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APPLICATIONS TO GRADUATE PROGRAMMES WILL BE ACCEPTED between January 2 and 16, 2019
Applications are made online through the website < https://obs.akdeniz.edu.tr/oibs/enstitubasvuru/>.
In order to have their applications considered, applicants must upload the documents listed below to the online application system, and meet the
specified requirements mentioned in the relevant institutes (For the Quotas see: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5)
Application Requirements for Graduate Programmes
Copy of Undergraduate Degree and/or Master’s Degree Diploma
Approved Turkish translation of the Undergraduate Degree and/or Master’s Degree Diploma (from an embassy or accredited translator)
Copy of the Undergraduate Degree and/or Master’s Degree Transcript
Approved Turkish translation of the Undergraduate and/or Master’s Degree Transcript (from an embassy or accredited translator)
B2-Level Turkish Language Proficiency Examination Result certificate for the programmes offered with Turkish as a language of instruction.
(Candidates who have graduated from any State Universities in Turkey are not required to submit a Turkish Proficiency Certificate)
Diploma Equivalency Certificate (If available)
When applying to a Master’s Degree Programme offered with 100% English, Turkish Language qualification is required.
When applying to a Doctorate Programmes; candidates must upload to the application system their B2 Level of Turkish Language Certificate
along with Foreign Language Examination Result certificate for English Language (YDS - min. 60 pts) or International Foreign Language
Examination (TOEFL IBT- min.72 pts) which is accepted by the council of the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM).
When applying to Graduate Programmes, an Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES) certificate is not required.
Important note: Candidates applying to the graduate programmes of the Institute of Health Sciences must submit one of the documents below;
Okul Tanıma Yazısı’ Document obtained from the Higher Education Council (YÖK)(Recognition of the applicant’s previous university
degree) is required for the programmes without clinical applications,
Diploma Equivalency Certificate obtained from the Higher Education Council (YÖK) is required for the programmes containing clinical
applications.
Applicants having dual citizenship cannot apply to the Quotas for both Turkish Citizens and International Students at the same time.
English Language Certificate:
English Language Certificates accepted by the CoHE are listed below;
* YDS * CPE
* TOEFL * Pearson Academic
* CAE * (IELTS scores are not accepted by the CoHE).
Turkish Proficiency Certificate
The B2- Level Turkish Proficiency Certificates which are accepted by the Council of Graduate Schools are listed below:
Turkish Proficiency Certificate from the Akdeniz University TÖMER,
Turkish Proficiency Certificate from the Turkish Language Teaching Research and Application Centres of Turkish State Universities,
Turkish Proficiency Certificate awarded by Yunus Emre Institutions,
Turkish Proficiency Certificate awarded by TÖMER.
Candidates whose online application has been approved by the relevant institutes are required to come to the Akdeniz University and take an oral
or written exam. Candidates must follow their application approval process by logging into the online application system by using their username
and their password. Candidates must print out the exam entrance document which will be available on the online application system before the
exam dates.
Evaluation of the Entrance Exam
To be accepted on master’s degree programmes, candidates must achieve a total of 65 points, of which 40% will be made up of undergraduate
degree grades, and 60% will be awarded from the interview assessment. Candidate grades will be listed from high to low. Candidates who
achieve the required grade but who are not included in the quota will be listed as substitute candidates.
To be accepted on doctorate programmes, candidates must receive a total of 70 points, of which 40% will be made up of undergraduate degree
grades, and 60% will be awarded from the interview assessment. Candidate grades will be listed from high to low. Candidates who achieve
the required grade but who are not included in the quota will be listed as substitute candidates.
Dates of Entrance exam:
Institute of Science and Technologies – 21 -22 -23 January 2019
Institute of Educational Sciences – 21 -22 -23 January 2019
Institute of Social Sciences - 21 -22 -23 January 2019
Institute of Fine Arts- 21 -22 -23 January 2019
Institute of Health Sciences- 21 -22 -23 January 2019
Master Degree Programmes are offered with Thesis and Non-Thesis programmes.
Master-Thesis: In Master's degree programs which require a thesis, courses are scheduled during the daytime. A master's thesis is the product of
individual student research, and should represent an original contribution to the academic field of knowledge. Tuition fee for master’s degree
with thesis and doctorate programmes is 928.00 TL for one year in 2018/2019 academic year.
