1625 Civil Engineering PhD

GENERAL INFORMATION
Master and doctorate educations are given in Structure, Hydraulics, Transportation, Geotechnics and Mechanics divisions of Civil Engineering Department in the constitution of Natural and Applied Sciensec Institute. The graduate education in Civil Engineering Department is given in the native language, Turkish.

Objective
The aim of doctorate program of Civil Engineeribng department is to train civil engineers having Master of Science degree to get expertise in special subjects, to get active information about civil engineering subjects including other engineering subjects and to get the ability of carrying out an original research.


Admission Requirements
M.Sc. (Second cycle) degree, acceptable score on centralized graduate entrance exam (55 p), placement through local oral/written exam (min 50p) and certificate of English proficiency (ÜDS/KPDS min 55p.)

Graduation Requirements
A student must * complete a total of 120 ECTS course load (including two seminars (7.5 ECTS), proficiency exam preparation (20 ECTS), thesis proposal preparation (10 ECTS)) with a min grade of B2 (3.00) at any course * succeed at Ph.D. qualifying exam (written and oral) * successfully prepare and defend a Ph.D. thesis within a min of 4 semesters (including special topics (10 ECTS) and Ph.D. Thesis (20 ECTS)) * have an overall CGPA of 3.30/4.00. The total work load of the Ph.D. program is 240 ECTS. The duration of the education can be extended up to a total of 12 semesters.

Career Opportunties
Our postgraduates can work not only at their own private offices and at various public or private organizations but also at universities as academicians.

Qualification Awarded
Civil Engineering Phd

Level of Qualification
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Recognition of Prior Learning
A successful student who has completed at least one semester in another institution / department of the university or another post-graduate program of another higher education institution may be admitted to the post-graduate programs by horizontal transfer. The conditions for acceptance by horizontal transfer are determined by the Senate.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations
A student must * complete a total of 120 ECTS course load (including two seminars (7.5 ECTS), proficiency exam preparation (20 ECTS), thesis proposal preparation (10 ECTS)) with a min grade of B2 (3.00) at any course * succeed at Ph.D. qualifying exam (written and oral) * successfully prepare and defend a Ph.D. thesis within a min of 4 semesters (including special topics (10 ECTS) and Ph.D. Thesis (20 ECTS)) * have an overall CGPA of 3.30/4.00. The total work load of the Ph.D. program is 240 ECTS. The duration of the education can be extended up to a total of 12 semesters.

Access to Further Studies
A student graduated with a good PhD Degree may carry on an academic carrier as a lecturer or post doctorate researcher.

Mode of Study
Full Time

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Measurement and evaluation methods that is applied for each course, is detailed in "Course Structure&ECTS Credits".

Contact (Programme Director or Equivalent)
PositionName SurnamePhoneFaxE-Mail
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTEProf. Dr. FATİH CETİŞLİ  fcetisli@pau.edu.tr


PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1To develop and deepen the current and advanced knowledge in his/her field in a level of expertise by using research, and to reach the original definitions bringing innovation to his/her field.
2To be able to develop a new idea, method, design and/or application bringing innovation in his/her field.
3To be able to apply a known method, design and/or the application to a different area.
4To be able to participate in the solution of the issues of social and scientific challenges related to his/her field.
5To understand the field of interdisciplinary interaction, to reach original conclusions by using the information that require expertise.
6To be able to gain high-level skills in using research methods in studies related to his/her topic.
7To have a skill to use at least one foreign language to be able to follow current developments related to the field, to do written, oral and visual communication.
8To be able to use strategic decision processes in solving problems related to his/her field.
9To be able to have at least one scientific article published in the national and/or international peer-reviewed journals related to the field, by the way, to extend the frontiers of knowledge in his/her field.
10To be able to participate in social contributions by following scientific and technological advances.
11To be able to have initiative in resolving the interdisciplinary problems.
TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS
NameComments
LecturingLecturing is one of the methods that come first, where the teacher is in the center. It is a method where the teacher actively describes topics and the students are passive listeners. With this method, lesson proceeds in the form of report, description and explanation.
DebateDepending on the situation, debate is a tool that allows all students, or a specific portion of the class to participate in the lesson. In this method, members of the group discuss a topic by addressing the various points of view and discuss alternative opinions about problem-solving.
DemonstrationIn this method the teacher demonstrates, an experiment, test, in front of the class. And then assists students to do so too. Students learn not only by just by looking and watching, but also by taking part and participating. This method is usually applied when teaching skills.
Problem SolvingThe name given to any doubt or ambiguity that arises is, a problem. Problems which usually have a role in human life, that have preventing or annoying aspects are solved by considering the stages of scientific methods. (a) Problems are determined. (b) The problem is identified. 
Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning is; a kind of learning that is based on the students working together for a common purpose. Children with different skills come together in heterogeneous groups to learn by helping each other. Students gain experiences such as becoming aware of the unity
PerformanceIn this method, the teacher performs activities such as experiments and demonstrations in front of the class, students try to learn by looking and watching. This method is usually applied where there are limited facilities and in dealing with dangerous experimental situations.
Concept MapsExpress a relation network, based on figures, graphics and words propositions and principles. It enables visual learning. These steps are followed: 1) Concepts about the subjects to be taught are listed. 2) The name of the subject that will be taught is written at the top.3) Relations between
Scenario-based teaching Although it is similar to the Case Study method, there is a fictional approach in the scenario. The subject can be presented by inserting it in to a fiction and can also lead the student’s to producing their own scenarios.
Simulation Expresses situations where in real life learning is dangerous, difficult to reach and expensive and where students work on models which are very similar to the real thing. For example, before airplane pilots and astronauts embark their aircrafts and spacecrafts, they perform applications
ProjectProject-based learning is a learning way which leads students to deal with interesting problems and to create extraordinary products at the end of this. It allows students to use their creativity and it requires them to look at events perceptively.
Technical TourIs a method that takes learning to the out of the classroom. It is a method that provides students to make direct observations and to gain information by taking them to places, such as factories, museums, libraries, various government agencies, mountains, forests, lakes, parks and gardens.
Observation Although we generally get information related to the nature through observations, the Observation method can also be used for other situations and under other conditions. We try to reach certain generalizations by thinking about our findings which we gather from our observations.
Testing Means reaching results by using various information with certain mechanisms, which are set up to imitate natural events in artificial environments and to have students take a certain topics and applying them to reach certain aims/objectives. Nature researchers, scientists, and educators
InterviewThis is when the teacher brings in (writers, artists, designers, writers, illustrators, etc.) because he/she is not equipped with the adequate facilities to do with certain issues or situations. It is a technique that triggers the senses of students. In some cases, students interview certain people
Teaching with Analogy / MetaphorsIs a way for learning, which compares abstract issues and concepts with concrete objects.
Brainstorming Brainstorming is a group work process that has been regulated to reach solutions for a problem without limitations or evaluation. The purpose of brainstorming is to make it easier for students to express themselves and to generate ideas. This technique is used as a high-level discussion

PO - NQF-HETR Relation
NQF-HETR CategoryNQF-HETR Sub-CategoryNQF-HETRLearning Outcomes
INFORMATION  01
INFORMATION  02
SKILLS  01
SKILLS  02
SKILLS  03
SKILLS  04
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 01
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 02
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 03
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 01
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 02
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 03
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 01
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 02
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 03
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 01
    

PO - FOE (Academic)
FOE CategoryFOE Sub-CategoryFOELearning Outcomes
INFORMATION  01
INFORMATION  02
SKILLS  01
SKILLS  02
SKILLS  03
SKILLS  04
SKILLS  05
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 01
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 02
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 01
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 02
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 03
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 01
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 02
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 01
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 02
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 03
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 04
    

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COURS STRUCTURE & ECTS CREDITS
Year :
1st Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
INS 636 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
- Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-1 3+0 7,5 Elective
- Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-1 3+0 7,5 Elective
- Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-1 3+0 7,5 Elective
  Total 30  
1st Semester Elective Groups : Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-1

2nd Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
INS 698 SEMINAR - I 0+2 7,5 Compulsory
- Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-2 3+0 7,5 Elective
- Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-2 3+0 7,5 Elective
- Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-2 3+0 7,5 Elective
  Total 30  
2nd Semester Elective Groups : Civil Engineering Dr. Elective-2

3rd Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FBE 897 DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
FBE 896 PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION 3+2 7,5 Compulsory
INS 699 SEMINAR - II 0+2 7,5 Compulsory
FBE 610 METHODS OF RESEARCH AND ETHICS 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
  Total 30  

4th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
ENS 600 PROFICIENCY EXAM PREPARATION 0+0 20 Compulsory
ENS 602 THESIS PROPOSAL PREPARATION 0+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  

5th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
INS 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
INS 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  

6th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
INS 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
INS 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  

7th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
INS 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
INS 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  

8th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
INS 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
INS 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  


