Fizik (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

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Yeditepe University Physics Department, with its innovative and versatile programs, is training graduates who will make significant contributions to the evolving world of technology and science with analytical thinking skills and a strong academic background. We aim to cultivate creative professionals who can contribute to advancements in both fundamental and applied sciences.

The academic staff and the secretary's office of the Physics Department are located on the 3rd floor of the Engineering Building. While physics department students primarily attend departmental courses in classrooms within the Engineering building, they have the flexibility to use classrooms from different faculties for mass courses and/or elective courses. Laboratory courses specific to the Physics Department are conducted in the department laboratories located on the -2nd floor of the Engineering Building. The Physics Department has a seminar room and a library available. They also use the computer laboratories and the central library on the Campus.

Our program, accredited by FEDEK and conducted in English, includes courses that meet the fundamental criteria of the field of Physics. It offers an interdisciplinary feature by combining elective/compulsory courses in areas such as mathematics, computerized data analysis, software, health physics, electronics, material science, chemistry, nuclear physics, metrology, nanophysics, and astrophysics. They develop skills in designing and conducting experiments (including measurements and research setups), as well as analyzing and interpreting experimental results. They possess the qualifications to meet the requirements of measurements in science and technology fields needed by the industry. These students work in interdisciplinary teams, define, formulate, and solve physics problems, and demonstrate professional and ethical responsibility. Effective communication is a key skill they acquire. Furthermore, they receive the education necessary for the industrial applications of physics and its societal contributions. These students are aware of the necessity of lifelong learning and actively engage in it. They stay informed about contemporary professional issues and technological developments. Proficient in using the techniques and modern tools required for physics applications, they are well-equipped to contribute effectively in their respective fields. Furthermore, our students can apply their knowledge in practice through mandatory internships of at least six weeks. They also produce and present a physics graduation using all their knowledge and skills.

Graduates should demonstrate knowledge, skills, and competence in the following areas in accordance with the objectives outlined by the program:

• Basic Mathematics required for the program, including MATH131-132-221-241 and PHYS206,
• Physics and Physics Laboratory, encompassing PHYS101-102-104-205-306-319-401-409-412,
• Basic Chemistry and Laboratory, specifically CHEM101,
• Classical Mechanics; PHYS204,
• Electricity and Electromagnetism; PHYS102, PHYS317, PHYS322 (area elective), EE211, EE232,
• Thermodynamics; PHYS104, PHYS203,
• Statistical Physics; PHYS203,
• Quantum Mechanics; PHYS311, PHYS324 (area elective),
• Nuclear Physics; PHYS408.

Kinds of examination, measurement, and evaluation in each course in the program are accurately defined in the syllabi. Success grades and coefficients are shown in the following table:

In addition, the following abbreviations are used depending on the situation of the students:

a)I-Incomplete: It is given to students who cannot complete the course work due to valid excuses. These students are required to complete the requirements of the I grade by the end of the following semester's add / drop date at the latest. Upon completion of the requirements, the student receives the required grade, and if the requirement is not fulfilled by that date, the student's I grade automatically becomes an FF grade.

b)L-Leave: Used for students who are allowed leave according to the provisions of this Regulation.

c) NC-Non-Credit: Used for non-credit courses.

ç) ND-Non-Degree: Used for non-credit courses that are not intended for graduation from Yeditepe University and are not included in the grade average score.

d) P-Pass: Given to students who succeed in courses not included in their GPA.

e) R-Repeat: Indicates that the course is repeated.

f) RR-Repeat Resigned: Used for the repeated courses to raise grades.

g) (Different Official Gazette dated 14.09.2015 / 29475 no.) T-Transfer: Used for the courses from a program inside or outside of the higher education institution and approved for adjustment by the relevant board of directors and added in the grade average calculation. Courses transferred from foreign exchange programs are not included in the grade point average.

ğ) W- Withdrawal: This takes place after the date of add / drop within the period determined by the academic calendar and approved by the advisor.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs, The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is responsible for the planning, organization, management, and supervision of education, training, and other activities carried out in higher education institutions. "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions, prepared annually within the criteria determined by YÖK, are published. Reports prepared according to these reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Every year, YÖK publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative, and financial data on foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Design and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required to open undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions by the fundamental principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3. Higher education institutions implement the curriculum of National Core Education Programs with the approval of the Council of Higher Education after being accepted by the relevant Deans Council.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to the student is carried out by the education, training, and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions by the fundamental principles determined by the Council of Higher Education on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions, receive a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In continuous monitoring, higher education institutions submit the "Institutional Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. The "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions is shared with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the programs' qualifications is ensured. It conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined by the YÖKAK legislation.

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of University Programs in Mathematical, Natural and Social Sciences (FEDEK), recognized by YÖK as a national quality assurance institution, accredited the undergraduate program in Physics in 2023. The validity period of FEDEK accreditation is five years.

5. Knowledge management systems and feedback mechanisms: In the process of identifying the teaching purposes of the program, the partners including the undergraduates, instructors, the graduates in advisory board of the department, the employer’s representatives of public and private institutions were considered. Feedback from internal and external partners were taken into account in order to revise the program. 

Therefore, the teaching purposes of the program are updated based on the knowledge obtained from both internal and external partners. Specifically, the interviews in academic board of the department, the course evaluation questionnaires acquired from the undergraduates, and satisfaction surveys obtained from new graduates are utilized in the revision of the program. Besides, the knowledge forms of the institutions where some of our graduates have been working, and the interviews made with competent individuals in both national and international academic institutions are also considered in that revision.

Student admission is made according to the results of the central exam organized by the Measuring, Selection, and Placement Center (ÖSYM) and the principles determined by the Council of Higher Education. Student admission to the program is explained in detail under the heading "Student Admission" in the "About Yeditepe University" section.

Graduates of the Department of Physics who have completed their undergraduate education are referred to by titles such as physicist, researcher or scientist, and they can pursue careers in a wide range of fields. Those who wish to pursue an academic career can continue their education through master's and doctoral programs and eventually obtain the title of academician. They can also work as teachers. Graduates who wish to become physics teachers at the high school level must receive academic training during their undergraduate programs. Due to the fact that physics is a fundamental science and that education at the secondary and higher education levels is focused on this science, graduates can work as teachers in both public schools and private institutions.

Physics graduates can work in both the public sector and the private sector, where they are responsible for analyzing existing problems, conducting research using scientific methods such as experiments, and reporting research results. Graduates can work as researchers in various departments of ministries such as the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, as well as in institutions such as TUBITAK, the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority, the State Statistics Institute, and the Turkish Standards Institute.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35)

2.1.Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board Regulation

The qualification is valid at all times.