Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

DEU Maritime Faculty was founded in Dokuz Eylul University to focus on maritime management. Main purpose of the faculty is supplying trained human resource for the demand of Turkish maritime industry. To train even more focused human resource for scientific research, publish scientific papers and for administrative staff and manager positions in industry, in 2005, Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Management Master of Science without Thesis program has been launched under Deck Department of DEU Graduate School of Social Sciences and gave graduates two times. In 2009, the departments name became Marine Transportation Engineering. Currently, Department of Marinte Transportation Engineering has Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Management MSc and PhD programs under the DEU Graduate School of Social Sciences.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management (MA)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, 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 cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. 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 are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

DEU Graduate School of Social Sciences, Department of Marine Transportation Engineering is a specialized education institute in the fields of Social sciences and with the MSc. Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management (Project Based) program it prepares managers for maritime industry within the context of maritime related interests of Turkey and the philosophy of total quality, safety, security and environment management.
The Department is responsible for performing scientific research as projects, most of the projects are about port operations, environmental management and maritime efficiency. This program is in close contact with the industry and trains managers of the business. Courses are mostly based on management side of the whole maritime industry.
The fundamental aim is to provide the students with maritime traditions and commons, critical and analytical thinking, self-discipline, self-confidence, social responsibility, team working, lifelong learning, managerial and leadership qualifications. With this respect employee involvement and improvement of the quality of work life are the basic principles.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	In close contact wih the recent developments in maritime issues, the learner improves and expands his/her knowledge, skills and attitudes at a mastering level; developing self-studying and life-long learning abilities and following the updated scientific, technological, social and cultural advances, gains a high level of discussing interprating and assessing through critical outview.
2	Gains shipping related ethical, institutional, social and environmental responsibilities and values
3	Provided with the knowledge and abilities to synthesize/analyse the shipping related developments and also with a vision of evaluating such developments through a third party view point, determaning targets and strategics to reach these targets.
4	Provided with the knowledge effective enough to contribute to the quality management system practices related with shipping industry and also to exchange views in these issues inciluding safet management techniques.
5	Has the ability carry out sea transport related maters individualy, develop new strategic approaches enabling to solve unpredictable problems with a sense of responsibility to solve any lively problems.
6	With mastering level of information concerning international maritime conventions, national and international marine law, risk assessment and minimizing pracitices factors affecting maritime busines processes, cargos carried ship security and crew safety assessment and environmental protection practices, the learner develops strategics, policies and implementation plans and evaluates the implementations from the point of quality management system.
7	Adopts and affective role in directing the practitioners and the stake holders through scientific work and activities and contributes the correct usage of maritime/ shipping related terminology.
8	Gains and advances level of motivation-related knowledge along with effective means of communication and producing, improving and changing norms where needed with a high level of leading qualification.
9	Abilities to design and apply models based on experimentative research and to interprete and solve unpredictable shipping problems.
10	Acts in compliance with and shoulders role in proper aplications of work safety rules and as well as profesional standarts concerning the main and side fields of sea transport.
11	Gets able to apply diverse research methods on sea transport and maritime busines, having acquired the interdisciplinary relations, and doing so, able to support the research findings through qualitative as well as quantitative data, interprete them through information process skills, produce new knowledge and share it with related parties and national and international platforms.
12	Gains the ability and competence improved enough to take active roles in national and international as well as private and/or public sectors related with sea transport issues.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Master of Science in Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management are employed in positions related to their mastery as managers of shipping, sea craft and off shore platforms, in management positions of marina, port or other similar coastal facilities, or as designers or administrators of projects like waterways, canals or passages, as specialists in seamen health and work safety, maritime insurance, cargo operations, logistical services, dangerous cargo transportation, ship fleet management, ship brokering and chartering, maritime insurance and P&I, cargo and cargo handling processes or as shipping agents or in management positions in agencies, as maritime law enforces, freelance advisors for ship or coastal facilities related to marine transportation engineering procedures and equipment, and also as public servants in Republic of Turkey Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of National Education and as academicians in Public Universities.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
The Department Educational Plan is included mostly elective courses.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	DDD 5029	MARITIME QUALITY, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	7
G	2	SBE 5000	TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	18
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	DDD 5009	QUANTITATIVE METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	2	DDD 5011	MARITIME COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	3	DDD 5013	MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	4	DDD 5031	SHIP AND FLEET MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	5	DDD 5021	ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT IN MARITIME COMPANIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	6	DDD 5023	MARITIME BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	7	DDD 5027	MARITIME LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	8	DDD 5015	MARITIME TECHNOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	DDD 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
B	2	DDD 5198	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	6
B	3	DDD 5018	MARITIME SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	16
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	DDD 5010	MARINE INSURANCE LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	2	DDD 5012	MARITIME LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	3	DDD 5014	TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	4	DDD 5016	MARITIME SURVEY AND INSPECTION PRINCIPLES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	5	DDD 5028	DATA MINING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	6	DDD 5022	HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN MARITIME COMPANIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	7	DDD 5024	MARITIME SECURITY MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	8	DDD 5026	MARITIME ENERGY MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	9	DDD 5020	MARITIME POLICIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	DDD 5099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	DDD 5099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 52 ECTS), a seminar (2 ECTS) and field study (6 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. 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 Department: Assist. Prof. Dr. Cpt. Burak Köseoğlu
E-mail: burak.koseoglu@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 232 301 88 32

Deputy Head of Department: Assist. Prof. Dr. Cpt. Cenk Şakar
E-mail: cenk.sakar@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 232 301 88 19

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