The information and program qualifications related to the Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management Doctor of Philosophy Program, under the Department of Environmental Engineering of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management Program started in 1973 and has 49 years of experience and knowledge. The program has significant research-development and training potential with around 45 internationally renowned faculty members and around 20 research assistants. The Programme targets to educate high level researcher engineers who serve to identify, evaluate and solve complex problems of the environment. The aim is to present a first class educational opportunity and circumstances for the distinguished professionals.
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Program Profile
The Environmental Sciences, Engineering, and Management Program is one of the two graduate programs offered by the Department of Environmental Engineering. Established in 1973, the program has 49 years of experience and expertise. It is supported by approximately 45 internationally renowned faculty members and 20 research assistants, providing significant potential for research, development, and education. The academic staff have successfully completed numerous large-scale national and international research projects and continue to lead many ongoing ones. PhD students actively participate in these projects while conducting their thesis work.
The program's educational objectives include training researchers and expert engineers with professional ethics, international recognition in environmental sciences and technologies, and the ability to identify and solve environmental problems on national and international scales. Graduates are expected to contribute to scientific advancements, gain experience in global research projects, and develop policies to protect the environment sustainably. The program encompasses a wide range of research areas such as water pollution control and management, water and wastewater treatment technologies, industrial pollution control and management, design and operation of treatment facilities, hazardous waste control and management, solid waste and treatment sludge management, air pollution control and management, nutrient removal and recovery applications, water and waste recovery applications, water quality and integrated watershed management, as well as circular economy and sustainability.
Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Spring Semester
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical 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, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning. Candidates except from environmental engineering are subject to one-year scientific preparation program that is deemed appropriate by the executive branch of program. For the applicants from other than environmental engineering, the quota is maximum 3 people.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 6
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical 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, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning. Candidates except from environmental engineering are subject to one-year scientific preparation program that is deemed appropriate by the executive branch of program. For the applicants from other than environmental engineering, the quota is maximum 3 people.
Quota (For International Students): 3
Application Page Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
Program Learning Environments
Courses within the Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management PhD Program are held during daytime hours, and all students are enrolled in the program full-time. The program does not offer evening, remote, or web-based education. However, some courses designated by the university administration are offered online at ITU.
ITU operates on a semester-based academic calendar, consisting of the Fall and Spring semesters, along with an optional Summer School during July and August. The Fall and Spring semesters are each 14 weeks long, excluding the two weeks allocated for final exams. Summer School courses are typically offered based on student demand and departmental approval. These courses follow an intensive schedule with increased weekly course hours and are conducted over seven weeks (or, in some cases, five to six weeks).
Most courses are enhanced with web-based educational tools. ITU supports a web-based e-learning platform called “NINOVA,” which provides an electronic teaching and learning environment for faculty and students. Through this platform, students can access assignments, announcements, attendance records, course materials, and discussion boards related to their courses. They can also reach links to online class sessions (e.g., via Zoom or Teams), and announcements are automatically forwarded to students' email addresses.
Courses within the Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management PhD Program are primarily conducted in the Civil Engineering Building at the Ayazağa Campus. However, students are allowed to take some elective courses from other MSc and PhD programs. In such cases, they may attend classes not only at the Ayazağa Campus but also at the Gümüşsuyu, Taşkışla, and Tuzla campuses.
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Program Educational Objectives
The program has a wide range of research areas covering water pollution control and management, water and wastewater treatment technologies, industrial pollution control and management, treatment plant design and operation, hazardous waste control and management, solid waste and treatment sludge control and management, air pollution control and management, water and waste recovery applications, water quality and integrated watershed management, circular economy and sustainability. Purpose of program is to train researchers and experts who
- have a professional ethics,
- have an international reputation in environmental sciences and technologies, experienced in their fields, able to identify environmental problems at local and global levels and find solutions to these problems,
-have experience in research projects on a global scale,
-able to use the necessary policies to protect the environment within the framework of continuity.
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
There is no additional success condition to the conditions in the Graduate Education Regulation.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Title : Doctor of Philosophy
Program Employment Opportunities
All public departments that have units on Environmental Engineering applications (Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Industry and Technology, Ministry of Health-Development-Energy and Natural Resources, Turkish Bank of Provinces, DSI, Municipalities, Universities, etc.),
Private Sector Organizations (Engineering offices, Industrial Facilities, Treatment Facilities of Factories, Construction Sites),
Laboratories that conduct research and analysis on Environmental Engineering,
Workshops operating in the manufacture and repair of machinery and equipment used in Environmental Engineering,
Public or private construction sites operating in Environmental Engineering,
Companies operating in environmental systems automation and control,
Environmental consulting firms.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Developing and intensifying the current and high-level knowledge in the area with the use of original thinking and/or research processes and in a specialistic level, based upon the competency in M.S. level (knowledge).
P.O.2 Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to one’s area; reaching original results by using the specialistic knowledge in analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating new and complex ideas (knowledge).
P.O.3 The ability to evaluate and use new information in the area with a systematical approach(skill).
P.O.4 Developing a new idea, method, design and/or application which brings about innovation in the area; or, applying a conventional idea, method, design and/or application to a different environment; researching, grasping, designing and applying an original subject (skill).
P.O.5 The ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the new and complex ideas (skill).
P.O.6 Acquiring the most developed skills about using the research methods in studies in the related area (skill).
P.O.7 Contributing to the progress in the area by independently carrying out a study which uses a new idea, method, design and/or application which brings about innovation in the area; or, applying a conventional idea, method, design and/or application to a different environment (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.8 Expanding the limits of knowledge in the area by publishing at least one scientific article in an international peer reviewed journal and/or creating or interpreting an original work (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.9 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the original and inter-disciplinary problems (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.10 Developing area-related new ideas and methods by making use of high level intellectual processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making (Learning Competence).
P.O.11 Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to direct the actions to change these when necessary. (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.12 The ability to establish effective communication with experts in the international environments to discuss the area-related subjects and to defend original opinions, showing one’s competency in the area (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.13 Proficiency in a foreign language –at least European Language Portfolio C1 Level- and establishing written, oral and visual communication and developing argumentation skills with that language (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.14 Contributing to the society’s state and progress towards being an information society by announcing and promoting the technological, scientific and social developments in one’s area (Area Specific Competency).
P.O.15 Ability to establish effective communication in the solving of the problems faced in the area, by using the strategic decision making processes (Area Specific Competency).
P.O.16 Contributing to the solution of area-related social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems and promoting the development of these values (Area Specific Competency).
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