The information and program qualifications related to the Ceramics Engineering Master of Science Program, under the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Ceramics Engineering is a graduate program administrated under the department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering and only provides master level education.
High demands on advanced ceramics and composites in various fields such as telecommunication, medicine, mechanics, electronics and military created a driving force for well-developed countries to increased research activities on mentioned ceramic materials.
With the increasing usage of ceramics, the composition ranges have widened and the quality control requirements have increased as well.
Our country, which aims to produce and develop up-to-date material technologies, has a successful past and experience in traditional glass and ceramic technology. The same success should be expected in high-tech ceramics and ceramic-based composite materials. It is obvious that the realization of such an expectation can be possible with well-trained experts.
Together with traditional glass and ceramic materials, it is the main goal of the training of specialist engineers who can make the design, production and characterization of high-tech ceramics, and establish relationships between structures and properties.
Main research fields of this program are; traditional ceramics, glass and glass ceramics, nanoporous glasses, bio-active glasses, structural ceramics, cermets, electronic ceramics, bioceramics, hard ceramic coatings, ceramic composites and refractories.
The mission of the program is to be able to research on production, shaping and characterization of traditional and high-tech ceramic materials which are the basis of the development of various engineering materials, acquiring academic formation, combining inter disciplinary knowledges and using mental processes such as problem solving and decision making to create unique ideas and to develop a preferred and respectable human power and to maintain the continuity of it.
The vision of this program is to educate the students who are able to conduct internationally accepted scientific research on production, shaping and characterization of ceramic-based materials which are the basic inputs of all engineering disciplines and can integrate and interpret the knowledge gained from different disciplinary fields and use mental processes such as problem solving and decision making to create original new information.
The program is a graduate program with a thesis and requires at least 8 courses (including compulsory and elective courses with Engineering Mathematics), a seminar course and thesis study, not less than 24 credits in total. Students must successfully complete all the courses with a minimum grade of CC and must have a minimum GPA of 2.50 out of 4.00 in order to complete this program.
In addition to the metallurgical and materials engineers, materials science engineers, civil engineers, ceramic engineers, mechanical engineers, aerospace engineers, shipbuilding engineers, physics engineers, chemical engineers, industrial engineers, mining engineers, mineral processing engineers and also undergraduates from chemistry department may apply to this program.
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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 70 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 675, new system GRE minimum 153 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.6/4 (67.33/100). Graduation must be Mineral Processing Engineering, Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Physics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geophysical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Chemistry / Kimya, Chemical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ceramics Engineering. Candidates applying from engineering branches other than Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department and other branches must take scientific preparation courses.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 10
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 2.6/4 (67.33/100). Graduation must be Mineral Processing Engineering, Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Physics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geophysical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Chemistry / Kimya, Chemical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ceramics Engineering. Candidates applying from engineering branches other than Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department and other branches must take scientific preparation courses.
Quota (For International Students): 3
Transfer Quota : 1
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Program Educational Objectives
1- Based on the undergraduate level qualifications, to be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field, to develop and deepen the knowledge in the relevant program area at the level of expertise (Knowledge).
2-To be able to compose new knowledge by integrating and interpreting the theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field and to be able to solve the problems by using research methods (Skill).
3- To be able to produce solutions by taking leadership by conducting a work that requires expertise related to the field, evaluating its knowledge and skills with a critical approach, directing its learning, carrying out independent projects, developing new strategic approaches for the solution of complex problems encountered and unpredictable (Working Independently, Taking Responsibility and Learning Competence).
4- Developing the current developments and their own works by supporting them with quantitative-qualitative data and using information and communication technologies with computer software at the required level, to develop social relations and norms that direct these relations with a critical point of view, and to change them when necessary to be able to transfer in written, oral and visual systems (Communication and Social Competence)
5- To be able to communicate verbally and in writing using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 and to be able to transfer his / her own works in written, oral and / or visual form in international platforms (Communication and Social Competence).
6- To be able to teach social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation, implementation and announcement, develop strategy, policy and implementation plans and evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes and transferring them to groups outside and in the field by written, oral and visual systems (Communication and Social Competence).
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
A student is required to successfully complete a minimum of 7 courses, not less than 52,5 ECTS credits, take the required seminar and the Field Specialization courses and write and defend a Master’s Thesis, have a minimum GPA of 2.50/4.00 and no letter grades lower than CC, YT and no YZ, DZ grades.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
After graduation, students may find challenging jobs in industry such as Ceramic, Refractory, Glass, Automotive, Electronic, Aviation, Nuclear, Metal, Mining, Construction, Plastic, Concrete and pigment industries as well as Universities and R&D Institutes.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Access to in-depth knowledge through scientific research and ability to evaluate, interpret and apply.
P.O.2 Complete limited or incomplete data by using scientific methods.
P.O.3 Apply the knowledge gained with a sense of scientific, social ethics and responsibility and ability to integrate information from different disciplines
P.O.4 Express a work process and the results, both systematic and clearly in their own language as well as in written or oral in a foreign language
P.O.5 Construct an engineering problem individually, develop innovative solutions for a system, component or process design and ability to apply the results.
P.O.6 Design, implement, analyze, interpret and develop innovative methods for modeling and experimental research
P.O.7 Demonstrate leadership in multi-disciplinary teams, develop solutions to complex situations, and ability to take responsibility
P.O.8 Select and use necessary techniques and modern tools for engineering applications.
P.O.9 Surveillance the scientific and ethical values in all professional activities and during the data collection, interpretation, and in the process of being announced.
P.O.10 Describe the social and environmental dimensions of engineering applications
P.O.11 Awareness of the necessity of life-long learning including the science and technology developments.
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