The information and program qualifications related to the Information Technologies Master of Science Without Thesis Program, under the Department of Applied Informatics of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Rapid developments in information technology have made it necessary to train qualified people to work in this area. The "Information Technologies Graduate Program" was initiated in 1999 by ITU Computer Engineering Department for this purpose. This program can be seen as an opportunity for employees in the IT sector. ITU Information Technologies program was organized as an evening training. Courses are held every week between 18:30-21: 00. The program is three semesters long. The first semester starts in September, the second semester in January, the third semester in April and the training is completed in early August. The training is held in classrooms of maximum 25 people. Students take a total of 10 courses and make 1 project during the course. Four of the courses are elective and these courses are selected from 9 elective courses in the program. 30% of the lessons are given in English. Up to now, 60% of the students who have been accepted into the program have been working in the field of information technology but they have not been trained in this field, others were people who want to work in the field of information technology. Almost all of the graduates of the IT Masters program work in IT departments. Those who graduated from İTÜ IT Graduate Program receive a master's degree from ITU Informatics Institute.
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Fall Semester (Second Application)
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical must be minimum 55 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 610, new system GRE minimum 149 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.1/4 (55.66/100). English proficiency is not required for application. Students who are accepted to the program without a valid English language certificate can complete their final registration but cannot take any courses until they present a valid English language certificate.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 30
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Program Educational Objectives
- Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in principles and methods to contemporary and interdisciplinary context of Information Technologies.
- Graduates will be recognized for excellence and leadership and selected for high quality industrial, government and other professional positions.
- Graduates will demonstrate broad perspectives regarding social issues and responsibilities, ethics and professionalism.
- Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of the global nature of engineering practice and business activities.
- Graduates will understand the importance of further professional development through continuing education.
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
- To succeed a total of 30 credits
- To have minimum CC from all the compulsory courses
- To succeed in English courses of minimum 30% of the required earned credits (9 credits)
- 3.00 of minimum GPA
- To have BL (successful) from BTE599 Term Project course
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Without Thesis Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Almost all of the graduates of the IT Masters program work in IT and/or software technology departments.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Developing and intensifying knowledge in Information Technologies area.
P.O.2 Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to Information Technologies area
P.O.3 The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in Information Technologies area
P.O.4 Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from Information Technologies area and the knowledge from various other disciplines
P.O.5 Solving the problems faced in Information Technologies area by making use of the research methods
P.O.6 The ability to carry out a specialistic study related to Information Technologies area independently
P.O.7 Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of Information Technologies area and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility
P.O.8 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to Information Technologies area
P.O.9 Assessing the specialistic knowledge and skill gained through the study with a critical view and directing one’s own learning process
P.O.10 Systematically transferring the current developments in Information Technologies area and one’s own work to other groups in and out of Information Technologies area; in written, oral and visual forms in turkish and/or english
P.O.11 Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary.
P.O.12 Using the computer software together with the information and communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of Information Technologies area
P.O.13 Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values while collecting,
interpreting, practicing and announcing processes of Information Technologies area related data and the ability to teach these values to others
P.O.14 Developing strategy, policy and application plans concerning the subjects related to Information Technologies area and the ability to evaluate the end results of these plans within the frame of quality processes
P.O.15 Using the knowledge and the skills for problem solving and/or application (which are
processed within the area) in inter-disciplinary studies
P.O.16 The ability to present one’s own work within the international Information Technologies environments orally, visually and in written forms
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