Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The Civil Engineering program in İzmir was first started by the Ege Architecture and Engineering College, Buca-İzmir in 1963. The program was merged with the college of Engineering of Ege University in 1969. With reorganization of college of engineering, the civil engineering program continued as the School of Civil Engineering in 1978. With the initiation of Dokuz Eylul University, Civil Engineering Department, along with some other engineering departments formed the college of Engineering in 1982. Currently, the program offers BSCE, MSCE and Ph.D. degrees in the specialty areas of Geotechnical, Hydraulic and Water Resources, Structural Mechanics, Construction Materials and Transportation Engineering. The Civil Engineering Department offers normal and evening program since 1992. The enrollment to the normal program is 72 and to the evening program is 30. Currently, there are over 50 graduate students in the department. The faculty members of the department draw their research funds from wide range of funding agencies such as TUBİTAK; DPT, DEÜ Research Foundation, European Science Foundation and the USA NSF.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, (M.Sc)

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 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

2 years (excluding one year of English Preparatory School), 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The principal objectives of the Master's degree program in Geotechnical Engineering are to educate qualified students in the discipline and prepare individuals for careers as geotechnical engineers in the areas of soil mechanics, foundation engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering and environmental geotechnics. These objectives are achieved through a course program carefully prepared by the student and his/her advisor.
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. Students take compulsory and selective courses, a seminar course, M.Sc. Research and M.Sc. Thesis works. Successful students fulfill the program requirements and graduate from the programme.
Facilities for master's programme involve working offices for master's students and Hydraulics, Transportation, Topography, Construction Materials, Construction Engineering and Soil Mechanics laboratories.
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: 100%

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to develop his/her information at the level of specialist in the civil engineering related topics based on the undergraduate qualification levels.
2	To be able to collect, interpret, apply, and evaluate the data.
3	To be able to expose the unpredictable and complex problems faced in practical applications.
4	To be able to use the information, problem solving and / or practical skills in interdisciplinary studies.
5	To be able to solve the problems by using appropriate research methods.
6	To be able to have a critical approach to the gained knowledge and skills at the level of his expertise field.
7	To be able to use at least one foreign language in a level to follow current developments.
8	To be able to have a systematic way to export the current developments and his/her work to the groups in and out of the field as written, oral and visual communication effectively.
9	To be able to use advanced information and communication technologies together with the required level of computer software.
10	To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise.
11	To be able to interpret information obtained with integrating interdisciplinary knowledge and obtain new knowledge.

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, Geotehnics 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
Geotechnical Design and Application Projects
Contruction and Building Materials
Insulation Sectors
Consulting Companies

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
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.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	FBE 5557	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	2	MAT 5101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
G	3	CIE 5155	ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS - I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	8
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	CIE 5043	MEASUREMENT OF SOIL PROPERTIES	ELECTIVE	2	0	2	7
G	2	CIE 5141	DESIGNING WITH GEOSYNTHETICS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	3	CIE 5001	SOIL DYNAMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	4	CIE 5081	SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	CIE 5042	ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS - II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
B	2	CIE 5098	M.SC. RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
B	3	CIE 5096	M.SC. SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
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	CIE 5002	ENGINEERING ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	2	CIE 5008	SOIL BEHAVIOR	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	3	CIE 5040	SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENG.	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	4	CIE 5166	GROUND IMPROVEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	5	CIE 5146	WASTE GEOTECHNICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	6	CIE 5170	SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	7	CIE 5168	ENERGY GEOTECHNICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	8	CIE 5064	DYNAMICS OF BASES AND FOUNDATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

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

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Related items of Dokuz Eylul 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

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Programme with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 54 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS), M. Sc. Research (3 ECTS) and M. Sc. 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 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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