Metalurji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği Lisans Diploması

ISCO:08

ISCO:08

It is a higher education programme based on secondary education qualifications, covering an eight-semester programme and providing education for a specific learning area or profession.

Education is offered in formal, open, or distance learning formats. Additionally, practical training such as internships or workplace education is conducted in university laboratories and workshops, as well as in industries, healthcare institutions, and businesses.

• Possesses advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that allows for critically questioning the theories and principles related to a work or learning area.
• Has advanced innovative expertise in solving complex, unpredictable problems in a work or learning area.
• Analyzes data related to problems in a work or learning area and develops evidence-based solutions.
• Manages complex professional and technical work related to their field, takes responsibility as a team member in solving problems that may arise in practice, and identifies the professional development needs of team members.
• Critically evaluates the knowledge and skills they possess in their field, identifies learning needs, and embraces a lifelong learning approach to meet those needs.
• Communicates effectively in both written and spoken form in their native language and uses a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
• Utilizes field-specific information technologies at an advanced level, at least meeting the standards of the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL).
• Shares ideas and solutions to problems related to their field, supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, with both expert and non-expert groups in written or spoken form.
• Acts in accordance with scientific, social, and ethical principles and values during the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data related to their field.
• With a sense of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in collaboration with other professional groups for the benefit of their social environment.
• Takes responsibility for raising awareness in society regarding fundamental human rights, cultural and universal values, social justice, and environmental issues.
• Possesses attitudes and behaviors necessary for a healthy lifestyle.
• Regulates social relationships by embracing the values esteemed by their country and the society they live in.
• Possesses advanced knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to provide solutions to social and economic issues, considering their country’s strategic priorities.
• Prioritizes the customs, traditions, unique characteristics, and national culture of their society in their attitudes and behaviors.

Possesses advanced proficiency in the key competencies listed below:

1. Literacy skills

2. Multilingual proficiency

3. Mathematical proficiency and competency in science, technology, and engineering

4. Digital competency

5. Personal, social, and learning-to-learn competency

6. Citizenship competency

7. Entrepreneurship competency

8. Cultural awareness and expression competency

1. Assessment and evaluation methods; exam types and their contribution to the course success grade are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by the Higher Education Council (YÖK). 

2. Different methods such as written exam, oral exam, homework, laboratory work/exam, seminar/presentation, and term project are used in assessment and evaluation.

3. Letter grade systems are used to evaluate student success.

4. Exams are evaluated out of 100 points. In converting the grade given out of 100 points into a letter grade, the weights of the midterm exam, mid-term studies and end-term exam are taken into account. Letter grades are given by the instructor according to the grade ranges below.

Students who get one of the letter grades (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB) and (CC) from a course are deemed to have succeeded that course. In addition, students whose grade point average for a semester is at least 2.00 are considered successful in the courses in which they got a letter grade in the end-term exam (DC) in that semester. Students who get one of the letter grades (DD), (FD) and (FF) from a course are considered unsuccessful in that course. Students whose grade point average for a semester is not at least 2.00 are also considered unsuccessful in the courses in which they got a (DC) letter grade in that semester. In addition, a DC letter grade in the make-up and graduation exams are considered unsuccessful, regardless of semester averages. (G) letter grade is given to successful students in non-credit courses. (G) grade is not included in average calculations. (K) letter grade is given to students who fail non-credit courses. (K) grade is not included in average calculations. The letter grade (S) is given for graduation studies and project courses that last longer than one semester and are completed successfully.

In order to supervise the quality of higher education programmes;

•           YÖK is responsible of planning, organising, managing and supervising higher education institution's educational and other activities. •YÖK prepares "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" within its own criteria and publishes these reports annually. YÖK prepares reports that include qualitative and quantitative evaluations of higher education institutions in accordance with these annual reports and shares them with general public.

•           The "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions, is published by YÖK annually. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations made for foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to "Procedures and Principles for Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programmes":

1.         Establishment and Approval of Curricula 

YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required to open undergraduate programmes in higher education institutions.

1.1.      In higher education institutions, the curriculum of undergraduate programmes and the learning outcomes each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues. 

1.2.      After the curriculum of National Core Education Programmes is accepted by the relevant Deans Council, it is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK.

2.         Assessment and Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate programme will bring to the student is carried out in accordance with the teaching and examination regulations

prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK.

3.         Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programmes who successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receive an undergraduate diploma.

4.         Self Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions. In addition, the accreditation decisions made by the accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality of programmes' qualifications is assured. YÖKAK carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.

• Having graduated from secondary education institutions or foreign secondary education institutions whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and meeting the conditions of admission to the undergraduate programs of higher education institutions.
• Having been placed in the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution as a result of the central examination held by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.
• Having obtained sufficient points as a result of the central examination held by ÖSYM for the programmes of higher education institutions that accept students through special talent exams, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK, and having been successful in the special talent examination.
• Having been placed in undergraduate programs that are the continuation of the fields they have completed in higher education institutions for associate degree graduates as a result of the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK and conducted by ÖSYM.

1.         Undergraduate degree holders can continue their graduate programmes and, if they meet the relevant requirements, the doctorate and proficiency in arts programmes that accept students with an undergraduate degree.

2.         Undergraduate students have the right to participate in the double major programmes opened by the higher education institutions they are studying at. Students enrolled in double major programmes can take courses from two diploma programmes simultaneously and receive two separate undergraduate diplomas if they are successful.

1.         Law no. 2547 on Higher Education

1.1.      Regulation on the Principles of Transition between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer Between Institutions in Higher Education Institutions

1.2.      Regulation on the Continuation of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programme Graduates to Undergraduate Education

2.         Law no. 2547 on Higher Education (bylaw-35)

2.1.      Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Directive

The qualification is always valid.