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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Sinan Gezici, Ph.D., Chair

Academic Staff
Courses

The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering offers programs that lead to B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department has the vision to provide a program of the highest quality to produce leader engineers who can address the challenges of the new century and excel at an international level.

With this vision, the mission is to provide our graduates with the knowledge and skills needed for high quality engineering work as well as advanced engineering research and to equip them with a broad intellectual spectrum in order to prepare them for diverse and competitive career paths.

As individuals and as members of a team, our majors will have successful careers in the academic environment, industrial or government organizations. They will be able to pursue advanced degrees in diverse fields and continue professional development. We prepare our graduates to be able to function in national/international/multi-cultural corporations and organizations.

To meet these objectives, our undergraduate program is built on a strong analytical foundation in mathematics, science and engineering courses. Upon this foundation, core electrical and electronics engineering background is established. A variety of elective courses are offered in order to serve the technical needs and objectives of students. The program is enriched by providing the student with courses in social sciences, humanities and economics to broaden their intellectual spectrum. In addition, our students are exposed to the professional life with the help of two summer practices. Also, a capstone design sequence is offered to students in the senior year to consolidate their technical knowledge by developing an engineering solution to a problem with multiple realistic constraints.

The Electrical and Electronics Engineering BS Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
CS 115  Introduction to Programming in Python  3  4  4  6.5
ENG 101  English and Composition I  5    3  5
GE 100  Orientation      1  2
MATH 101  Calculus I  4    4  6.5
PHYS 101  General Physics I  3  3  4  6.5
TURK 101  Turkish I      2  3.5

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 102  Digital Logic Design  4  4  4  6.5
ENG 102  English and Composition II  5    3  5
MATH 102  Calculus II  4    4  6.5
PHYS 102  General Physics II  3  3  4  6.5
TURK 102  Turkish II      2  3.5

SECOND YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 211  Analog Electronics  3  4  4  6.5
GE 250  Collegiate Activities Program I      -  1
HIST 200  History of Turkey  3    4  6.5
HUM 111  Cultures Civilizations and Ideas I  3    3  5
MATH 241  Engineering Mathematics I  4    4  6.5
  Mathematics / Science Elective      3  -

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 202  Circuit Theory  3  4  4  6.5
EEE 212  Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems  3  4  4  6.5
ENG 401  Technical Report Writing and Presentation  3    3  5
GE 251  Collegiate Activities Program II      1  2
HUM 112  Cultures Civilizations and Ideas II  3    3  5
MATH 242  Engineering Mathematics II  4    4  6.5

THIRD YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 299  Summer Training I      -  7
EEE 313  Electronic Circuit Design  3  4  4  6.5
EEE 321  Signals and Systems  3  2  4  6.5
MATH 255  Probability and Statistics  4    4  6.5
  General Elective      3  -
  Social Science Core Elective      3  -

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 342  Feedback Control Systems  3    3  5
EEE 351  Engineering Electromagnetics  3    3  5
  Arts Core Elective      3  -
  Basic Engineering Elective      3  -
  EEE Elective      3  -

FOURTH YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 399  Summer Training II      -  7
GE 301  Science Technology and Society  2    2  3.5
  EEE Elective      3  -
  EEE Restricted Elective      3  -
  Mathematics / Science Elective      3  -
  Project Elective-I      3  -

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
GE 304  Technology Society and Professional Development Seminar  2    1  2
  EEE Expanded Electives (2)      6  -
  EEE Restricted Elective      3  -
  General Elective      3  -
  Project Elective-II      3  -

GRADUATE PROGRAM

Graduate programs focus on those fields which are heavily in demand worldwide. Current research areas are signal and image processing, electronics, optics, acoustics, electromagnetics, nanotechnology, robotics, telecommunications and networks, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and system and control theory. The department emphasizes research with the support of excellent laboratories, computing facilities, and libraries. These facilities are continuously upgraded through various grants from national and international resources. Currently there are image processing, signal processing, optics, electronics, telecommunications, robotics and control, microwaves and antennas, nanophotonics, and biomedical laboratories.

Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Admission: All applicants are required to have a B.S. degree in electrical and electronics engineering, or in a related field of science or engineering. Students with a B.S. degree in areas other than electrics and electronics engineering may be requested to take several undergraduate courses in the field to acquire the necessary background. Evaluation of applicants is based on their ALES (Akademik Personel ve Lisansüstü Eğitimi Giriş Sınavı - Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Examination) scores, past academic records, reference letters and an interview. Applicants who are not Turkish citizens and Turkish citizen applicants who are residents of another country may take GRE instead of ALES. All non-native speakers of English are required to submit a proof of satisfactory knowledge of English.

Degree Requirements: In addition to at least 21 credit units of course work, the M.S. degree candidate must prepare and successfully defend a thesis. Expected duration to complete the M.S. program is four semesters; the maximum duration is six semesters.

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 599  Master's Thesis      -  71
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 590  Academic Practices      -  12
  Core Graduate Course      3  5
  EEE Graduate Electives (2)      6  10
  EEE Graduate Seminar      -  1
  Graduate Elective      3  5
  Restricted graduate electives (3)      9  15

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Admission: All applicants are required to have a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering, or in a related field of science or engineering. Evaluation of applicants is based on their ALES (Akademik Personel ve Lisansüstü Eğitimi Giriş Sınavı - Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Examination) scores, past academic records, reference letters and an interview. Applicants who are not Turkish citizens and Turkish citizen applicants who are residents of another country may take GRE instead of ALES. All non-native speakers of English are required to submit a proof of satisfactory knowledge of English.

Degree Requirements: 21 credit units of course work beyond the M.S. level or 42 credits of course work beyond the B.S. level is required. Ph.D. candidates must pass a qualifying exam and then must prepare a thesis work proposal. Preparing and defending a dissertation based on original research is the essence of the program. A paper based on the candidate's thesis must be accepted or published in a reputable journal before the dissertation can be defended. The expected duration to complete the Ph.D. program is eight semesters for students who enter the program after an M.S. degree, and ten semesters for those who enter after a B.S. degree. The maximum durations are twelve and fourteen semesters, respectively.

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 699  Ph.D. Dissertation      -  203
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 690  Academic Practices      -  24
  EEE Graduate Seminar      -  -
  Graduate Electives (4)      12  -
  Restricted graduate electives (3)      9  -

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (After a Bachelor's Degree)

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 699  Ph.D. Dissertation      -  203
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 690  Academic Practices      -  24
  Core Graduate Course      3  5
  EEE Graduate Electives (2)      6  10
  EEE Graduate Seminars (2)      -  2
  Graduate Electives (5)      15  25
  Restricted graduate electives (6)      18  30

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