Fizik Doktora Diploması

TR0030003334

ISCO:08

• The students have to attend practical and laboratory classes and practices and this participation is controlled by responsible persons.
• A written mid-term exam is mandatory for all required courses and elective courses each semester.
• Students also must take the final exam at the same time.
• Final exams are announced in the appropriate place and times in advance by the Department.
• Faculty Board. Students may also take excuse exams for the reasons accepted by the Faculty Board.
• Evaluation methods, examinations, lab reports and final exam performance are done according to each course as recommended before. Final exam grade must be at least 70 points out of 100.
• The final grade of the course is equal to the 40% midterm exam and 60% of the final exam.
• The doctorate programme consists of a minimum of seven courses, with a minimum of 21 national credits, a qualifying examination, a dissertation proposal, and a dissertation.
• The period allotted for the completion of the Doctorate programmes is normally eight semesters (four years).
• However, while it is possible to graduate in a shorter time, it is also possible to have an extension subject to the approval of the graduate school.
• The seminar course and thesis are non-credit and graded on a pass/fail basis.
• The total ECTS credits of the programme is 240 ECTS. A student may take undergraduate courses on the condition that the courses have not been taken during the undergraduate program.
• However, at most two of these courses may be counted to the Doctorate course load and credits.
• The PhD students are required to take the Doctoral Qualifying Examination, after having successfully completed taught courses.
• The examination consists of written and oral parts.
• The Doctoral Qualifying Committee determines by absolute majority whether a candidate has passed or failed the examination. Students who fail the Qualifying Examination may retake the examination the following semester.
• Students failing the Examination a second time are dismissed from the program. Students must register for thesis work and the Specialization Field course offered by his supervisor every semester following the semester, in which the supervisor is appointed.
• A dissertation supervisor who must hold the minimum rank of assistant professor is appointed for each PhD student.
• When the nature of the dissertation topic requires more than one supervisor, a joint-supervisor may be appointed.
• A joint-supervisor must hold a doctoral degree.
• Periodic monitoring of research work by a thesis monitoring committee is required to be awarded the Doctoral degree.
• A student who has completed work on the thesis within the time period, must write a thesis, using the data collected, according to the specifications of the Graduate School Thesis Writing Guide.
• The thesis must be defended in front of a jury.
• The thesis jury is appointed on the recommendations of the relevant Department Chairperson and with the approval of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School.
• The jury is composed of the thesis supervisor and 5 faculty members.
• Of the appointed jury members, up to two may be selected from another Department or another University.
• The co-supervisor cannot be the jury member.
• Thesis defense by the candidate is open to all audience and a jury decides to grant/deny the Doctoral degree.
• A majority vote by the jury members determines the outcome of the thesis or examination.
• The vote can be for acceptance , rejection or correction .
• A student may be given, by a decision of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School, up to six months to complete the corrections.
• The student must then retake the thesis examination.

The applicants who hold a Masters Degree and willing to enroll in the Doctorate programme may apply to the Directorate of Graduate School with the documents. 1-Sufficient score (at least 55 out of 100) from the Academic Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES) conducted by Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) or GRE Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score equivalent to ALES score of 55. 2-English proficiency (at least 70 out of 100 from the Profiency Exam conducted by Ege University Foreign Language Department, or at least 55 out of 100 from ÜDS (University Language Examination conducted by OSYM) or TOEFL or IELTS score equivalent to UDS score of 55. The candidates holding Bachelors or Masters Degree taught totally in English are exempted from English proficiency requirement. The candidates fulfilling the criteria outlined above are invited to interwiev. The assessment for admission to masters programs is based on : 50% of ALES, 15% of academic success in the undergraduate programme (cumulative grade point average (CGPA) ) 10 % of academic success in the masters programme and 25% of interview grade. The required minimum interview grade is 60 out of 100. The candidates having an assessed score of 65 at least are accepted into the Doctorate programme. The results of the evaluation are announced by the Directorate of Graduate School.

PhD physicist can work in broad industry sectors (quality control, calibration, oncology centers, etc.), many different industrial areas and the laboratory-based jobs. MS physicist at the same time participates in research groups at universities and research institutes. Education is another important area in terms of employment.

Qualification is continuous