Automotive Engineering

Doctorate Degree - Instıtute Of Natural And Applıed Scıences


General Information

After Automotive Engineering undergraduate department was established in 2008, Doctorate Program of the Automotive Engineering Department was opened within the Natural and Applied Sciences with the decision of the Council of Higher Education Plenary Session dated 24.08.2016. Some of our courses are given by the faculty members of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering Departments according to their expertise in order to continue the education and training successfully.

Length of Programme & Number of Credits

4 Year - 240 ECTS

Feature & Definition

Automotive Engineering Ph.D. program, for students admitted with a master's degree with thesis, at least seven credit courses, with a total of at least twenty-one credits and not less than 60 ECTS in one academic term (total of fall and spring semesters); consists of seminar course, specialization courses, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and thesis work and cannot be less than 240 ECTS credits. The maximum number of courses that can be taken in the doctoral program is ten. Additional courses can be taken upon the request of the student and the advisor, the recommendation of the department head containing the reasoned decision of the department/academic committee, and the approval of the institute board of directors. The seminar course is held during the course period and is not included in the credit load. Scientific Research Techniques and Publication Ethics course may not be included in the credit load depending on the decision of the relevant institute board, and if it is not taken at the master's degree, it is taken at the doctoral stage. Provided that at most two of the courses were not taken during the graduate education, they can be selected from the graduate courses.

Mode of Study

Full Time
Update Time: 04.05.2023 01:40