The information and program qualifications related to the Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering Doctor of Philosophy Program, under the Department of Civil Engineering of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
The history of the Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering program is based on the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Water Engineering, which is part of the ITU Institute of Science and Technology. In later years, this program is divided into two graduate programs. One of them was Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering under the Department of Civil Engineering and the other was an interdisciplinary program of Coastal and Marine Sciences.
The graduates of the program are working with public institutions such as DSİ and İSKİ in the private sector as engineers and managers. Among the alumni, those who choose academic life also have a great place.
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : 2024-2025 Spring Semester
Application Dates : 06.12.2024 09:00:00 - 03.02.2025 17:00:00 ( UTC/GMT+3 )
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical must be minimum 75 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 700, new system GRE minimum 155 ). 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). Graduation must be Environmental Sciences Engineering and Management, Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeological Engineering, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Meteorological Engineering.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 10
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical must be minimum 75 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 700, new system GRE minimum 155 ). 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). Graduation must be Environmental Sciences Engineering and Management, Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeological Engineering, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Meteorological Engineering.
Quota (For International Students): 4
Transfer Quota : 2
Application Page Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
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Program Educational Objectives
To educate engineers who have the ability to use their knowledge effectively to solve engineering problems and make design, and who are fully aware of their responsibilities to the environment, society and ethical values, and who have the ability to conduct scientific and applied research.
Conducting and publishing research that contributes to science and technology at national and international level.
To create and support human resources and opportunities needed to carry out high quality education and research.
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
There is no additional condition
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Title : Doctor of Philosophy
Program Employment Opportunities
1. Determination and management of ground water resources
2. Surface water resources planning and management
3. Drinking water project planning and design
4. Floods and droughts
5. Hydroelectric power
6. River navigation
7. Water structures and coastal-marine structures
8. Flow-structure interactions
9. Climate change and its effects
10. Sediment transportation
11. Cooling water use
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 |
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 (knowledge).
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 (knowledge).
P.O.3 The ability to evaluate and use new information in the area with a systematical approach (skill).
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 (skill).
P.O.5 The ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the new and complex ideas (skill).
P.O.6 Acquiring the most developed skills about using the research methods in studies in the related area (skill).
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 (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
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 (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.9 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the original and inter-disciplinary problems (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
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 (Learning Competence).
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. (Communication and Social Competency).
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 (Communication and Social Competency).
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 (Communication and Social Competency).
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 (Area Specific Competency).
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 (Area Specific Competency).
P.O.16 Contributing to the solution of area-related social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems and promoting the development of these values (Area Specific Competency).
Program Coordinator
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