The information and program qualifications related to the Geographical Information Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Program, under the Department of Applied Informatics of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
The "Geographical Information Technologies" (GIT) Ph.D. Program has been started to take students since the fall semester of 2011-2012 academic year, which is opened to the Department of Informatics of Information Technologies of Istanbul Technical University (ITU). At some universities in our country including İTÜ, GIS and related courses are given at a limited level in graduate programs belonging to engineering departments. There are no GIT and related undergraduate programs in our country except for the "Geodetic and Geographic Information Technologies" (GGIT) in Ankara and the "Geographic Information Systems" graduate programs in DEU in Izmir until the program is opened in Ankara . When ODTÜ's 50 and DEÜ's students are estimated to be close to 40 in the current programs, a large number of graduates who have graduated from the related profession disciplines and who use the GIS and related technologies in the field of Istanbul and the environment, The program was opened considering that it would be requested to benefit from the program. The GIT program has been designed in such a way that professional disciplines who are directly involved in geographic information systems / technologies / technologies, or who need and need location knowledge within research and development can apply. In this sense, those who have graduate degree of master's degree from the following vocational disciplines can apply for the program.
• Geomatics / Surveying / Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Computer engineering
• Space Engineering
• Civil engineering
• Meteorological Engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Maritime Transportation and Management Eng.
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• City and region planning
• Hydrogeological Engineering
• Forest / Landscape Engineering
• Mathematical Engineering
• Agriculture Engineering
• Geological Engineering
• Management engineering
• Geophysical Engineering
• Biology
• Statistics
• Geography
• GIT or an equivalent postgraduate program
The purpose of this program is; to provide theoretical and practical knowledge about the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), to develop students' analytical, critical and problem solving skills and to prepare the students for further research in these fields. Students who graduate with a PhD degree from the CBT program are given a "PhD in Geographical Information Technologies" diploma.
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : 2024-2025 Spring Semester
Application Dates : 06.12.2024 09:00:00 - 03.02.2025 17:00:00 ( UTC/GMT+3 )
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Equally Weighted must be minimum 75 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 700, new system GRE minimum 155 ). Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.00/4 (76.66/100). Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.25/4 (82.5/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Information Technologies, Computer Sciences, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Regional Planning, Geographical Information Technologies, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Space Sciences and Technologies, Management Information Systems. At least one of them should be academic, a total of 2 reference letters.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 6
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Equally Weighted must be minimum 75 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 700, new system GRE minimum 155 ). Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.00/4 (76.66/100). Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.25/4 (82.5/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Information Technologies, Computer Sciences, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Regional Planning, Geographical Information Technologies, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Space Sciences and Technologies, Management Information Systems. At least one of them should be academic, a total of 2 reference letters.
Quota (For International Students): 2
Transfer Quota : 1
Application Page Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
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Program Educational Objectives
Environmental, and ethical implications of basic education practice in managing and designing and critically interpreting and designing analytical, model-based and experimental research and inquiries about the application of new technologies, carrying in-depth knowledge and skills about the concepts, principles and methods of Geographical Information Systems to educate specialists with effective communication and working skills in national and international context, capable of being a member of a team of knowledgeable, different disciplines and levels, capable of leadership and leadership. Graduates of the program are expected to have the following features.
Produce solutions to complex problems produce solutions by considering the developments in science and technology.
Discuss the accumulation of knowledge in written and oral forms in academic settings.
Contributes to spatial geographic information science and pioneers social, economic, scientific and technological developments in national and international professional and related fields.
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
Sucsess of 7 courses which are 3 credits from the GIT or related programs with the advisor.
Minimum grdade is 3 of 4 for the qualification exam.
Candidates are responsible from 7 courses taken with the courses of Spatial Mathematical Methods, Principles of GIS and Advanced GIS courses which are the basic courses of the CBT program
Completion of a publication study published in SCI, SCI-Expanded, SSCI or ESCI indexes or at least DOI number before the submitting a doctoral thesis.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Title : Doctor of Philosophy
Program Employment Opportunities
GIS, Image processing, Database management, Universities and Research Centers, Municipalities, Public institutions, R and D
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Developing and intensifying knowledge in the Computational Science and Engineering program’s area, based upon the competency in the M.S. level (sufficient knowledge) (knowledge).
P.O.2 Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to one’s area (knowledge).
P.O.3 The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the area (skill).
P.O.4 Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplines (skill).
P.O.5 Solving the problems faced in the area by making use of the research methods (skill).
P.O.6 The ability to carry out a specialistic study related to one’s area independently.
(Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.7 Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of one’s area and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.8 Systematically transferring the current developments in the area and one’s own work to other groups in and out of the area; in written, oral and visual forms (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.9 Proficiency in a foreign language –at least European Language Portfolio B2 Level- and establishing written and oral communication with that language (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.10 Using the computer software together with the information and communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the area (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.11 Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting, practicing and announcing processes of the area related data and the ability to teach these values to others (Area Specific Competency).
P.O.12 Developing strategy, policy and application plans concerning the subjects related to the area and the ability to evaluate the end results of these plans within the frame of quality processes (Area Specific Competency).
P.O.13 Using the knowledge and the skills for problem solving and/or application (which are
processed within the area) in inter-disciplinary studies (Area Specific Competency).
P.O.14 In the relational Science and Engineering program, the ability to present one’s own work within the international environments orally, visually and in written forms (Area Specific Competency).
Program Coordinator
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