Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University Civil Engineering Department Hydraulic, Hydrology and Water Resources Doctorate Program started accepting students in 1989 and had 33 graduates as of 2021. Our graduates' work areas include water structures and coastal-marine structures, planning and management of surface water resources, infrastructure systems, flood and drought, hydroelectric energy, climate change and research of its effects and solids transport. Within the scope of the program, in addition to physical and mathematical modeling studies, many research projects have been carried out for national institutions such as BAP, DPT, TÜBİTAK, DSİ, IZSU and international support programs such as NATO and EU Framework Programs, using various advanced CAD, mapping and GIS systems and software.

Qualification Awarded

Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources

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 objectives of the program are to provide students with the recent scientific and technological knowledge, research and lifelong learning capacities. The program aims to provide the ability of design and conducting research and experiments for applied or scientific purposes independently or within a team, determining rational relationships between theory and practice, evaluating and making comments on the knowledge gained through the implementation within the context of a comprehensive thesis. The programme consists of three branches which are Hydraulics, Hydrology and Water Resources. At the end of the first semester, students decide the branch to study about and advisors are appointed by the decision of the Commitee of Civil Engineering Department then The Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Administration are officially notified.
Facilities for master's programme involve; working offices for master's students, laboratories of Transportation, Topography, Structural Mechanics, Materials of Construction, Geotechniques and Hydraulics Divisions.
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: 30%

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To develop and deepen the current and advanced knowledge in a level of expertise by using research, and to reach the original definitions bringing innovation to his/her field.
2	To be able to develop a new idea, method, design and/or application bringing innovation in his/her field.
3	To be able to apply a known method, design and/or the application to a different area.
4	To be able to participate in the solution of the issues of social and scientific challenges related to his/her field.
5	To understand the field of interdisciplinary interaction, to reach original conclusions by using the information that require expertise.
6	To be able to gain high-level skills in using research methods.
7	To have a skill to use at least one foreign language to be able to follow current developments, to do written, oral and visual communication.
8	To be able to use strategic decision processes in solving problems related to his/her field.
9	To be able to have at least one scientific article published in the national and/or international peer-reviewed journals related to the field, by the way, to extend the frontiers of knowledge in his/her field.
10	To be able to participate in social contributions by following scientific and technological advances.
11	To be able to have initiative in resolving the interdisciplinary problems.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

This degree enables the holder to exercise the profession in the public or private sector. Graduate students may work for various public and private companies, and/or some may continue doctorate programmes.
Public Sector:

Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Ministry of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications
Provincial Bank
Social Security Institution
Special Provincial Directorate of Administration
Municipalities
Chamber of Civil Engineers
Universities and Research Centers

Private Sector:

Office and Project Affairs
Construction and Field Works
R&D in Companies
Geotechnical Design and Application Projects
Contruction and Building Materials
Insulation Sectors
Consulting Companies

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 to MAT5101 Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) course. The course can be taken either semester. In the case this course is taken during the M.Sc. education, it is 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
Z	1	CIE 5028	COASTAL STRUCTURES	ELECTIVE	3	1	0	8
Z	2	CIE 5130	CONCRETE DAMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	3	CIE 5164	ADVANCED HYDROMECHANICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	4	CIE 5162	BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	5	CIE 5160	SEA-STRUCTURE-SOIL INTERACTION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	6	CIE 5158	OFFSHORE STRUCTURES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	7	CIE 5113	HYDROMETRIC DATA EVALUATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	8	CIE 5117	ENGINEERING RELIABILITY AND RISK IN WATER RESOURCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	9	CIE 5119	LINEAR THEORY OF HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	10	CIE 5121	FILL DAMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	11	CIE 5123	HYDROLOGY OF FLOODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	12	CIE 5125	COMPUTATIONAL HYDRAULICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	13	CIE 5139	INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	14	CIE 5131	CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	15	CIE 5135	NUMERICAL METHODS FOR GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	16	CIE 5137	HYDRAULICS OF PIPELINES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	17	CIE 5116	WATER RESOURCES ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	18	CIE 5118	MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES IN HYDROLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	19	CIE 5124	STOCHASTIC HYDROLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	1	0	8
Z	20	CIE 5138	NONPARAMETRIC INFERENCE IN HYDROLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	21	CIE 5122	RESERVOIR THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	22	CIE 5144	KARST WATER RESOURCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	23	CIE 5128	WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	24	CIE 5172	MODELING IN WATERSHED HYDROLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	25	CIE 5136	HYDRAULIC PHYSICAL MODELS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	26	CIE 5140	FREE SURFACED VARIABLE FLOWS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	27	CIE 5142	ADVANCED METHODS IN COMPUTATIONAL HYDRAULICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	28	CIE 5143	DAM HYDRAULICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	29	CIE 5149	MODELING OF HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	30	CIE 5152	FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	31	CIE 5147	WATER RESOURCES PLANNING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	32	CIE 5161	HYDRAULICS OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	33	CIE 5159	ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF UNSTEADY FLOW IN PINELINES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	34	CIE 5151	WAVE MECHANICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	35	CIE 5163	SEABED HYDRODYNAMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	36	CIE 5156	BREAKWATERS AND BERTHING STRUCTURES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	37	MAT 5101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	9
B	38	CIE 6094	PH.D. SEMINAR	SEMINAR	0	3	0	5
B	39	FBE 6666	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	40	CIE 6099	PH.D. THESIS	THESIS	0	0	0	150
B	41	CIE 6098	PH.D. RESEARCH	EXPERTNESS	3	0	0	9

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

Head of the Department : Prof.Dr.Birol KAYA
E-Mail : birol.kaya@deu.edu.tr
Phone : +90 (232) 301 70 65 / +90 (232) 301 70 05
Post Address : DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca/İZMİR

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