Metalurji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• ITU Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is a department that develops useful engineering solutions in its field with a multidisciplinary study approach and associates these with basic sciences. Understanding the relationships between the processing, structure and properties of materials, developing innovative materials based on this information, and presenting efficient and sustainable alternatives form the basis of our work.
• Processing - structure - property - performance relationship is investigated by producing materials starting from raw materials and characterizing them at every stage with the studies carried out in the laboratories within the department. Material characterization, powder metallurgy, ceramic synthesis, thin ceramic coatings and surface engineering, extractive metallurgy, mechanical metallurgy, casting, polymer materials research and development laboratories are at international level. In addition, the department trains engineers who design, develop and apply production processes and materials for current and innovative applications.

• Learning takes place in a formal way. Moreover; practical training in laboratories and workshops within the university and industrial internship training are provided.

• Graduating alumnis having sound basis and application skills in mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical chemistry and basic engineering.
• Graduating alumnis having the spesific knowledge in the use of techniques and equipment required for modern engineering applications and the ability to utilize this knowledge in design, application and communication.
• Graduating alumnis having the skills required to characterize structure-property-processing and performance of materials, and the metallurgical production parameters with standard or self designed experimental techniques and to interpret the results.
• Graduating alumnis having the knowledge of the basic concepts of metallurgy and materials science and engineering and the ability of materials evaluation within the framework of structure-property-process-performance relations.
• Graduating alumnis having the intensive knowledge in the production of metallic and non-metallic materials from primary and secondary resources and in the processes and technologies related to processing, and protection of these materials, and the ability to apply this knowledge in the application and development.
• Graduating alumnis having the tools necessary to define engineering problems, choose and design suitable material, system, product, and process, and to transform these into projects which are economically sound whilst taking into consideration the conservation of the environment and quality of the product.
• Graduating alumnis having the professional and ethical responsibilities in following and evaluating contemporary and social developments, oral and written communication skills, a teamwork environment, and the desire to continuously learn and progress.

Has advanced level of the following key competencies:

• Literacy competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurial competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

(1) In undergraduate education, a student's success in a course is determined using a relative grading system. This evaluation is based on the student's performance during the semester and the grade received in the final exam, while also taking the overall success level of the class into consideration. Relative grading above the minimum raw score set by the relevant departments is conducted by the course instructor, taking into account the distribution of grades and the class average.
(2) A student's performance in a course is determined by the final grade. The meanings of the letter grades are as follows:
a) A student receiving one of the grades (AA), (BA+), (BA), (BB+), (BB), (CB+), (CB), (CC+), or (CC) is considered to have successfully passed the course.
b) A student receiving one of the grades (DC+), (DC), (DD+), or (DD) is considered to have conditionally passed the course.
c) A student receiving an (FF) grade is considered to have failed the course.
ç) A student receiving a (VF) grade is not eligible to take the final exam and is considered to have failed the course.
(3) The meanings of other letters used in addition to the final grade letters are as follows:
a) BL: Passed a non-credit course.
b) BZ: Failed a non-credit course.
c) T: Indicates that the student has withdrawn from a course within the time frame specified in the second and third paragraphs of Article 17 of this Regulation.
ç) E: Assigned to a student who could not complete their project, graduation design project, final assignment, or similar work within the specified period. The instructor determines when the work should be completed. A student who fails to complete the work within the specified time will be given an FF grade.

To ensure the quality of higher education programs:
• The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is responsible for planning, organizing, managing, and supervising education, training, and other activities in higher education institutions.
• "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" for higher education institutions, prepared according to criteria set by YÖK, are published annually. Reports containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions based on these monitoring and evaluation results are also shared with the public by YÖK.
• YÖK publishes an annual "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report," which includes academic, administrative, and financial data for foundation higher education institutions. These reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations, are also shared with the public by YÖK.
The quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is ensured in accordance with the "Procedures and Principles for Ensuring Quality Assurance in Higher Education Diploma Programs":
1. Creation and Approval of Academic Programs: YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required to establish undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.
1.1. The curriculum of undergraduate programs and the learning outcomes to be achieved by students in each program are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in line with the fundamental principles established by YÖK.
1.2. The curricula of National Core Education Programs are implemented by higher education institutions following approval by YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Deans' Council.
2. Assessment and Evaluation: The methods for assessing and evaluating the learning outcomes of each undergraduate program are carried out in accordance with the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions based on the fundamental principles established by YÖK.
3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs are awarded a bachelor's degree upon successfully completing the course credits and other requirements set by higher education institutions.
4. Self-Assessment and External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions upload their "Institutional Self-Evaluation Reports" for the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" related to the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. Additionally, accreditation decisions made by accreditation agencies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK indicate that the quality assurance of the programs’ competencies is ensured.

YÖKAK conducts regular reviews of qualifications as required by its regulations. Accreditation Agency: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

• 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, in order to complete their final registration for the program.

Beside the main metal and metallurgy sector, our graduates have a chance to work in related with different metallurgical and materials engineering fields (e.g. from ceramic field to polymer; metal to composites; research and development to design; heat treatment to corrosion; non-destructive testing to sales; refractories to powder metallurgy; coatings to quality control, plastic deformation to glass; additive manufacturing to nanotechnology) in where metallurgical and materials engineers are demanded by different engineering sectors (e.g. automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, white appliances, ordnance) Our students find opportunity to observe different factories in these sectors during their summer practices; learn many details about them during courses and labs the enrollled and therefore usually have adequate information about them before finalizing their decision. Frequently, many flyers in our departmental billboards announces the potential positions in different sectors seeking ITU graduated Metallurgical and Materials Engineers.

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 indefinetely.