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| FOUNDATION & HISTORY |
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| The Department of Geophysical Engineering of Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) was founded in 1970 as an interdisciplinary program under the Faculty of Science. Graduate and undergraduate education was opened out to students in 1977 and 1981, respectively. | | | QUALIFICATION AWARDED | | | The students who have graduated from the Department of Geophysics is awarded with a Bachelor's degree in the field of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | | LEVEL of QUALIFICATION: | | | First Cycle Degree | | | MODE of STUDY | | | Full Time | | | ADMISSION & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS | | | 1 - High school diploma,
2 - Obtaining the required grade from National University Entrance and Placement Exam (TYT, AYT),
3 - Placement certificate issued by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OYS),
4 - English proficiency (500 from TOEFL / 6 from IELTS) | | | OBJECTIVE of THE PROGRAMME | | | After the University of Istanbul and Istanbul Technical University, our department is the third Geophysics Engineering department to be established in Turkey. This department was founded in order to explore the mineral potential of the Eastern Blacksea and conduct research on natural disasters that have occurred in the region. Besides core subjects such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, professional courses relating to Geophysics are also offered to students. Most of them are practical courses. In addition, students have training opportunities in private or governmental organizations and can do some fieldwork under the supervision of instructors. Graduates also have the possibility to give instruction or conduct research on a wide range of subjects: minerals, oil and gas exploration, geothermal energy, underground water exploration, soil and earthquake investigations. | | | RECOGNATION of PRIOR LEARNING | | The "Directive on Recognition of Prior Learning", Senate Decision No. 340 issued on July 28, 2023, has been accepted and entered into force regarding the students registered in all programs of Karadeniz Technical University to determine the principles to be followed for the recognition, crediting, and adaptation of the achievements acquired by the students at non-university institutions.
In this Directive,
- recognition of knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired with special interest through an exemption exam to be substituted as program courses,
- recognition of workplace and internship experiences through portfolio evaluation to be substituted as program courses,
- and the crediting of certificates received from accredited institutions regarding students' special interests are covered.
Announcements of courses included in the scope of recognition of prior learning, applications, and evaluation will be made on the dates specified in the academic calendar.
Recognition of prior learning will offer numerous benefits to our students and employers. For our students, increasing professional development and mobility in the labour market, preventing repetition of education and waste of time, providing early graduation, reducing the cost of learning, encouraging learning, and increasing the student's motivation and self-confidence can be counted among the benefits of recognition of prior learning. From the employers' perspectives, it will contribute to satisfying skill or competence deficiencies in the workplace, reducing the time employees spend outside the workplace for training purposes, and thus using resources more efficiently. | | | QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and REGULATIONS | | To be able to secure the bachelor's degree in the field of Geophysics (and thus title of Geophysics Engineer) the students are required to
(a) have passed all courses in the curiculum with a grade of at least DC form the,
(b) have achieved a cumulative gross point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00,
(c) completed the compulsory practical placement period of 60 days at least at two diferent places and had a passing grade for the reports prepared for these placements,
(d) prepared a graduation thesis, submitted and successfully defended with a passing grade | | | EXAMINATION, ASSESSMENT and GRADING REGULATIONS | | | The examination, assessment and grading regulations have been set up for the university by the University Senate and the Department of Geophysics is bound by these regulations. Each course is assessed via a midterm exam, a second mid-term exam composed of quizzes, homeworks and assignments, and a final end-of-term exam, with contributions of 30%, 20% and 50% respectively. The marking is made out of 100. Grades of 81-100 is assigned a letter grade of AA, 76-80 BA, 70-75 BB, 60-69 CB, 50-59 CC, 45-49 DC, 40-44 DD, 30-39 FD and 0-29 FF. The AA is the highest grade and has a grade credit of 4.00, BA 3.5, BB 3.0, CB 2.5, CC 2.0, DC 1.5, DD 1.0, FD 0.5 and FF 0.0. Grades of AA to CC are pass, DD to FF fail, and DC is conditional pass and requires a CGPA of at least 2.0 for that term. The details given for each course in the programme include the detailed assessment methods together with a description of the second mid-term exam. At the end of each semester, students can take the make-up exam from all courses they cannot pass the final exam. | | | GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | | | The graduation requirements for the Department of Geophysics are the same as the qualification requirements and regulations. There is no additional requirement to secure the Bachelor's Degree provided that the students have passed all the courses in the curriculum with at least a DC grade, had a cumulative gross point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00, and completed the compulsory practical placement period of 60 days and had a passing grade for the reports prepared for these placements. | | | OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES of GRADUATES | | | The graduates of the geophysics department have many opportunities of employment in a variety of state and private companies. The main state companies where they can work include the General Directorate Mineral Research and Exploration, Turkish Petroleum and municipalities, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, The Ministry of Public Works and Settlement municipality. Currently, a majority of the graduates find jobs in the private sector, mainly employed in national and international companies. | | | ACCESS to FURTHER STUDIES | | | The students who have successfully graduated from the department may apply to post graduate programmes in the field of Geophysics here and in other universities, as well as other fields accepting student from the field of Geophysics. | | | CONTACT INFORMATION | | | | | DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES : | | | We have five research laboratories: Data Processing, Applied Geophysics (including Seismic, Georadar, Electric-Electromagnetic and Gravity and Magnetic) and Seismology laboratory. The Applied Geophysics Laboratory has high-tech equipment with which gravity, magnetic, seismic, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), electrical and electromagnetic measurements are conducted. Our department has established a network of four earthquake recording stations: Rize, Artvin, Giresun, Samsun, Bayburt, Erzurum and in the campus. The system continuously works, and records obtained in these stations are used for determining the seismicity and underground structure of Black Sea and Eastern Anatolian regions. Our seismology laboratory also has three-component accelerometers. The computer laboratory can accommodate 18 students, and has six fully equipped classrooms plus one amphitheatre used for undergraduates and graduates. |
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