İnşaat Mühendisliği Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

It aims to train civil engineers who will be able to work as technical staff and/or managers in public institutions operating in the basic fields of civil engineering, work as a project engineer, field engineer, or site supervisor in national or international private organizations, establish a company and become an employer by developing their company with their professional and personal skills, continue their education at the graduate level in domestic or foreign universities and work as academicians in universities within the scope of lifelong learning.

Education and training are carried out in formal, mostly open or partial courses in the form of distance education. Moreover, practical training is carried out as internships or occupational health training in laboratories, construction sites, technical offices, and related institutions in the public sector related to civil engineering within higher education institutions.

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• have sufficient knowledge on the related subjects to mathematics, physical sciences, and civil engineering; and apply this knowledge in modelling and solving engineering problems.
• define, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems related to civil engineering and choose suitable modelling and analysis methods and implement them.
• design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet desired requirements; and use modern design methods.
• develop, choose, and use the required modern techniques and tools for civil engineering applications; and use information technologies efficiently.
• design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret the results for investigating civil engineering problems.
• work effectively in disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, and work individually.
• effectively communicate in verbal and in written manner, proficiency in at least one foreign language, effective report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and products reports, have effective presentation skill, giving and receiving clear and understandable instruction.   
• aware of life-long learning; and access to knowledge; follow the developments in science and technology; and persistently keep up to date.
• obey the ethical rules, have professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge   of engineering standards.
• have the knowledge of practices in business life such as project, risk and change management, and aware of entrepreneurship, innovativeness, and sustainable development.
• have the knowledge about the influence of civil engineering applications on health, environment, and security together with the problems of the era in universal and social dimensions, and aware of the legal outcomes of civil engineering solutions.

Upon successful completion of this program, students have the key competencies listed below at an advanced level.

• Communication competence

• Competency to work in a team

• Awareness in the field of social responsibility and sustainability

• Lifelong learning competence

• Digital competence

• Awareness competence about sectors

• Ethical behavior competence

• Entrepreneurial competence

• Competence in mathematics, science, technology, and engineering

• Citizenship competence

1. Assessment and evaluation methods; exam types and their contribution to the course success grade are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by the Higher Education Council.

2. Different methods such as written exam, oral exam, homework, laboratory work/exam, seminar/presentation, and term project are used in assessment and evaluation.

3. Letter grade systems are used to evaluate student success.

4. Exams are evaluated out of 100 points. In converting the grade given out of 100 points into a letter grade, the weights of the midterm exam, mid-term studies and end-term exam are considered. Letter grades are given by the instructor according to the grade ranges below.

Students who get one of the letter grades (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB) and (CC) from a course are deemed to have succeeded in that course. In addition, students whose grade point average for a semester is at least 2.00 are considered successful in the courses in which they got a letter grade in the end-term exam (DC) in that semester. Students who get one of the letter grades (DD), (FD) and (FF) from a course are considered unsuccessful in that course. Students whose grade point average for a semester is not at least 2.00 are also considered unsuccessful in the courses in which they got a (DC) letter grade in that semester. In addition, a DC letter grade in the make-up and graduation exams are considered unsuccessful, regardless of semester averages. (G) letter grade is given to successful students in non-credit courses. (G) grade is not included in average calculations. (K) letter grade is given to students who fail non-credit courses. (K) grade is not included in average calculations. The letter grade (S) is given for graduation studies and project courses that last longer than one semester and are completed successfully.

In order to supervise the quality of higher education programs:

            The Higher Education Council (YÖK- Turkish Higher Education Council) is responsible of planning, organization, management and supervision of education, training, and other activities in higher education institutions.

            YÖK prepares "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" within its own criteria and publishes these reports annually. YÖK prepares reports that include qualitative and quantitative evaluations of higher education institutions in accordance with these annual reports and shares them with public.

            YÖK publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative, and financial data of foundation higher education institutions annually. 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 Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Establishment and Approval of Curricula

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required to open undergraduate 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 in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Deans Council.

2. Assessment and Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will bring to the student is carried out in accordance with the education, training and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK 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 undergraduate diploma.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institution Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK-Turkish Higher Education Quality Council) 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 qualifications of the programs is ensured. It carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the YÖK legislation.

Our department has an accreditation certificate given by Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs

• To be admitted to the program, candidates must have graduated from secondary education institutions and passed the examination conducted by the Measurement, Selection, and Placement Center (ÖSYM) related to undergraduate education.
• Foreign nationals and students who have completed their entire secondary education abroad must meet the conditions specified in the provisions set by the Council of Higher Education and the University Senate, in accordance with paragraph (f) of Article 14 of Law No. 2547, to complete their final registration for the program.

Civil engineering offers a wide range of career opportunities. Our graduates work in various fields, such as the design and construction of buildings, dams, airports, bridges, highways, railways, tunnels, water transportation systems, harbors, industrial buildings, and sustainable energy production facilities. Natural disasters create an indispensable need for durable and long-lasting constructions, and civil engineers are crucial to designing and building infrastructures made to withstand such unforeseen events. Consequently, Karadeniz Technical University, civil engineering graduates, are in high demand both domestically and internationally. Our department responds to this demand by preparing civil engineers that are productive, adaptive, team players, communicative, environmentally sensitive, ethical, equipped, and knowledgeable. Our department maintains our principles and traditions while never ceasing to improve and advance the state-of-the-art in civil engineering education and technology.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

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

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

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

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

Qualification is valid indefinitely.