GRADUATE PROGRAMS

M.Sc. Program                         Application Criteria  (for students out of Turkey)

Ph.D. Program                         Acceptance Criteria        

M.Sc. with thesis in Geological Engineering

The objective of Masters program with thesis is to make students reach the knowledge through scientific research, evaluate and make comment on the knowledge.

 

Course Code Course Name
GEOE500 M.S. THESIS
GEOE590 GRADUATE SEMINAR

7 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Geological Engineering.
Total minimum credit: 21

Ph.D. in Geological Engineering

The objective of the doctoral program is to make students satisfy independent research, comment on the scientific events with wide and deep point of view, determine necessary steps to reach new synthesis. A doctoral dissertation must fulfill one of the following qualifications: (1)demonstrate some new aspects to the field, (2) use a new scientific method, or (3) apply a known method to a new field.

 

Course Code Course Name
GEOE600 PH.D. THESIS

7 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Geological Engineering.
Total minimum credit: 21

Graduate Program Application and Acceptance Criteria

Application Criteria

For Master's degree:

The candidate should hold (or expected to hold within a year) a Bachelor's degree provided that you are graduated from a 4 year program.
Previous program should be consistent with the program of Geological Engineering Department in METU. Nevertheless acceptance to the program is possible via a Deficiency Program.

ALES minimum 70
B.S. CGPA minimum 2.0/4.0

TOEFL minimum 213 or EPE (METU) minimum 65 or equivalent.

For Ph. D. degree:

ALES minimum 70
M.S. CGPA minimum 3.0/4.0

TOEFL minimum 213 or EPE (METU) minimum 65 or equivalent.

Application Criteria for Applicants out of Turkey

For Master's degree:

The candidate should hold (or expected to hold within a year) a Bachelor's degree provided that you are graduated from a 4 year program.
Previous program should be consistent with the program of Geological Engineering Department in METU. Nevertheless acceptance to the program is possible via a Deficiency Program.
B.S. CGPA minimum 2.0/4.0
GRE minimum 610
TOEFL minimum 213 or EPE (METU) minimum 65 or equivalent

For Ph. D. degree:

The candidate should hold a master's degree.
M.S. CGPA minimum 3.0/4.0
GRE minimum 610
TOEFL minimum 213 or EPE (METU) 65 or equivalent


Acceptance Criteria:

In order to be accepted to the program, you should provide consent of one of our instructors as a thesis supervisor. We suggest you to contact the instructors considering their fields of interest. Information about the instructors is provided in the related pages of our Departments web links.

For other details of application we refer you to the web page of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences (www.fbe.metu.edu.tr).