DOUBLE MAJOR AND MINOR PROGRAMS

Double Major Program

Minor Program in Geographical Information and Remote Sensing Systems

Minor Program in Earth Science

 

Double Major Program in Geological Engineering

The program consists of all courses in the undergraduate curriculum. The equivalency of the courses will be determined by the Department.

Compulsory Courses

Course Code Course Name Course Code Course Name
PHYS105 GENERAL PHYSICS I GEOE300 SUMMER PRACTICE I
PHYS106 GENERAL PHYSICS II GEOE303 GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING
CHEM111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I GEOE309 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY
CHEM112 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II GEOE313 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
MATH119 CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY GEOE318 GEOCHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS
MATH120 CALCULUS FOR FUNC. OF SEVERAL VAR. GEOE326 FIELD GEOLOGY
MATH219 INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS GEOE327 FIELD GEOLOGICAL MAPPING
HIST2201 PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK I GEOE400 SUMMER PRACTICE II
HIST2202 PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK II GEOE401 MINERAL DEPOSITS
ECON210 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS GEOE407 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
ES221 ENGINEERING MECHANICS I GEOE423 HYDROGEOLOGY
ES224 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS GEOE425 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN GEO.ENG.
ES303 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS GEOE491 GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I
CE101 CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING GEOE492 GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II
CE364 SOIL MECHANICS MINE317 INTRODUCTION TO ROCK MECHANICS
CE374 FLUID MECHANICS CENG230 INTRODUCTION TO C PROGRAMMING
GEOE105 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING ENG101 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I
GEOE208 MAPWORK ENG102 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II
GEOE209 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY ENG211 ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS
GEOE210 PETROGRAPHY IS100 INT. TO INFO. TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
GEOE213 MINERALOGY TURK105 TURKISH I
GEOE214 PRINCIPLES OF STRATIGRAPHY TURK106 TURKISH II

1 restricted elective course(s) approved by the Department of Geological Engineering.
1 free elective course(s) approved by the Department of Geological Engineering.
4 technical elective course(s) approved by the Department of Geological Engineering.
1 nontechnical elective course(s) approved by the Department of Geological Engineering.

Minor Program in Geographical Information and Remote Sensing Systems

The program is designed to provide systematic approach to students who are interested in the field of activity which integrates all the means used to acquire and manage spatial data required as part of scientific, administrative, legal and technical operations involved in the process of production and management of spatial information. Considering the interdisciplinary nature of the subject the program offers equal opportunity to interested students from different departments.

Compulsory Courses

Course Code Course Name
GEOE431 INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING
CENG302 INTR. TO DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Any 1 of the following set ..
CRP438 INTRO. TO GEOGRAPH. INFO. SYSTEMS IN PLANING PRACTICE
CE413 INTRODUCTION TO GIS
3 of the following elective courses approved by the department ..
GEOE408 GEOMORPHOLOGY
GEOE409 PHOTOGEOLOGY
GEOE443 AERIAL THEMATIC MAPPING
GEOE445 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
GEOE447 DIGITAL TERRAIN ANALYSIS
CENG466 FUNDEMENTALS OF IMAGE PROCESSING
CE202 SURVEYING
CP444 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT IN GEOGRAPHIC INF. SYSTEMS

 

Total minimum credit: 18

 

For more information: http://rsgis.metu.edu.tr/

Minor Program in Earth Science

This program is designed to provide necessary background to the students who are directly or indirectly involved with the earth resources and/or processes in their major field of studies. The major objectives are to broaden the spectrum of the interested students, to strengthen their interdisciplinary communication and to provide the foundations for future scientific research and/or professional applications.

Compulsory Courses

Course Code Course Name
GEOE208 MAPWORK
GEOE209 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
GEOE210 PETROGRAPHY
GEOE213 MINERALOGY
GEOE214 PRINCIPLES OF STRATIGRAPHY
GEOE313 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

Total minimum credit: 19