Admission

Admission to the program is subject to the admission procedures of the department. If student who is already admitted to the M.S. in IE program finishes his/her coursework with a GPA of 3.75 or higher, s/he can be admitted to the Ph.D. program directly without writing an M.S. thesis. Such students complete another 24 credits of coursework for the Ph.D. program.

Coursework

The Ph.D. program requires at least 24 credit-hours of coursework that should be completed in 4 semesters for students with an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bogaziçi University. Students with non-IE backgrounds first have to take preliminary courses to fill in the gap in their program, and two courses from each of the three areas mentioned in the M.S. program in addition to their regular Ph.D. program. The specific courses selected by a given student will be chosen jointly by the student and a faculty advisor. The student is encouraged to tailor his/her program to his/her own interests. Students in the Ph.D. program are required to maintain a grade point average of at least 3.00/4.00 throughout their coursework.

Qualifying Exam and Thesis Proposal

Each Ph.D. student must pass a qualifying exam and prepare a thesis proposal. The examination is in three parts: in-class, take-home and oral. In addition, the students are required to submit a written thesis proposal and present it to a jury. The students are expected to show their breadth of knowledge as well as the depth of their understanding and to demonstrate their research capabilities. A student who passes the qualifying examination must prepare a thesis proposal in 6 months.

Dissertation

When a student has passed the qualifying exam, the thesis advisor will help the student determine a plan for completing a Ph.D. dissertation which is the remaining major requirement of the program. The student has a maximum of 4 semesters to complete the coursework, and a maximum of 8 semesters to complete the Ph.D. program.

Updated: September 10, 2007