Master Non-Thesis: In Non-thesis master's degree programs, courses are scheduled during the evening. Students must complete a non-thesis
examination to demonstrate mastery of their academic field of study. The Tuition fee for non-thesis programmes totally 5,600.00 TL Tuition Fee
for Banking and Finance non-thesis programme is 6,400.00 TL)
Table 1:GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL STUDENT QUOTAS
Programmes
Quotas
Admission Requirements
Geography
Master/Thesis 4
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; -Geography,
-Teaching Geography.
Master/non-Thesis 5 Having Undergraduate Diploma in any field.
Doctorate 2 Having Master’s Degree Diploma (Thesis) in Geography
Philosophy
Master/Thesis 5 Having Undergraduate Diploma in any field.
Doctorate 5 Having Master’s Degree (Thesis) Diploma in any field.
Note: English or German Language Certificate is acceptable.
Banking and Finance Master/non-Thesis 1 Having Undergraduate Diploma in any field.
Public Relation and
Publicity Master/ Thesis 1 Having Undergraduate in Social Sciences
Political Science and Public
Administration Doctorate 1
Having Master’s Degree Diploma (Thesis) in any field.
Note: Scientific Preparatory Class is required if the student has not previously taken
the courses which are essential for the programme.
Table 2: GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
Programmes Quotas Admission Requirements
Horticulture
Master-Thesis 1 Having Undergraduate Diploma in Faculty of Agriculture
Doctorate 1 Having Master’s Degree Diploma in Agriculture
Computer Engineering
(English) Master-Thesis 3
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Faculty of Engineering,
Faculty of Science
Biomedical Engineering Master-Thesis 4
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Biomedical Engineering,
Electrical and Êlectronic Engineering,
Computer Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering,
Mechatronic Engineering,
Materials Science Engineering,
Physics Engineering,
Chemistry Engineering,
Bioengineering.
Environmental Engineering Master-Thesis 4
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Environmental Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering(any department),
Chemistry in Faculty of Science,
Biology in Faculty of Science,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Faculty of Fisheries,
Urban and Regional Planning in Faculty of Architecture.
Note: 1 year Scientific Preparatory Class is required if the candidate does not have
Undergraduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering.
Doctorate 1
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Environmental Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering(any department),
Or
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in Environmental Engineering are acceptable;
Faculty of Agriculture (any department is acceptable)
Faculty of Fisheries,
Or
Having both Undergraduate and Master’s Degree Diploma in Forest Engineering
Physics
Master-Thesis 1
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Physics,
Physics Engineering,
Physics Teaching
Doctorate 1 Having Master’s Degree Diploma in Physics or Physics Engineering..
Civil Engineering
Master-Thesis 6
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Civil Engineering,
Ceramics Engineering,
Materials Science and Engineering,
Architecture.
Doctorate 4
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Civil Engineering,
Engineering Science.
Geological Engineering
Master-Thesis 3 Having Undergraduate Diploma in any field.
Doctorate 3 Having Master’s Degree Diploma in any field.
Materials Science and
Engineering Master-Thesis 4
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Materials Science Engineering,
Aircraft Engineering,
Physics Engineering,
Chemistry Engineering,
Acoustics Engineering,
Metallurgy Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering,
Electric-Electronic Engineering,
Nanotechnology Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering
Master-Thesis 4
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Faculty of Engineering,
Faculty of Technology.
Note: 1 year Scientific Preparatory Class is required if the candidate does not have
Undergraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
Doctorate 3
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Faculty of Engineering,
Faculty of Technology.
Note: 1 year Scientific Preparatory Class is required if the candidate does not have
Master’s Degree Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
Hunting and Processing
Technologies in Aquaculture
Master-Thesis 5 Having Undergraduate Diploma in Science.
Doctorate 5 Having Master’s Degree Diploma in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences.
Aquaculture Sciences Master-Thesis 2
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Faculty of Fisheries,
Biology,
Environmental Engineering,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Hydrobiology
Fisheries Farming
Master-Thesis 4 Having Undergraduate Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Science.
Doctorate 2 Having Master’s Degree Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Science.
