The information and program qualifications related to the Landscape Architecture Doctor of Philosophy Program, under the Department of Landscape Architecture of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
The Landscape Architecture Doctorate Program has been active since 2002—2003 academic year in the Faculty of Architecture of ITU. Before 2002, it had been a landscape planning program under the Urban and Regional Planning Department.
This doctorate program deals with the following research areas through a multi-scale and multilayered approach.
Basic Research Areas of the Program:
Urban Landscape Planning and Design
Rural Landscape Planning and Design
History and Theory of Landscape Architecture
Planting Design and Materials
Landscape Construction, Engineering and Techniques
Landscape Reclamation and Restoration
Disaster Sensitive Landscape Architecture Studies
Landscape Management
Landscape and Urban Ecology
Cultural Landscapes
Informatics in Landscape Architecture
Landscape Archeology
Interdisciplinary Design Research, Strategies and Applications
Academic Board
Prof .Dr. Hayriye Eşbah Tunçay
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ocakçı
Prof. Dr. Tüzin Baycan
Prof. Dr. Aygül Ağır
Prof. Dr. Funda Yirmibeşoğlu
Prof. Dr. Yasin Çağatay Seçkin
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülşen Aytaç
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatma Ayçim Türer Başkaya
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem Erdem Kaya
Asst. Dr. Ebru Erbaş Gürler
Asst. Dr. Muhammed Ali Örnek
Lect. Dr. Melih Bozkurt
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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 65 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 652, new system GRE minimum 152 ). 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).
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 2
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical must be minimum 65 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 652, new system GRE minimum 152 ). 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).
Quota (For International Students): 1
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 ability to evaluate and use new information in both landscape architecture and interdisciplinary areas with a systematical approach
The ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the new and complex ideas
Contributing to the progress in the area of landscape architecture 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
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
Graduation requirements are the same as those specified in the Regulation of Graduate Education and Training .
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Title : Doctor of Philosophy
Program Employment Opportunities
Those who complete the graduate education in landscape architecture; they can find employment opportunities in the private and public sectors on the national and international scale.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
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
P.O.3 The ability to evaluate and use new information in the area with a systematical approach
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
P.O.5 The ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the new and complex ideas
P.O.6 Acquiring the most developed skills about using the research methods in studies in the related area
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
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
P.O.9 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the original and inter-disciplinary problems
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
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.
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
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
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
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
P.O.16 Contributing to the solution of area-related social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems and promoting the development of these values
Program Coordinator
Head of the Department
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