Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The graduate program in Physics department, establised at 1997 in Dokuz Eylül University organization has been in progress and graduate the M.S. students since 1998-1999 academic year. The service of our department to graduate education is enhanced with beginning of Ph.D. program at 2003-2004 education year.
General Physics, High Energy and Plasma Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Mathematical Physics, Nuclear Physics and Solid State Physics are major branches of the Department. 3 Professors, 6 Assoc. Prof.Dr., 4 Assist. Prof. Dr., 2 Instructors and 12 Assistants are currently working in the department. The courses offered in Physics program especially emphasize the fundamentals of Physics and then advanced Physics considering all these major subjects. The research laboratories of the department are equipped with the research equipments and facilities needed to do scientific research with the support of Scientific Research Projects Fund of Dokuz Eylül University and TUBITAK.

Qualification Awarded

Ph.D. in Physics

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 of Physics offers programs leading to M.Sc. degrees and Ph. D. in Physics. The principal goal of the graduate program in our department is to provide students with strong background in fundamental areas of theoretical and applied physics and to prepare them for careers in industry or in academic institutions.
The objectives of the program are:
- to educate and train graduate students in a wide range of topics in theoretical and applied physics by developing a thorough understanding of the laws of physics and their applications
- to prepare the student to carry out original and independent research in physics and provide training for professional work in several areas of applied physics
- to give an hands-on experience with current research techniques employed in physics
- to develop the skills to trace the scientific and technological developments in a specific sub-discipline of physics
- to improve the ability to communicate scientific results effectively, both verbally and in writing
- to develop the conscience to gain professional and ethical responsibility
- to educate all students as free and critical thinking scientists.

They will be highly proficient at problem solving and will gain ability to solve challenges by thinking creatively. A physics degree will also give a grounding in advanced mathematics. The practical skills gained through planning experiments will also be appreciated by recruiters.

There are several laboratories and facilities served for graduate studies at the department of Physics at Dokuz Eylül University. Research laboratories consist of superconductivity, crystallography and nuclear physics laboratories. M.S. and Ph.D. students can make investigational and educational activities there and undergraduate students can implement the projects as well. Following the laboratory work, the students develop their knowledge and skills about superconducting technologies, X-ray spectroscopy, environmental radioactivity, gamma spectroscopy, Radon measurement etc.. Additionally, a high-performance super computer system capable of parallel computations exist in the department. Otherwise, a modern seminar room available for up to nearly 15 people in the department, equipped with an overhead projector, a slide projector and computer systems is open to undergraduate and graduate students presentations including computer simulated displays.
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: 30%

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Ability to explain the core physical concepts and their mathematical expressions
2	Ability to apply knowledge of physics and mathematics to novel physical problems, both qualitatively and quantitatively
3	Ability to identify, formulate and solve physical problems
4	Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern tools necessary for practice
5	Ability to design, set-up and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
6	Ability to take individual responsibilites and to work as part of a team
7	Ability to effectively communicate knowledge and opinions via written and oral means
8	Ability to recognize the needs and challenges of our age, and assess the global and social impacts of physical solutions
9	Ability to recognize the need for, and be motivated to engage in life-long learning
10	Comprehension of professional and ethical responsibility

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

This degree enables the holder to exercise the profession in the public or private sector. There are a number of physics-based careers medical physicist, research scientist, scientific laboratory technician, radiation protection adviser, profession in secondary education. Physics graduates also find employment in academic institutions, and government research organisations as well as industries such as, engineering, manufacturing, oil and gas, and telecommunications.
The new accepted form of the graduate program of Physics department of Faculty of Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University is predicted to be more efficient, since the idea that this design will find both domestic and abroad employment opportunities.

MSc physicist can work in broad industrial areas as a medical physicist, research scientist, scientific laboratory technician, radiation protection adviser, etc. MSc physicist at the same time participates in research groups at universities and research institutes. Furthermore, they can be employed as a physics teacher at private or state schools provided that they have a Pedagogical Formation (pedagojik formasyon) Certificate.

