The graduate program gives opportunities to qualified students for further education at an advanced level.

The students may specialize in the following fields.

• Biomedical,
• Communications,
• Computers,
• Control,
• Electronics,
• Energy Conversion and Power Electronics,
• Microwaves and Antennas,
• Power Systems,
• Robotics, and
• Signal Processing.

The candidates fulfilling the university requirements are awarded the degree of Master of Science (M.S.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. See Academic Rules and Regulations for a thorough description of university requirements.

M.S. with thesis in Electrical And Electronics Engineering

To educate masters level electrical and electronics engineers with a level of knowledge sufficiently advanced to carry out research and communicate the results thereof.

7 elective courses approved by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering have to be taken, with a total minimum credit of 21. 2 must courses, a seminar course on the thesis topic and a course on research methods & ethical issues, have also to be taken.

These elective courses should include the following courses, according to specialization areas:

Ph.D. in Electrical And Electronics Engineering

To educate doctorate level electrical and electronics engineers capable of carrying out original research and defending and disseminating the results thereof.

8 elective courses approved by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering have to be taken, with a total minimum credit of 24. 2 must courses, a seminar course on the thesis topic and a course on research methods & ethical issues, have also to be taken.

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination should be passed to carry out thesis work, as details are provided in the guidebook (the previous version is available at this link). Note the following updates between the two versions regarding the Major Oral Examination and Minor Exam.

1. Major Oral Examinations' scope is extended as described in this guidebook (in Turkish).
2. Ph.D. students who are admitted starting from Fall 2020/21 are no longer required to take a Minor Exam. See the Ph.D. Minor Regulations for the updated regulations regarding minor areas.
3. See Ph.D. Qualification Committee Decision Report for updated information on adaptation of the Ph.D. students admitted before Fall 2020/21 term.
4. Tentative course lists for the Fall and Spring Semesters of 2021-2022 can be found here. Note that this list may be subject to changes.

Important:

1. Doctoral Minor Operational Principles - Pursuant to Article 7, when graduating from the doctoral program, the transcripts of the courses that meet the minor requirements and the grades taken from these courses must be included in the GPA. In addition, in accordance with Article 42 of the METU Graduate Education Regulations, the student must successfully complete the courses and the seminar course and have a GPA of at least 3.00 in order to be able to take the DYS. Therefore, doctoral students must have taken and successfully completed both minor courses before entering DYS (according to Article 25 of METU Graduate Education Regulations, they must have received at least a CB grade).

2. Students who have successfully passed the PhD Qualification Exam before the beginning of the year 2024 must meet the following publication requirements when submitting their Thesis Jury Appointment forms.

   • Printout of a publication from the thesis work that has been accepted or sent to be published in a journal indexed in SCI (Class A)/SSCI. If you cannot meet this requirement, you must submit a letter prepared by your advisor stating that you will deliver the specified publication until your graduation.

3. Students who have successfully passed the PhD Qualification Exam after the beginning of the year 2024 must meet the following publication requirements when submitting their Thesis Jury Appointment forms.

   • The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU accepts that publishing in an SCI/E- based at least one journal is an important part of doctoral education. In this context, the following conditions must be met
     • The publication must be derived from the thesis work,
     • You must be the first author of the publication,
     • The publication must be sent to at least one journal included in the SCI/E list,
     • The publication must have received at least the first referee report.

Ph.D. on Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical And Electronics Engineering

15 elective courses approved by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering have to be taken, with a total minimum credit of 45. 2 must courses, a seminar course on the thesis topic and a course on research methods & ethical issues, have also to be taken.

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