1. General Information
Eskişehir Osmangazi University Computer Engineering Department was established in 1993 and started to provide 4-year formal education by taking its first students in the 2001-2002 academic year.
The Master's program was opened in 2016 and admitted its first students in the fall semester of 2016-2017. The language of education in our graduate program is Turkish. Our master's program consists of two parts, the course period and the thesis period. During the course period, students have to fill a total of 60 ECTS, including 2 compulsory, 5 technical electives, and 1 Seminar course. In the thesis period, they graduate with 60 credits of Specialization Field Course and Master Thesis Studies with a total of 120 ECTS credits.
The doctoral program was opened in 2017 and started to accept students in the fall semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. In the doctoral program, students complete a minimum of 7 courses and 1 seminar course. Afterward, they graduate with a total of 240 ECTS credits together with the Thesis Proposal worth 30 ECTS, the Specialization Field Courses they will take in 4 semesters, and the Thesis Studies. Doctoral students must pass a minimum of 3 successful Thesis Monitoring Committees in order to enter the thesis defense.
In our graduate programs, there are 6 branches of science: Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Hardware, Artificial Intelligence, Information Security, and Robotics.
For applications and program contents, visit the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences page.
2. Name of the qualification
Doctorate (PhD)
3. Level of qualification
3 (QF-EHEA)
4. Admission requirements
Actions are taken in accordance with the ESOGÜ Graduate Education Regulations and ESOGU Postgraduate Education Regulation and Implementation Procedures and Principles
5. Recognition of prior learning
Actions are taken in accordance with the ESOGÜ Graduate Education Regulations and ESOGU Postgraduate Education Regulation and Implementation Procedures and Principles
6. Qualification Requirements and Regulations
The PhD program consists of minimum seven courses (compulsory/elective), a seminar course, a proficiency exam, a thesis proposal, specialization field courses and a thesis study. According to the ECTS regulations, to graduate from the program minimum 60 ECTS credits of course work and 120 ECTS credit thesis study work must be taken. The letter grade of the courses must be at least CB for each course, and the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) must be at least 3.0/4.0. After the courses are completed, the proficieny exam is conducted to evaluate students' fundamental and field knowledge.
Student who succesfully passes the proficiency exam presents the thesis proposal to the Thesis Committee. According to the ESOGÜ-GER, after the thesis proposal is accepted, the student must submit and defend Thesis Progression Report to the Thesis Committee, once every 6 month. In thesis study period, the student must submit at least 3 reports and succesfully defend them. At the end of thesis study, the student must take the thesis defend examination. To graduate from the program, the student must succesfully defend the thesis that was written according to the Thesis Writing Guide.
7. Program Profile (Aim)
https://fbe.ogu.edu.tr/Sayfa/Index/409/program-egitim-amaclari
8. Program Competencies ( Learning Outcomes )
https://fbe.ogu.edu.tr/Sayfa/Index/151/ogrenme-ciktilari
9. Graduates Employment Opportunities
Our graduates who want to continue their academic career, on the other hand, have the opportunity to work in technology centers such as Teknopark/Technokent and R&D Centers in universities, as well as in the positions of research assistants or specialists at universities.
In public and private institutions, the defense industry, banking, e-commerce, high technology institutes, telecommunications, etc. can be employed in the IT and R&D departments of large companies operating in the fields.
Our students who graduate with a doctorate degree have the opportunity to continue their academic life in universities in Turkey and around the world. They can also become project managers or team leaders in the R&D departments of large companies.
10. Access to further study
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11. Examinations, Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluation and assesment methods for each course are determined by the course instructor and announced at the beginning of the term. The relevant information is described at the Course Information Form for each course. Grades/success evalutions of courses are conducted according to the ESOGU-GER.
12. Graduation Requirements
The PhD program consists of minimum of 21 credits for the students who are accepted with MSc degree, at least seven courses, a seminar course, a proficiency exam, a thesis proposal, specialization field courses and a thesis study. According to the ECTS regulations, minimum 60 ECTS credits of course work and 120 ECTS credit thesis study must be taken. The credits of the proficieny exam and the thesis proposal are both 30 ECTS . The required total credit is 240 ECTS.
The PhD program is eight semesters, and the maximum completion time is twelve semesters. The letter grade of each course must be at least CB, and the CGPA must be at least 3.0/4.0.
Students must succesfully complete their courses, pass the proficiency exam, defend the thesis proposal, and submit and succesfully defend at least three Thesis Progression Reports. To graduate from the program, the student must write their PhD dissertation according to the Thesis Writing Guide determined by the Graduate School and succesfully defend in front of the jury. .
13. Mode of Study (Full Time, e-Learning )
Full time education.
14. Address and Contact Information ( Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Erasmus Coordinator)
ESOGÜ Meşelik Campus 26480/ESKİŞEHİR
Tel:+902222393750, www.ogu.edu.tr,www.fbe.ogu.edu.tr
15. Department / Program Opportunities
There are 4 general purpose education laboratories in our department, each containing 25-30 computers. In addition, there are research laboratories where thematic studies are carried out under the leadership of academicians who are experts in their fields, such as Robotics, Information Security, microprocessors, networks, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Software, and Smart Agriculture.
Students attending the program can participate in national and international projects where faculty members are executives or researchers and can carry out their thesis studies to solve the problems determined within the project's scope.
16. Academic Staff
https://ceng.ogu.edu.tr/en/Sayfa/Index/16/academic-staff