Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University Department of Civil Engineering, Transportation Doctorate Program started accepting students in 2005 and gave 16 graduates as of 2021. Our graduates have done research in many areas such as traffic engineering, traffic safety, intelligent transportation systems, transportation planning, urban public transportation systems, infrastructure designs, airway, railway and highway superstructure design and applications. Our department has sufficient equipment to carry out these studies in terms of laboratory facilities and has carried out and still continues many research projects in nationally supported programs such as Tübitak and BAP.

Qualification Awarded

Ph. D. in Transportation

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

Educate and train students on basic areas of Transportation Engineering like Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, Highway materials, Pavement Design, Design of Airports, Railway Engineering, to gain knowledge and understanding the relations with other diciplines and apply their knowledge and skills acquired their knowledge and to educate expert and versatile civil Engineers.
The programme involves three sub branches: highway materials, traffic and transportation planning. Student primarily decides on the sub branche to focus, following the determination of the supervisor, name of the supervisor will be officially sent to the Graduate School of Applied Sciences the by the Civil Engineering Department.
Facilities for master's programme involve; working offices for master's students, laboratories of Highway materials, earthworks, Geotechniques and Hydraulics Divisions, Materials of Construction, Construction.
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. Graduates can work at public and private sectors and/or continue doctorate programmes. Working positions and titles of graduates shows measure of objectives of the programme. Working positions of graduates of the Department of Civil Engineering, Transportation Master of Science (Second Cycle) Programme in various levels are determined in following areas and corporations of public and private sectors.

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
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
Öğrencilerin araştırma konularına göre İnşaat Mühendisliği A.B.D. Yapı Malzemesi Yüksek Lisans Programından CIE 5080 "Bağlayıcı Maddeler", CIE 5082 "Deneysel Verilerin Değerlendirilmesi", Yapı Malzemesi Doktora Programından Students are advised to take courses from other disciplines related to their areas of research as CIE 5080 " Cementitious Materials ", CIE 5082 "Evaluation of Experimental Data " from Construction Materials M. Sc. Discipline, CIE 5110 "Bituminious Materials" from Construction Materials Ph. D. Discipline, CIE 5002 "Engineering Analysis" from Geotechnical Engineering M. Sc. Discipline, CIE5003 "Theory of Elasticity", CIE5006 "Finite Elements" from Construction M. Sc. Discipline, Hidrolik Yüksek Lisans Programından CIE 5113 " Hydrometric Data Evaluation ", CIE 5124 " Stochastic Hydrology " from Hydraulics M. Sc. Discipline, CSE 5013 "Neural Networks" from Computer Engineering M. Sc. Program, URD 5036 "Streets for People" from City and Regional Planning Program, Urban Design M. Sc. Discipline. 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 5037	GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS OF HIGHWAY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	2	CIE 5167	TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	3	CIE 5052	PAVEMENT DESIGN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
Z	4	CIE 5054	TRAFFIC - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	5	CIE 5055	AIRPORT DESIGN - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	6	CIE 5056	AIRPORT DESIGN - II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	7	CIE 5058	RAILWAY ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	8	CIE 5059	TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	9	CIE 5065	URBAN ROAD DESIGN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	10	CIE 5066	GEOLOGICAL AND TECTONIC EXAMINATION OF HIGHWAY ROUTES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	11	CIE 5067	TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MODELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	12	CIE 5068	QUEUING MODELS IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	13	CIE 5087	TRANSPORTATION PLANING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	14	CIE 5089	ADVANCED TOOLS IN NETWORK ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	15	CIE 5090	FUZZY-LOGIC MODELING IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	16	CIE 5092	MIX DESIGN METHODS FOR ASPHALT CONCRETE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	17	CIE 5094	TRANSIT CAPACITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	18	CIE 6003	MARKETING OF TRANSPORT SERVICES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	19	CIE 6004	TRAFFIC ORIGINATED ROAD-SITE SOIL POLLUTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	20	CIE 5051	HIGHWAY MATERIALS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	21	CIE 5157	TRAFFIC - I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	22	CIE 5095	CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	23	CIE 6005	TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	24	DİY 6026	MULTI TRANSPORT SYSTEMS THEIR MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	25	DİY 6003	MARINE COMMERCE POLITICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	26	DİY 6007	INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	27	DİY 6012	MARINE TRANSPORT ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	28	MAT 5101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	9
B	29	CIE 6094	PH.D. SEMINAR	SEMINAR	0	3	0	5
B	30	FBE 6666	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	31	CIE 6099	PH.D. THESIS	THESIS	0	0	0	150
B	32	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-tme

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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