Faculty of Engineering | Department of Civil Engineering

Profile of the Programme

The Civil Engineering Department was established in 1998. The department is located at Iki Eylul Campus and occupies a covered area of 5000 m². 7 Professors, 8 Associate Professors, 6 Assistant Professors, 1 Instructor and 7 Research Assistants are currently working in the department. The department is governed by one department head and two deputy heads. One of the deputy heads takes care of technical activities of the department while the other deputy head assists the head in academic activities in the department. The primary education philosophy of the Department has been to provide a sound professional training which has been consistent with the current scientific and technological state of the art background supported by practice through laboratory applications in Civil Engineering discipline. The aim of the department is to educate the students by providing a broad knowledge in theory and in practice; equipping them with the skills to design and do research; and teaching them the importance of human rights.The instruction is supported by experimental applications and computer programs in laboratories (structural mechanics, construction materials, transportation, soil mechanics and hydraulics). Civil engineering department has agreements with various universities from Europe under the LLP/Erasmus program.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

BÖLÜM BAŞKANI
PROF. DR. AYNUR ŞENSOY ŞORMAN
ECTS BÖLÜM KOORDİNATÖRÜ
DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ BEKİR TUNA KAYAALP
DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ ONUR TUNABOYU

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.

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.
A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 AKTS 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

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of Civil Engineering Program have a wide range of work fields. They can work both in public organizations such as General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, General Directorate of Highways, Turkish State Railways, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Municipalities and in private organizations that provide services in contracting and project consulting in the construction industry. Some civil engineers can set up their own businesses about design, contracting and consultancy. Moreover, they can also pursue an academic career in universities.

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;

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