ELECTRÄ°CAL and ELECTRONÄ°CS ENGÄ°NEERÄ°NG
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

The graduate program in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department was initiated in 1976. Currently, there are about 250 students in the graduate program. Students can choose one of the following areas to specialize in: Communication Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Electromagnetics and Microwave Techniques, Control Systems, Computers and Computer Networks, Microelectronics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Machines and Power Systems. Students take courses in their areas of interest and work on their theses under the supervision of a faculty member.

The medium of instruction is Turkish. However, applicants have to be successful in an English proficiency exam in order to be admitted to the program. The higher body responsible of all graduate education in Engineering in Hacettepe University is the Institute of Science. Hence, graduate student admission and graduate education are carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the Institute.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

For admission, applicants must have

- a B.S. degree in one of the areas determined by the Department,

- a sufficient score from Academic Graduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES),

- a sufficient score from TOEFL/KPDS/IELTS/ÃœDS or another English proficiency exam recognized by the University Senate.

- sufficient score from an interview carried out in the Department.

Sufficient scores and other admission requirements are set by the Institute of Science.

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Requirements for the Master of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering are:

- Successful completion (at least a C1 grade) of at least 7 courses and a seminar course adding up a total of at least 60 ECTS credits (24 national credits),

- 2.75/4.0 GPA,

- Successful completion and defense in front of a jury of a thesis work of 60 ECTS credits.

Students must be successful from at least two of the following compulsory courses:

ELE 601 Linear System Theory

ELE 604 Optimization

ELE 608 Numerical Methods in Electrical Engineering

ELE 609 Probability and Random Processes

ELE 670 Statistical Signal Processing

Details are specified in the "Graduate Education and Examination Regulations" of Hacettepe University.

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

Details of recognition of previous education are as specified in the rules and regulations of the Institute of Science.

D.7. Goals and Objectives

To graduate highly skilled engineers with specializations in certain areas who can use their expert knowledge and analytical problem solving skills in various areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Our graduates are able to find jobs easily in the public and private sector. They are especially preferred by high technology companies and their R&D departments. Many of them are employed by companies such as ASELSAN, HAVELSAN, TAI, ROKETSAN, and Türk Telekom. In the public sector TUBİTAK, with its various research institutes, is probably the leading employer of our graduates. A significant number of them have preferred academic and research jobs in both national and foreign universities and institutions.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.14. Profile of the Programme

All the courses are theoretical, one term courses. There are no prerequisites.

1 ECTS credit is equivalent to 25 to 30 hours of workload.

Students must take at least two of the following compulsory courses:

ELE 601 Linear System Theory

ELE 604 Optimization

ELE 608 Numerical Methods in Electrical Engineering

ELE 609 Probability and Random Processes

ELE 670 Statistical Signal Processing

Students may take the remaining 5 courses from the available elective course list after consulting with their academic advisors.

With the approval of the advisor, two of the elective courses may be taken from the fourth year of the undergraduate programme of the Department.

Up to three elective courses may be taken from other departments contingent on the suggestion of the advisor and the approval of the Department Chair. Students must also be successful in ELE 699 Seminar course supervised by their academic advisors.

Before the registration period of the third semester, every student must have reached an agreement with a faculty member to act as his/her thesis advisor.

Academic activities of students are monitored by academic advisors appointed by the department until a faculty member agrees to work with the student as his/her thesis advisor.

Students can start working on their theses after their thesis advisors and thesis topics are approved by the Institute. A students must defend his/her thesis in front of a jury upon completion.

Students are granted the master of science degree upon successful completion of courses and approval of their theses by juries.

Rights and responsibilities of students and details of graduate education are specified in the "Graduate Education and Examination Regulations" of the Institute of Science.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation method for each course is given in Course Information Form. Rules for exams and grading are given in the "Graduate Education and Examination Regulations" of the Institute of Science.

D.16. Graduation Requirements

Requirements for the M.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering are:

- Successful completion (at least a C1 grade) of at least 7 courses and a seminar course adding up a total of at least 60 ECTS credits (24 national credits),

- 2.75/4.0 GPA,

- Successful completion and defense in front of a jury of a thesis work of 60 ECTS credits.

For graduation, students must be successful from at least two of the following compulsory courses:

ELE 601 Linear System Theory

ELE 604 Optimization

ELE 608 Numerical Methods in Electrical Engineering

ELE 609 Probability and Random Processes

ELE 670 Statistical Signal Processing

Details are specified in the "Graduate Education and Examination Regulations" of Hacettepe University.

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Prof.Dr. Birsen Saka Tanatar

Head of Department

E-mail: info@ee.hacettepe.edu.tr

Tel: +90-312-2977000

Fax: +90-312-2992125

Address: Hacettepe University, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

Web Address: http://www.ee.hacettepe.edu.tr/?lang=e

e-mail:birsen@hacettepe.edu.tr