Agricultural Biotechnology
(100% English) Doctorate 1
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Faculty of Agriculture
Molecular Biology and Chemistry,
Biology Department in Faculty of Science,
Bio-Chemistry,
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Agricultural Economics
Master-Thesis 2 Having Undergraduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics
Doctorate 2 Having Master’s Degree Diploma in Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Machinery
Master-Thesis 1
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Technology and Technical Education
Doctorate 1
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Technology and Technical Education
Agricultural Construction and
Irrigation
Master-Thesis 4
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Agricultural Construction and Irrigation,
Bio-system Engineering,
Agricultural Machinery and Soil Science.
Note: Candidates, except for the ones having Agricultural Construction and Irrigation
or Bio-system Engineering Undergraduate Diploma, are required to study 1 year
Scientific Preparatory Class.
Doctorate 4
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Agricultural Construction with Land and Water Resources field of Agricultural
Construction and Irrigation or Bio-system Engineering Departments
Space Sciences and Technologies
Master-Thesis 1
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Faculty of Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Engineering
Doctorate 1
Having Master’s Degree Diploma (thesis) in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Engineering
Zootechnics
Master-Thesis 4
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Any field in Faculty of Agriculture,
Any field in Faculty of Veterinary,
Statistics,
Mathematics,
Econometrics,
Biology,
Biotechnology,
Animal Biotechnology,
Computer Engineering,
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Doctorate 2
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable; Any field in Faculty of Agriculture,
Any field in Faculty of Veterinary,
Statistics,
Mathematics,
Econometrics,
Biology,
Biotechnology,
Animal Biotechnology,
Computer Engineering,
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Table 3: GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Programmes Quotas Admission Requirements
Turkish Language
Teaching for Children
Living Abroad
Master-Thesis 1
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Turkish Language Teaching
Turkish Language and Literature Teaching
Philology
Educational
Administration,
Supervision, Planning and
Economics
Master-Non Thesis 10 Having Undergraduate Diploma in any field.
Doctorate 3
Having Master’s Degree Diploma (Thesis) in one of the fields listed below are acceptable Educational Administration, Supervision, Planning and Economics,
Business Administration or Management
Assessment and
Evaluation in Education Master-Thesis 1 Having Undergraduate Diploma in any field.
Table 4: GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Programmes
Quotas Admission Requirements
MEDICINE
Reproductive Biology Master-Thesis
1
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Faculty of Medicine,
Faculty of Dentistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department in Faculty of Science,
Biology Department of Faculty of Science
Faculty of Veterinary,
Faculty of Pharmacy,
Faculty of Nursery,
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Faculty of Health Sciences,
Faculty of Engineering,
Faculty of Natural Sciences,
Bioinformatics Department in Faculty of Educational Sciences.
Physiology
Master-Thesis
2
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Biologic Sciences,
Biology/Mathematics/Chemistry/Physics or Bio-Chemistry Department in Faculty of Science,
Electrical and Electronics/
Physics/Communication/Computer/Mechanical/Biomedical/Chemistry/Mathematics/Aerospace/Geneti
cs Departments in Faculty of Engineering.
Note: Candidates having master degree diploma in similar fields are accepted by the decision
of the relevant programme coordinators.
Doctorate 2
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in Physiology or;
Having Undergraduate Diploma Faculty of Medicine,
Note: Candidates having master degree diploma in similar fields accepted by the commission
of the relevant programme may apply to the master programme and are also required to study
1 year Scientific Preparatory Class.
Table 5: GRADUATE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Programmes Quotas Admission Requirements
Art and Design Proficiency in Art
3
Having Master’s Degree Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Fine Arts Training,
Plastic Arts,
Art and Design
Painting
Sculpture
Graphic
Photography
Ceramics and/or Glass Design
Visual Communication and Design
Traditional Handicrafts,
Industrial Product Design,
Textile and Fashion Design,
Cinema-TV,
Animated Film,
Film Design,
Museology,
Industrial Design
Ceramics Master-Thesis 1
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Ceramics and/or Glass,
Ceramics and/or Glass Design,
Painting,
Sculpture,
Graphic,
Industrial Product Design,
Faculty of Architecture
Rug, Carpet and
Traditional Fabric Patterns
Master-Thesis 2
Having Undergraduate Diploma in one of the fields listed below are acceptable;
Any Department of Traditional Turkish Arts,
Textile and Fashion Design,
Faculty of Art and Design