Department Detail

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (PHD)
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - Department Information   
Language Turkish
Program Time (Year) 4
Max.Program Time (Year) 6
Program Quota
Internships Status Absent
About Programme
Secretary
Personal Fatih Erman Ünal
The Main Branch of Science
Asist Prof.Dr. Zeliha Soran Erdem
History
Qualification Awarded
Doctor of Philosophy
Admission Requirements
• Master's degree • One of the minimum valid scores below: ALES1 SAY: 70, GRE2: 680 (old scoring), or 153 (new scoring), GMAT3: 500. Requirement and weighted scale grading for admission to the program (%): Undergraduate GPA 10%, Masters GPA %10, ALES 50%, Interview 30%. Minimum total score for admission: 75 out of 100. • The medium of instruction at AGU is English, so one of the following minimum language proficiency scores is required: YDS, e -YDS, YÖKDİL Score: 73 (Valid for a maximum of five years from the date the result is announced), TOEFL IBT: 87 (Valid for two years from the test date), PTE: 74 (Valid for two years from the exam date).
Notes: Minimum undergraduate and graduate grade point averages (GPA) are checked by the AGU Institute of Science and Technology Board of Directors. In calculating the conversion of graduation GPAs from the 4 -point grading system to the 100-point grading system, the conversion table prepared by the Council of Higher Education will be used. 1- ALES: Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination 2- GRE: The Graduate Record Examination 3- GMAT: The Management Admission Test. ALES, GRE, and GMAT scores are valid for five (5) years from the date the exam results are announced.
Higher Grade Transition
Third Cycle (Doctorate) Degree; EQF-LLL Level 8, QF-EHEA Level 3
Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of the one Compulsory course (MSME 650), six Elective courses (at least half of these elective courses must be taken from MSME program), Introduction to Scientific Research Methods and Scientific Publication Ethics (GCC 1001), and Seminar course (MSME 600); a minimum GPA of 3.00; earning 240 ECTS credits; passing the PhD qualifying exam, and approval of a dissertation proposal; at least three Thesis Monitoring Committee Report; Publication and activity requirements for taking the thesis defense exam; and successful defense of the dissertation.

Publication requirements for graduation from PhD Program;
* At least 1 accepted article indexed in SCI (Science Citation Index) or SCI-Expanded (Science Citation Index Expanded) journals which is derived from the student's thesis. The PhD student must be the first author or corresponding author in this paper.
* At least 1 accepted article in SCI (Science Citation Index), SCI-Expanded (Science Citation Index Expanded) or other international field indexed journals.
* The student as a first author or corresponding author must present at least two (2) oral presentations, one of which should be international.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Graduates of the program can pursue careers in research and R & D institutions or in various industrial areas.
Assessment and Grading
Based on Abdullah Gul University Graduate Education and Examination Regulation rules.
Letter Grade Coefficient Score Status Information letters Explanation
A 4,00 90-100 Pass NA Not Attended
A- 3,67 87-89 Pass W Withdrawn
B+ 3,33 83-86 Pass I Incomplete
B 3,00 80-82 Pass T Transferred
B- 2,67 77-79 Pass S Satisfactory
C+ 2,33 73-76 Failed U Unsatisfactory
C 2,00 70-72 Failed P In Progress
C- 1,67 64-69 Failed EX Exempt
D+ 1,33 56-63 Failed Q PhD Qualified
D 1,00 50-55 Failed T Thesis Level
F 0,00 0-49 Failed



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