The information and program qualifications related to the Coastal Sciences and Engineering Doctor of Philosophy Program, under the Department of Coastal Sciences and Engineering of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Due to the complexity of coastal resources, Coastal Engineering is a science and an engineering branch that requires the joining of the knowledges sourced by multidiscipliner fields, and onging and also developing branch that has a great research and study capacity in both in land and world. Altough Coastal Sciences & Engineering Department is established in 2002, several students are attending both on master and doctorate programs. Due to the agreements with the well known European Universities, the programme also offers the students to have some the lectures and study on the thesis on abroad.
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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 ). Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.00/4 (76.66/100). Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.5/4 (88.33/100). Graduation must be Offshore Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Marine Technology Engineering, Naval Architecture Engineering, Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, Hydrogeological Engineering, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Meteorological Engineering.
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 3.5/4 (88.33/100). Graduation must be Offshore Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Marine Technology Engineering, Naval Architecture Engineering, Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, Hydrogeological Engineering, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Meteorological Engineering.
Quota (For International Students): 4
Transfer Quota : 2
Application Page Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
English Proficiency
Regulations and Guidelines
Academic Calendar
Course Plans
Course Schedules
Course Adjustment and Exemption Procedures
Program Educational Objectives
The main targets of the Coastal Sciences & Engineering Master & Doctorate Programme are educating engineers and researchers who have the scientific background on the natural coastal resources, and use the engineering and scientific background on behalf of coastal sustainability.
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 conditions.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Title : Doctor of Philosophy
Program Employment Opportunities
The Stability of Coastal Structures
Port Planning & Design
Coastal Protection Structures
Physical & Numerical Models
Coastal Area Management
Coastal Hydrodynamics
Ship Berthing& Mouring Analysis
Ship Manoeuvre Analysis
Sedimentation Analysis
Wave Climate and Wave Mechanics
Subsea Pipeline Systems
Offshore Structures
Lagoons and Coastal Wetland Hydraulics
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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 Yeni ve karmaşık düşüncelerin eleştirel analizini, sentezini ve değerlendirmesini yapabilme (beceri).
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).
Program Coordinator
Head of the Department
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