Program Language: Turkish
Program Type: Thesis
Objectives of the Program
On the one hand, both in Turkey and in the world the intense need of Electronics and Communications Engineer experts, on the other hand, taking into account the dizzying developments in this area, the PhD program has been prepared to meet the current needs. Considering that we are living in a rapidly changing information age and the most important role is played by Electronics and Communications Engineers. So the aim of the program is to provide the background and knowledge that will enable the engineers and academicians to work in this field so that our country can catch up with the age and adapt to this rapid change. New elective courses will be opened to adapt for the dynamic changes in the future. The program and qualified academic staff offered at Doğuş University have been carefully selected to meet these requirements.
Structure of the Program
There are two Ph.D. programs in Turkish at Doğuş University one after receiving a Master's degree and the other after Bachelor's degree. The aim of the program is to educate engineers who have the necessary basic knowledge in this broad and complex field, who can follow the innovations and who can make original results by doing research.
Doctoral Program for Master's Degree Graduates
The students are required to take nine courses with a total of number of 27 credits, of which at least four courses should begin with a course code of six. In addition to the course load, the students are required to pass the proficiency exam, make a thesis proposal, make a thesis study, present a thesis progress in front of a jury every six months and defend their thesis at the end.
Doctoral Program for Students without Master degree
Those who are directly admitted to the PhD program without taking a Master's degree are required to take seventeen courses of 48 credits in total. In addition to the course load, the students are required to pass the proficiency exam, make a thesis proposal, make a thesis study, present a thesis progress in front of a jury every six months and defend their thesis at the end.
Postgraduate and Scientific Preparation Courses
Courses to be taken in the Ph. D. program are grouped in three groups. List A is compulsory, list B is elective, and list C shows the scientific preparation courses which should be taken from the students coming from other science departments. Those who have a bachelor's degree in different fields of science should take at least four and at most ten courses firstly from list C or A in two semesters with the request of the advisor and the approval of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Board of Directors.
Research Areas
Electrical / Electronic Circuits, Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas and Wave Propagation, Digital Systems, Communication Theory and Systems, Signal Processing and Applications.