Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Department of Air Traffic Control

Profile of the Programme

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

DEPARTMENT CHAIR
PROF. DR. ÖZNUR USANMAZ
PROF. DR. ÖZNUR USANMAZ
ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT CHAIR
LECTURER DR. ALİ OZAN CANARSLANLAR
ASSOC. PROF. DR. ÖZLEM ŞAHİN
ECTS Department Coordinator
DR.ÖĞR. ÜYESİ EMRE AYDOĞAN
ECTS Department Asst.Coord
RESEARCH ASSISTANT Enes ÖZÇELİK

Specific Admission Requirements

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.
Only Turkish citizens are accepted.Every year, student applicants who have a TYT base score or higher and meeting the health and age requirements for air traffic controllers are admitted to the program on the basis of their special aptitude test scores. The program accepts 20 students through a special aptitude test. The requirements for each year are announced in July.

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 optional Intensive English Language Training.

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
Graduates of the Air Traffic Control undergradute program can have their Master’s degree in the Department of Air Traffic Control, which is part of the Graduade School of Sciences.

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 Air Traffic Control may be appointed to assistant air traffic controller positions in air traffic control units of the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ) after graduation.

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;
In theoretical courses, assessment is carried out through one midterm exam, one final exam, and assignments/projects. In simulator courses, one midterm exam and one final exam are conducted and evaluated in a practical format. Internships are evaluated based on the internship logbook.

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