COURSE & PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Year :
Numerical Verbal The Presence of Relationship
Compulsory Courses
Course TitleC/EPO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11
DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNINGC           
MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERINGC**   *     
METHODS OF RESEARCH AND ETHICSC*  *       
PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSESC  * *  **  
PHD THESISC*** *  * **
PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATIONC*          
POSTGRADUATE COUNSELINGC           
PROFICIENCY EXAM PREPARATIONC           
SEMINAR - IC *     *   
SEMINAR - IIC *     *   
THESIS PROPOSAL PREPARATIONC           
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Elective Courses
Course TitleC/EPO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11
ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGYE****** ****
ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION PLNNINGE****** ****
ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICSE*****   ***
ADVANCED METHODS IN TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DESIGNE *** *     
ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICSE***********
AIRPORT DESIGN AND MANAGEMENTE*****   *  
APPLIED GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELINGE******  ***
BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGSE******     
BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERSE******     
CEMENTING MATERIALSE****** ****
COASTAL HYDRODYNAMICSE* **** ****
COLD FORMED STEEL STRUCTURESE* * *    * 
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICSE***********
COMPUTATIONAL HYDRAULICSE *** *     
COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION METHODS IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGE *** *     
DAM PLANNING AND DESIGNE* * *    * 
DATA PROCESSING METHODSE* ** **  * 
DESIGN OF BUILDINGS WITH SHEAR WALLS AND DEEP BEAMSE*** * *****
DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURAL SYSTEMSE* * *    * 
DESIGNING OF ROAD AND AIRPORT PAVEMENTSE**     * * 
DIFFUSION AND DISPERSION IN WATER FLOWSE***********
DUCTILE DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURESE* * *    * 
DURABILITY OF CONCRETE STRUCTURESE****** ****
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERINGE******     
ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERINGE* ** **  * 
ELASTIC STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURESE* * *   ** 
ENVIRONMENT GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERINGE***********
EXCAVATIONS, SLOPES, AND RETAINING STRUCTURESE***********
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN STRUCTURAL ENGINNERINGE***********
FLOOD AND DROUGHT HYDROLOGYE* ** **  * 
FUZZY LOGIC MODELLING IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGE*****      
GENETIC ALGORITHMSE* ** **  * 
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND THEIR APPLICATION IN ENGINEERINGE***********
GEOMETRICAL DESIGINING OF MOTORWAYSE* ** **  * 
GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERINGE***********
GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICSE*****  ****
GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENTE   *** ****
HIGH-RISE STRUCTURESE***********
HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTSE* ** **  * 
HYDROLOGIC MODELSE ***       
HYDROMETEOROLOGIC CLIMATE SCIENCEE***        
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURESE* * *    * 
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSE* ** **  * 
INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNINGE* ** **  * 
MASONRY STRUCTURESE***********
MATLAB FOR ENGINEERSE *** *     
MECHANICAL VIBRATIONSE* * *  *** 
METALIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSE****** ****
PERFORMANCE BASED STRUCTURAL ANALYSISE******     
PLASTIC DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURESE* * *    * 
PLATES AND SHELLSE*** *** *  
PRESTRESSED CONCRETEE***********
PROTECTION AND INSULATION OF STRUCTURESE******  ***
PUBLIC TRANSPORTE* ** **  * 
REMOTE SENSING METHODS IN WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERINGE* ** **  * 
REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING OF STRUCTURESE***********
RESERVOIR THEORYE ***       
RIVER HYDRAULICSE* **** ****
SAFETY PRINCIPLES ON HIGHWAY DESIGNE* ** **  * 
SEDIMENT TRANSPORTE***********
SEISMIC VULNERABILITY EVALUATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGSE***********
SHALLOW AND DEEP FOUNDATIONSE***********
SOIL BEHAVIOURE***********
SOIL DYNAMICSE **  *  *  
SOIL STRUCTURES AND SOIL IMPROVEMENTE***********
SOLUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS USING HEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMSE* ****  ***
STOCHASTIC HYDROLOGYE* * *    * 
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICSE*******    
STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATIONE****** *   
STRUCTURAL RELIABILITYE**  ** *   
TRAFFIC COUNTS AND SURVEYSE*** *   *  
TRAFFIC FLOW THEORYE *** *     
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTE*****   *  
TRANSPORTATION MODELSE**** **  * 
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSISE* ** **  * 
URBAN INFRASTUCTURE HYDRAULICSE***********
WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS AND PLANNINGE* *      * 
WATER LOSS AND PREVENTION METHODS OF NETWORKSE **  *   * 
L+P: Lecture and Practice
C: Compulsory
E: Elective
PO: Program Learning Outcomes
TH [5]: Too High
H [4]: High
M [3]: Medium
L [2]: Low
TL [1]: Too Low
None [0]: None
FOE [0]: Field of Education
NQF-HETR : National Qualifications Framework For Higher Education in Turkey