Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics (30% English)

Profile of the Programme

The Department of Statistics comprises the divisions of Statistical Theory and Applied Statistics. In addition to theoretical courses, the Department offers practice-oriented courses that enable students to develop their professional knowledge and skills. These courses are conducted in computer laboratories equipped with the necessary software and technological infrastructure. Thirty percent of the programme is delivered in English.

The aim of the programme is to educate qualified statisticians who can effectively use current technologies and statistical methods and who are capable of collecting, organising, analysing and interpreting data obtained through observations and experiments. The programme also aims to enable students to identify data sources and data flow processes, integrate data obtained from different sources, develop appropriate statistical solutions to problems and produce reliable information based on analytical results.

Graduates of the Department of Statistics may pursue employment in academic units of universities, public institutions, banking and insurance sectors, research and consultancy companies, healthcare institutions, media organisations, and private-sector departments specialising in areas such as data analysis, quality control, risk assessment, planning and inventory management.

By covering both theoretical and applied fields of statistics, the programme aims to enhance students’ analytical thinking, problem-solving, data analysis and scientific interpretation skills.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT CHAIR
DR.ÖĞR. ÜYESİ HALİL ERYILMAZ
ECTS Department Coordinator
ASSOC. PROF. DR. MUSTAFA ÇAVUŞ
ECTS Department Asst.Coord
CENK İÇÖZ

Specific Admission Requirements

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.
This program requires compulsory Intensive English Language Training. The students are exempt from the Compulsory program if they have score of 70 or above from the centralized exemption exam, or present at least 65 from KPDS/ÜDS, 60 from IBT,140 CBT, 460 PBT TOEFL or 5,5 from IELTS.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to master's or doctorate programmes in any field or proficiency in fine arts programmes

Graduation Requirements

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of the Department of Statistics are employed as academic staff, or infinance and insurance, research companies, quality control and stock assessment departments of public and private sectors,media and hospitals, etc.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;
Generally, examination regulations are two midterm exams, one final exam via letter grade system for the lecture courses.

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0