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 MAT 5101 and MAT 5102 and PHY 5125 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. In order to graduate from the doctorate program 12 credit hours must be completed from obligatory courses.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
ALL COURSES
Z	1	PHY 5011	SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	2	PHY 5025	CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	3	PHY 5033	MOLECULAR PHYSICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	4	PHY 5059	SEMICONDUCTIVITY - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	5	PHY 5063	LIQUID CRYSTALS - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	6	PHY 5067	STOCHASTIC PROCESSES IN PHYSICS - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	7	PHY 5071	COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	8	PHY 5073	NUCLEAR PHYSICS - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	9	PHY 5075	NON-EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	10	PHY 5077	COMPLEX SYSTEMS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	11	PHY 5085	DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	12	PHY 5087	QUANTUM THEORY OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	13	PHY 5055	QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	14	PHY 5117	PHYSICS OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	15	PHY 5101	PHASE TRANSITIONS AND CRITICAL PHENOMENA-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	16	PHY 5105	DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	17	PHY 5107	DARK MATTER RESEARCH	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	18	PHY 5109	MAGNETIC RESONANCE-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	19	PHY 5111	GROUP THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	20	PHY 5113	QUANTUM OPTICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	21	PHY 5115	CRYSTAL ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	22	PHY 5121	PARTICLE PHYSICS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	23	PHY 5125	MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	24	PHY 5126	MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	25	PHY 5139	QUANTUM FIELD THEORY - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	26	PHY 5135	NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND CHAOS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	27	PHY 5132	CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	28	PHY 5127	QUANTUM THEORY-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	29	PHY 5140	NUCLEAR PHYSICS - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	30	PHY 5182	PARTICLE PHYSICS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	31	PHY 5133	CLASSICAL MECHANICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	32	PHY 5146	SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	33	PHY 5148	CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	34	PHY 5162	ADVANCED MOLECULAR PHYSICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	35	PHY 5164	SEMICONDUCTIVITY - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	36	PHY 5184	LIQUID CRYSTALS - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	37	PHY 5136	NONLINEAR-DYNAMICS AND CHAOS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	38	PHY 5150	STOCHASTIC PROCESSES IN PHYSICS - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	39	PHY 5152	COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	40	PHY 5186	NON-EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	41	PHY 5188	COMPLEX SYSTEMS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	42	PHY 5154	DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	43	PHY 5166	QUANTUM THEORY OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	44	PHY 5168	PHASE TRANSITIONS AND CRITICAL PHENOMENA-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	45	PHY 5170	QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	46	PHY 5172	PHYSICS OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	47	PHY 5174	DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	48	PHY 5176	MAGNETIC RESONANCE - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	49	PHY 5178	APERIODIC CRYSTALS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	50	PHY 5180	MOLECULAR MODELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	51	PHY 5144	QUANTUM FIELD THEORY - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	52	PHY 5142	RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	53	PHY 5134	ANALITICAL MECHANICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	54	PHY 5129	QUANTUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	55	PHY 5141	INTRODUCTORY TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	56	PHY 5156	INTRODUCTORY TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	57	MAT 5101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
Z	58	PHY 5143	MODERN QUANTUM MECHANICS-I	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8
Z	59	PHY 5190	MODERN QUANTUM MECHANICS-II	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8
Z	60	PHY 5145	FUNDAMENTALS OF THE MAGNETISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	61	PHY 5147	COMPUTATIONAL MICROMAGNETISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	62	PHY 5192	ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	63	PHY 5194	MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF THIN FILMS AND NANOPARTICLES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	64	PHY 5131	CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS-II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	7
B	65	PHY 5128	QUANTUM THEORY-II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	8
B	66	PHY 5130	STATICTICAL MECHANICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	8
Z	67	MAT 5102	NUMERICAL AND APPROXIMATE METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	68	PHY 6098	PH.D. RESEARCH	EXPERTNESS	3	0	0	9
B	69	FBE 6666	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	70	PHY 6094	PH.D. SEMINAR	SEMINAR	0	3	0	5
B	71	PHY 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

Prof. Dr. Serpil ŞAKİROĞLU (Head of Department)
E-mail :serpil.sakiroglu@deu.edu.tr
Telephone : +90 (232) 301 85 11
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi
Fizik Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü
35390 Buca / İzmir

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