DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The Textile Engineering Department of Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1997 and has achieved to become one of the important educational and scientific institutions of Türkiye with its academic staff, continuously renewed academic study program in accord with the scientific developments and feed backs from industry with the department s research infrastructure developing correspondingly by the modern technology.

"The department contributes to meeting the need of qualified engineers for the industry and scientific society by providing MSc and PhD programs on Textile Engineering

The graduate programs of the department provide important opportunities for the successful and skilful students to further their education and to move to upper level programs.

Qualification Awarded

M.Sc. in Textile Engineering

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

With the program, it is aimed to educate engineers with MSc degree who have assimilated basic knowledge on textile engineering, follow technological and scientific innovations, design textile products and processes, and who can contribute to multidisciplinary team works.

In addition to its educational activities, Dokuz Eylül University Textile Engineering Department gives great importance also to the research activities. The department, which performs its research activities as project based researches on textile related various subjects, among which Technical Textiles is the major, carries out projects sponsored by EU, TUBITAK Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye, Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, Dokuz Eylül University and different Industrial Organizations. Within the department, there are physical/chemical textile testing laboratories, microscopy, comfort and CAD laboratories, knitting and weaving workshops.

The students enrolled in MSc program have the opportunity to spend one term abroad in the European Universities, with which the department has bilateral agreements.

Percentage of Courses in English: %30

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Textile Engineering graduate program graduates can continue their postgraduate studies at PhD level, They are also employed in various public institutions and in the textile / apparel sector as R&D specialist, production engineer, planning engineer, product designer, quality control officer, occupational safety specialist, marketing and sales representative, consultant, auditor, manager and specialist at various levels.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

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 Department: Prof. Dr. Tuba ALPYILDIZ
E-Mail : tuba.alpyildiz@deu.edu.tr
Phone : +90 (232) 301 77 01
Dokuz Eylül University Engineering Faculty
Textile Engineering Department
Tınaztepe Campus 35397 Buca İZMİR/TÜRKİYE