The information and program qualifications related to the Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management Master of Science 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 accumulated experience and expertise. It boasts significant potential for research, development, and education, supported by approximately 45 internationally renowned faculty members and around 20 research assistants. The academic staff have successfully conducted numerous large-scale national and international research projects and continue to manage many ongoing ones. MSc students have the opportunity to participate in these research projects while also working on their thesis studies.
The program aims to educate researchers and expert engineers who possess professional ethics and international recognition in environmental sciences and technologies. These professionals are expected to have experience in a wide range of areas, including 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 sludge management, air pollution control and management, nutrient removal and recovery applications, recovery applications from water and waste, water quality and integrated watershed management, as well as circular economy and sustainability. The program trains individuals who are experienced in identifying and solving environmental problems at both national and international levels, contribute to scientific advancements, gain expertise in global research projects, and develop policies to protect the environment within the framework of sustainability.
Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Spring Semester
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical must be minimum 70 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 675, new system GRE minimum 153 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.4/4 (62.66/100). 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 4 people. There will be an interview for international candidates through Zoom.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 15
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical must be minimum 70 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 675, new system GRE minimum 153 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.4/4 (62.66/100). 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 4 people. There will be an interview for international candidates through Zoom.
Quota (For International Students): 5
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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 MSc 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 MSc 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
In addition to the conditions in the Graduate Education Regulations, the CBM503E coded Fate and Transport of Pollutants in the Environment and the CBM533 coded Mathematical Analysis of Environmental Systems* courses are compulsory for all students, and these courses are required for graduation.
* Students who want to take this course can also take the Engineering Mathematics course.
A total of 8 courses, 2 of which are compulsory courses, and 1 non-credit seminar course must be given with a GPA of at least 3.00.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Title : -
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, Village Services, 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 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 26 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Developing and intensifying knowledge in the related program’s area, based upon the competency in the undergraduate 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 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to the area (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.9 Assessing the specialistic knowledge and skill gained through the study with a critical view and directing one’s own learning process (Learning Competence).
P.O.10 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.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. (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.12 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.13 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.14 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.15 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.16 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.17 In the programs with thesis, the ability to present one’s own work within the international environments orally, visually and in written forms (Area Specific Competency).
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