The information and program qualifications related to the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Master of Science Program, under the Department of Civil Engineering of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Geotechnical Engineering at ITU is the oldest geotechnical group in Turkey. With modern equipment in the laboratories, the group provides research on Soil Improvement Methods, Deep Excavations, Environmental geotechnics, Earth Retaining Systems, Liquefaction, Behaviour of Soils under Dynamic Loading, Microzonation and Soil-Structure Interaction Problems.
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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 , GMAT minimum , GMAT minimum 540). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.6/4 (67.33/100). Graduation must be Civil Engineering.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 15
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical must be minimum 75 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 700, new system GRE minimum 155 , GMAT minimum , GMAT minimum 540). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.6/4 (67.33/100). Graduation must be Civil Engineering.
Quota (For International Students): 5
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Program Educational Objectives
Graduates of the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Master of Science Program are expected to:
1. Conduct research, defend the research they have done, present it, have physical and numerical modelling skills and use technology
2. Conduct the geotechnical engineering profession in any local, regional, national and international private companies or governmental agencies.
3. Develop self-directed learning capability to practice life-long learning skills through doctorate education or professional training activities in their careers within country or abroad.
4. Participate in professional society activities, and perform their professions with ethical principles and professional responsibilities.
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
For graduation, GPA has to be minimum 3.00 and be succesful in the seminar course and the thesis work.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Those who graduate from the master of science program can work as a project, site or control engineer in the projects about site investigation, soil improvement, shallow and deep foundations, deep excavations and design these structures. They have work opportunities in private and public sectors.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Grasping interdisciplinary interaction related to one’s area and developing and intensifying the current and high knowledge in that area based upon the competency in graduate level (knowledge).
P.O.2 By means of ability to use theoretical and practical information related to one’s area, to combine and interpret them with information from different disciplines producing new information and solving the faced problems by related searching methods (skill).
P.O.3 By means of the ability to critically analyze knowledge, skills and also a study related to one’s area that requires expertise on that area, directing and continuing independently, developing new strategies for the problems that are not foreseen and taking the responsibilities together with fulfilling the leader role, the ability to produce solutions for that problems (competence to work independently, competence to take responsibility, competence to learning).
P.O.4 By means of the ability to promote current development and studies by supporting with qualitative and quantitative data and to use computer software together with information and communication technologies with a required level, critical analyzing, developing and altering, if required, social relationships and the norms directing these relationships, establishing written oral and visual communication with groups within one’s or different fields (communication and social competency).
P.O.5 Proficiency in a foreign language –at least European Language Portfolio B2 Level- and establishing written, oral and visual communication with that language for presenting one’s studies in the international environment (communication and social competency).
P.O.6 By means of the ability to inspect the steps like gathering, interpreting, implementing and announcing related data with the one’s area by overseeing scientific, cultural and ethical norms, teaching these norms, developing strategy, policy and action plans in related subjects and evaluating the obtained results by making the use of quality processes, using the gathered information and solving problems and/or implementation skills in the interdisciplinary strategies (area specific competency).
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