DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Drilling Technology Programme of Dokuz Eylul University was founded in 1993 in Torbali Vocational school to train skilled drilling technicians. The programme is founded as Drilling Programme and got its current name in 2009. In recent years, our country have very important ground recourses such as, geothermal, metallic mine, groundwater, oil exploration. In this context, main goal of this department is to train the science-based technical staff and to fine some solution of problems in Drilling sector. Approximately 40 students are admitted each year. Our programme covers formal education and the education language is Turkish Academic studies concentrated on geothermal, environmental pollution, mining and drilling technology in our department. The Department of drilling technology has practical trained technicians on geothermal, petroleum, mining, ground water exploration and soil survey.

Qualification Awarded

Drilling Technology, (Associate's Degree)

Level of Qualification

Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Vocational high school diploma or high school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

For the placement without nation-wide examination, graduateds must be from the Vocational and Technical Secondary education foundations noted according to 2547 numbered law in 45th item.
For students who intend to transfer to Dokuz Eylül University from universities in Turkey and in foreign countries, the articles of Regulation on the principles of student transfer between programs at associate and undergraduate degrees in higher education institutions, dual major and minor program standards and principles on credit transfers between institutions as well as the Evaluation Criteria on Student Transfer determined by Dokuz Eylül University Senate are implemented. The vertical transfers of the graduates of Vocational Schools to undergraduate programs related to their completed programs are subject to the rules of Regulation on the continuation of the graduates of Vocational Schools and Distant Learning Programs to undergraduate programs.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The degree is awarded to student who has successfully completed all the courses in the curriculumin min 2 years, has successfully completed trainings in 40 working days (8 weeks), has a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 / 4.00 and completed min 120 ECTS.

Profile of the Programme

Drilling Programme is objected to educate technicians who can serve in global scale in the light of universal values with the benefit of science, technology and personal developments, develop teaching materials with an accepted global proficiency, gain technical skills to technicians about drilling technology, educate from planning the drilling to preventing enviroment and nature, teach theoritical and practical ways to increase drilling efficiency and reduce drilling costs and finally graduate dynamic technicians who have scienctific fundemental knowledge for drilling applications. Within this aim, the fundamental lectures are Information of Topography and Geological Maps, Geology and Rock Information, Rock Mechanics, Hydrogeology, Drilling Application, Drilling Muds, Pump Information, Drilling Techniques, Underground Geology, Fishing. Within the scope of laboratuary based lectures, microstructural, physical and mechanical properties of rocks are teached in rock mechanic laboratuary and soil mechanic laboratuary. Drilling applications are done by using related aparatus and machines. Programme is performing enhancements and self evaluations under the scope of Bologna procedures.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Programme of Drilling Technology are employed in a wide range of positions in both the private and public sectors. Graduates work in private sector and government engineering projects about geothermal, petroleum, mining, ground water exploration and soil survey. Graduates can work in related companies and foundations as a technician, researcher and saler.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to first cycle programmes. For the transfering to first cycle programmes, students have to pass Vertical Transfer Examination organized by ÖSYM. http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/index.html Drilling Technology Programme graduates may apply to geophysics engineering, geology engineering, mining engineering, petrol and natural gas engineering departments via Vertical Transfer Examination.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Relevant grading is applied to courses and min grade has to be DD for passing the course and min grade is cumulatively CC to be graduated. 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

The Associate's Degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all 2 years courses with a total 120 ECTS in the curriculum, including 40 days (8 weeks) of internship and have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA ) of 2.00 / 4.00 scale without any failing grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of The Program: Assist. Prof. Dr. Yıldızay AYYILDIZ SELİMOĞLU

Dokuz Eylul University
Torbali Vocational School
Address: 7 Eylül Mah. 5562 Sokak No:9 Torbali Campus, 35860 Torbali/IZMIR

Tel: 0 (232) 853 18 20/129 (PBX)
Fax: 0 (232) 853 16 06
E-mail: yildizay.ayyildiz@deu.edu.tr