1 - Admission and Registration Conditions



In order to apply to mechatronics engineering doctorate program of our university, those who have a bachelor degree or a masters degree with thesis, a masters degree or a bachelor degree of at least 10 semesters excluding preparatory classes must have at least 55 from ALES score (academic staff and graduate education entrance exam). Except for preparatory classes, those who will apply with a bachelor degree of less than ten semesters must have at least 80 from ALES score and at least 80 out of 100 or 3 out of 4 bachelor graduation grade point average. Applicants to doctorate / art programs must get a score of at least 55 from YDS (foreign language exam) or an equivalent score from an exam whose equivalence is accepted by Interuniversity Board. In order for foreign national candidates to be admitted to graduate programs, they must have a diploma of a higher education institution in Turkey, or a bachelor or masters degree, and a diploma of an institution accepted as equivalent by YOK (Council of Higher Education). Foreign students who will apply to the doctorate program must get a score of at least 55 from YDS in one of foreign languages ​​accepted by Interuniversity Board, other than their native language, or an equivalent score from an exam accepted as equivalent by the Interuniversity Board. The Senate may increase minimum scores if necessary, depending on the characteristics of the programs. Foreign students who graduated from a higher education institution in Turkey are subject to the same conditions as students from Republic of Turkey regarding the ALES score. They are required to obtain an equivalence certificate from YOK and a Turkish proficiency certificate from TOMER (Turkish Language Learning Center). Turkish proficiency certificate is not required in the departments that teach in a foreign language. Institute Board is authorized to determine entry requirements for foreign students. In evaluation of student admission to doctorate programs; If there is no interview, the success score is calculated by taking into account 50% of ALES score, 30% of masters grade point average and 20% of foreign language score. In the departments where an interview exam is given, 50% of ALES score, 15% of masters grade point average, 15% of foreign language score and 20% of the interview exam are taken into account. Except for preparatory classes, bachelor grade point average is used to calculate the success score for those who will apply for a doctorate with a bachelor degree of less than ten semesters. The success score must be at least 60. The candidates with above 60 points are placed in the relevant programs according to announced quotas, in order from the highest score. In case of equality of points, the candidate with a higher ALES score is preferred. The candidate who does not take the interview exam is considered unsuccessful.



2 - Recognition of Prior Educations



The students who come to mechatronics engineering masters / PhD program of our university through internal transfer exam are subject to "Erciyes University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations, Third Part, Article 17".

Foreign students coming to mechatronics engineering masters / PhD program of our university are subject to "Erciyes University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations, Third Part, Article 18".

The students who come to mechatronics engineering masters / PhD program of our university with special student status are subject to "Erciyes University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations, Third Part, Article 16".

Course substitution in mechatronics engineering masters / PhD program of our university is carried out according to "Erciyes University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations, Third Part, Article 23".



3 - Assessment and Consideration



In order to be considered successful in a course in mechatronics engineering doctorate program, students enrolled in the program must get at least a CB grade. The letter grades and the coefficient of each grade are given below.



4 - Graduation Requirements



A student enrolled in the program is required to take at least 240 ECTS, including 7 courses with 60 ECTS (one of these courses includes scientific research techniques, research and publication ethics) and including a seminar course, 30 ECTS doctorate qualifying, 30 ECTS thesis proposal, and 25 ECTS thesis studies and 5 ECTS special field courses for at least 4 semesters in the thesis period. Bachelor courses taken by students during the doctoral period are not counted towards doctoral course load. Students have to pass the doctorate qualifying exam and thesis monitoring committee successfully during their doctorate education.



5 - Employment Opportunities



Mechatronics engineers can work in public institutions and private organizations. They can work in many areas from production line to maintenance, from R&D department to design departments in factories. They can work in any company where electromechanical systems are used, as well as in factories that produce these systems or in automation companies that provide R&D services. They can work in existing institutions and organizations in a very wide area, or they can become a company owner by establishing their own company if they want. In addition, they can continue their graduate education and pursue an academic career in universities by studying masters and doctorate programs.



6 - Program Qualifications



Doctorate students will gain the abilities listed under the main headings below: 

Ability to apply knowledge of Mathematics, Science and Engineering,

Ability to design and conduct experiments and interpret results of the experiments,

Ability to design a system, part or process to meet desired requirements,

Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams,

Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems,

Ability to be conscious of professional and ethical responsibility,

Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish,

Ability to understand the universal and societal effectiveness of engineering solutions,

Ability to be aware of the necessity of lifelong learning,

Ability to have knowledge of contemporary issues,

Ability to use the techniques, abilities and modern tools necessary for engineering practice.