OPTIC SENSORS IN CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 33 KIM 6042 MASS SPECTROSCOPY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 34 KIM 5065 INNOVATIONS IN INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 35 KIM 5054 FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 36 KIM 5069 SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS AT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 37 KIM 5079 CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 38 KIM 5081 SAMPLE PREPARATION TECHNIQUES IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 39 KIM 5073 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 40 KIM 5062 CHEMICAL SENSORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 41 KIM 6047 BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 42 KIM 6049 ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 43 KIM 5070 POLYMERIZATION KINETICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 44 KIM 6054 ORGANIC REACTIONS AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 45 KIM 6053 ELECTRICAL SENSITIVE MOLECULES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 46 KIM 6055 POLYMERISATION METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
Z 47 KIM 6052 MICRO AND NANOSIZED CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 48 KIM 6056 PHOTOCHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC REACTIVITY OF ORGANOTRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 49 KIM 6061 IONIC LIQUIDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 50 KIM 6059 THE RACTIVE INTERMEDIATES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 51 KIM 6058 FLUORESCENT MOLECULES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 52 KIM 5074 MICROELECTRODES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 53 KIM 5101 HYDRODYNAMIC METHODS IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 54 KIM 5095 CHROMATOGRAPHICAL METHODS IN SEPARATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 55 KIM 5103 TOXIC EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND REGARDING SAFETY RULES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 56 KIM 5076 CONVENTIONAL AND TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 57 KIM 5119 FREE RADICALS IN BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 58 KIM 5105 BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY OF MACROALGAE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 59 KIM 5107 ENZYMATIC ANALYSIS METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 60 KIM 5109 METABOLIC REGULATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 61 KIM 5111 PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 62 KIM 5113 PROTEIN PURIFICATION METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 63 KIM 5117 MECHANISMS OF STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 64 KIM 6101 METABOLIC DISMUTATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 65 KIM 6103 BIOCHEMICAL VIEW ON TOXICOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 66 KIM 6105 OXIDATIVE STRESS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 67 KIM 6107 OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PLANTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 68 KIM 6109 FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 69 KIM 5102 ENZYME SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 70 KIM 5104 BIOINFORMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 71 KIM 5106 METALS AND MICROBIAL LIFE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 72 KIM 6113 ENZYMOLOGY FOR RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 73 KIM 5108 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCEPLES OF GLYCOBIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 74 KIM 5110 IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES, CELL AND ORGANELLES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 75 KIM 6115 PLANT ANALYSIS: COMPREHENSIVE METHODS AND PROTOCOLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 76 KIM 5112 BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 77 KIM 5114 PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH: APOPTOSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 78 KIM 5116 HORMONES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 79 KIM 6102 ENZYME TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 80 KIM 6116 NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND NEUROBIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 81 KIM 6114 PROTEIN KINASE C ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 82 KIM 6112 AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 83 KIM 6104 XENOBIOTICS AND THEIR METABOLIC EFFECTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 84 KIM 6106 MEMBRANE RECEPTORS AND FORMATION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 85 KIM 6110 REGULATION OF ENZYME ACTIVITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 86 KIM 6108 ANTIFOULING BIOCIDES AND PAINTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
Z 87 KIM 5123 BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
Z 88 KIM 5125 ELECTROPHORESIS AND ITS APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
Z 89 KIM 6117 MICROALGAL CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
Z 90 MAT 5101 APPLIED MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
Z 91 MAT 5102 NUMERICAL AND APPROXIMATE METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
Z 92 KIM 5129 RECENT INNOVATIONS IN SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 93 KIM 6118 MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 94 KIM 5131 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 95 KIM 5133 CHEMISTRY OF THE ALKALOID ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 96 KIM 5118 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 97 KIM 5120 TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVES: PORPHYRIN AND PHTHALOCYANINE CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 98 KIM 6119 PHOTOSENSITIZER MOLECULES AND APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
Z 99 KIM 5127 APPLICATION AREAS OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 100 KIM 6098 PH.D. RESEARCH EXPERTNESS 3 0 0 9
B 101 KIM 6094 PH.D. SEMINAR SEMINAR 0 3 0 5
B 102 FBE 6666 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 103 KIM 6099 PH.D. THESIS THESIS 0 0 0 150

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Related items of Dokuz Eylül 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

Chairman:Prof. Dr.Elif SUBAŞI
Tel: +90 232 - 3018692
E-mail: elif.subasi@deu.edu.tr
Address/Communcation: Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Tınaztepe Campus 35390 Buca-IZMIR
Kampus 35390 Buca-IZMIR
http://web.deu.edu.tr/chemistry;
Fax: +90 232 453 4188
E-mail: kimya@deu.edu.tr