Course adjustment and exemption procedures are carried out in accordance with the Exemption and Adjustment Procedures Regulation of Istanbul Technical University.
Exemption and Adjustment Procedures Regulation

ITU Institute of Sciences Geological Engineering Department Ph.D Program targets educate advanced and specialized geoscientists who specialize in geoscience topics in the academic and applied fields. The program is aimed at specialization that will successfully complete long-term studies that require special competence beyond the master's level.
The current Ph.D. program envisages a high level education with theoretical and practical scope. Establishment of the necessary equipment for the academic scientific infrastructure; identification, classification and evaluation information including the latest techniques from the other side, are foreseen in the program.
The program includes courses in engineering geology, groundwater, geochemistry, petrology, tectonic-mineral deposits, special mineral groups. Course types and contents are qualitative and quantitative, allowing specialization in different branches of geological engineering discipline. ITU Mining Faculty Geological Engineering Department carries out this program with 34 faculty members with expertise and experience in various research subjects and laboratory richness for different profession.

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.

There is no internship in this program.

Ph.D. program consists of at least 7 courses, seminars, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and dissertation study for students who are graduate students with a thesis and not less than 21 credits.
For students accepted to undergraduate degree, it consists of 14 courses, seminar, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and dissertation study which is not less than 42 credits.
A student who has successfully completed at least 24 credits in a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree may pass to a graduate program.
Duration
Ph.D. program is 8 semesters regardless of whether or not students enrolled for each semester, starting from the semester when the courses related to the program that are registered for graduates with thesis are accepted except for the time spent in the scientific preparatory period; maximum completion period 12 semesters;
Ten semesters for those who are accepted by the undergraduate degree and the maximum completion period is 14 semesters.
The maximum duration of successfully completing the credited courses required for the Ph.D. program is 4 semesters for those who are admitted to the graduate degree and 6 semesters for those who are accepted with the undergraduate degree. Students who can not successfully complete their credited courses within this period or who can not achieve the minimum grade point average required by the University will be dismissed from the University.
The student who successfully completes the courses with credits, who is successful in the proficiency examination and whose thesis proposal is accepted but can not complete the thesis study until the end of the 12th or 14th semester mentioned in the first paragraph, is interrupted.


Proficiency Test
The proficiency test is held twice a year at the end of the fall and spring semesters. Students completing their lectures and having a weighted GPA of at least 3.00 must be admitted to the proficiency exam at the latest at the end of 5 semesters and the student accepted at the undergraduate level at the latest at the end of 7 semesters. If student does not, he fails.
Students who fail the proficiency examination are taken back to the next semester.
The student who has failed twice in the proficiency examination is dismissed from the University.
Successfully completing the PhD qualification examination, submit the thesis proposal to the institute and thesis supervisory committee that includes the purpose, methodology and study plan of the research to be conducted within 6 months at the latest and defend it orally in front of the thesis supervision committee.
If the thesis proposal is not given twice in succession or if the dissertation supervision committee fails twice in succession, the student's relationship with the university is discontinued.
For the student to be able to submit his doctoral dissertation; one international scientific article on thesis must be published or published in internationally indexed and published journals in the category of ITU Academic Promotion and Appointment for the related department in category A1.
At the end of the defense examination, the student whose dissertation is rejected is dismissed from the University.
Course Load
At least 240 ECTS credits are required for those who start their Ph.D.
At least 300 ECTS credits are required for those who begin doctorate studies with undergraduate degree.
The total course credits that the student has to take during his doctoral studies are:
At least 50% must be selected from the 600-code lessons.
At least 30% must be taken from English classes.
Students who are admitted to doctorate program with a bachelor's degree must select at least 25% of the total course credits they are required to take from compulsory courses of the related graduate program.

Degree : Doctor of Philosophy    Title : Doctor of Philosophy

Students who complete the graduate program can work with various public institutions and organizations in the field of specialization in the private sector and can provide engineering services by establishing a company of their own.
Public Institutions and Organizations
 General Directorate Of Mineral Research And Explorations(MTA)
 General Directorate of Turkish Coal (TKİ).
 General Directorate of Electricity Generation Corporation (EÜAŞ).
 General Directorate Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO).
 Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
 General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ).
 Republic of Turkey General Directorate of Highways (TCK).
 Turkish State Railways (TCDD)
 General Directorate of State Ports and Airports (DLH)
 Related departments of Universities.
 National and International Research Institutes.
 Ministries (Energy and Natural Resources, Transport-Maritime and Communication, Forestry and Water Affairs, Environment and Urbanism etc.) In addition, Provincial Organizations.
 Related Departments of Municipalities.
 Special Provincial Administration.
 ILBANK (Investment Banking)
Private Sector Organizations
Graduates of the postgraduate study programs participate in the phases of planning, research, projection, implementation and monitoring of the following topics;
 Investigation and operation of underground resources,
 Metallic,
 Industrial raw materials ,
 Energy,
 Aggregate Producer,
 Geological-geotechnical investigations for spatial planning, micro zonation and suitability for settled.
 Seismicity Research,
 Active Tectonics
 Designing of engineering constructions (master plan, feasibility), implementation and monitoring,
 Investigation of Groundwater,
 Hot Springs and Mineral waters
 Geothermal Energy,
 Environmental Impact Assessment Reports

Graduate Statistics

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep Döner
E-mail: donerz@itu.edu.tr
Web: https://research.itu.edu.tr/tr/persons/donerz

Prof. Dr. Şenel Özdamar
E-mail: ozdamarse@itu.edu.tr
Web: https://research.itu.edu.tr/tr/persons/ozdamarse