YTÜ FACULTY OF SHIPBUILDING AND MARITIME STUDIES,
IS LOCATED AT THE YTÜ BEŞİKTAŞ CAMPUS...
BARBAROS BOULEVARD, BEŞİKTAŞ – ISTANBUL
For students who have taken the university entrance exam and are making their program choices, you can find frequently asked questions and answers about the Department of Marine Engineering below. Please contact us for more detailed information.
1. What are the areas of work for a Marine Engineering Operations Engineer?
Answer: Marine Machinery Operations Engineers carry out all activities related to the operation, maintenance, and repair of marine machinery. They may also be involved in areas such as the design, inspection, and management of marine machinery systems. They can work at shipping companies, shipyards, ship maintenance and repair centers, as well as various public and private sector organizations in the energy sector and the maritime industry.
2. Is there a uniform requirement in this department?
Answer: There is no uniform requirement during the program in our department. However, wearing a uniform in accordance with maritime customs and traditions is mandatory during official ceremonies and events.
3. On which YTÜ campus is the department located?
Answer 3. Our department is located on the Yildiz Campus of Yildiz Technical University. This campus is located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. Our incoming students attend preparatory and support courses at the Davutpaşa Campus until their second year. All other department courses are held at the Yildiz Campus.
4. What is the language of instruction for the department?
Answer 4. At least 30% of our department’s courses must be taken in English. Additionally, an English preparatory program is mandatory for the department.
5. Is an internship required in the department?
Answer: There are two mandatory internships in our department: a 150-work-day Workshop Internship and a 180-day Deep-Sea Vessel Internship. Our students complete the Offshore Vessel Internship during the spring semester of their third year. Our department assists students in finding internship opportunities.
6. What study abroad opportunities does the department offer?
Answer: Our department offers students opportunities to study abroad through its partnerships with Erasmus and other international student exchange programs.
7. What laboratory facilities does the department have?
Answer 7. The faculty has laboratories where students can apply their theoretical knowledge in practice. Practical exercises are conducted in these laboratories as part of the coursework.
8. What is the difference between Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and Marine Engineering Operations?
Answer 8. Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering focuses on the design, planning, and construction of all types of floating vessels and is practiced on land. Marine Machinery Operations Engineering, on the other hand, deals with the operation, maintenance, and management of marine machinery, with ships as its primary field of work. Graduates work as Deep-Sea Watch Engineers under 4-, 6-, or 8-month contracts.
Are there student clubs and activities in Section 9?
Answer: There are student clubs in Section 9 that are active in the fields of maritime studies and engineering. These clubs contribute to students’ personal and professional development by organizing technical tours, seminars, competitions, and social events. In addition, career days organized by the clubs enable students to connect with the industry and its stakeholders.
10. What are the transportation options to the Yildiz Campus?
Answer 10. There are a variety of transportation options to the Yildiz Campus, located in the Beşiktaş neighborhood, and the campus is easily accessible via many public transportation routes. IETT bus routes (27E, 27SE, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 30A, 36G, 36L, 40B, 41E, 43R, 62, 63—which pass through the Yildiz Technical University-Beşiktaş stop) and Beşiktaş minibuses (Taksim, Ortaköy, Levent, Sarıyer) provide easy, direct access to the campus. Additionally, the campus is directly accessible via the M7 Yildiz-Mahmutbey metro line. In addition, you can reach the campus from the Zincirlikuyu Metrobüs stop, or via ferry services from Kadıköy and Üsküdar to the Beşiktaş Pier. You can also reach the campus by bus or minibus from the Kabataş tram stop.
Yildiz Technical University
Faculty of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Department of Marine Engineering and Operations
Email: gmim@yildiz.edu.tr
Website: www.gmim.yildiz.edu.tr
Faculty Website: www.gidf.yildiz.edu.tr
QUESTION 1: STUDENT ID NUMBER LOOKUP AND YTÜ OBS PASSWORD PROCEDURES
QUESTION 2: HOW CAN I OBTAIN A TRANSCRIPT AND STUDENT ID CARD?
All our students can obtain a student certificate and transcript through e-Government.
If necessary, you may also request a student ID and transcript by applying in person at the Dean’s Office.
You can request these documents by sending an email to gidf@yildiz.edu.tr from your “@yildiz.edu.tr” email address, attaching a scanned copy of your ID.
Graduates must submit their document requests to the email address ytumezun@yildiz.edu.tr.
If the student certificate you obtained through e-Government does not include information stating that you have not received any disciplinary penalties, you may request a student certificate by contacting the relevant staff at the Faculty Secretariat; the information you requested will be included in the student certificate provided to you.
QUESTION 3: HOW CAN I ACCESS THE CURRICULUM? WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITE COURSES?
You can access the 4-year curriculum for the Department of Marine Engineering and detailed course descriptions for all courses via the department’s Bologna page, linked below.
http://www.bologna.yildiz.edu.tr/index.php?r=program/view&id=141&aid=36
Some courses in the curriculum are prerequisites, meaning that in order to take a course, you must first successfully complete other courses. Prerequisite courses and the courses they are linked to can be found in the curriculum on the Bologna page.
QUESTION 4: WHAT ARE MAKE-UP AND COMPLETION EXAMS?
Make-up exams are administered for midterm exams. If two exams are held during the semester, a student may take a make-up exam for only one of them. Whether a student is eligible to take a make-up exam for a course and the procedures for administering make-up exams are governed by the principles established by the Senate. To be eligible for a make-up exam, students must submit a written request clearly stating and documenting their valid reason to the department within three days after the exam date. Information regarding make-up exams can be found in the “YTÜ Regulations for the Acceptance of Excuses and the Conduct of Make-Up Exams for Mid-Semester Exams” document, available in the “Regulations” section of the YTU Student Affairs website.
To be eligible to take a make-up exam, students must have been enrolled in the relevant courses during the academic year in which the exam was administered and must have met the requirements to take the end-of-semester exam for those courses. Students who are ineligible to take make-up exams are not granted the right to take a make-up exam for that course. Students may take make-up exams for courses in which they received a conditional pass or a failing grade (excluding F0). The grade received on the make-up exam replaces the end-of-semester exam grade for that course.
QUESTION 5: WHICH COURSES ARE OFFERED IN ENGLISH? HOW MANY ENGLISH-LANGUAGE COURSES MUST I TAKE?
Courses taught in English are listed in the course schedule published on the department’s website at the beginning of each semester. As a graduation requirement, every student must take English-taught courses totaling at least 30% of the total credits in the curriculum. Students can also track information regarding the English course credits they have taken and are required to take through the automated system.
QUESTION 6: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF EXAMS FOR TWO DIFFERENT COURSES OVERLAP?
In the event of a scheduling conflict between the dual major program and the primary major program’s exam schedule, the student must first take the exam(s) for the course(s) in the primary major program. The student may then take the exam(s) for the course(s) in the dual major program by submitting a “Request for Make-up Exam” form.
QUESTION 7: HOW ARE PROJECTS AND THESES SUBMITTED?
Projects and final theses must be prepared in accordance with the thesis template available in the “Forms” section of the department’s website. The final submission deadline for projects and theses is announced on the department’s website. At the end of the semester, after approval by the academic advisor, they are submitted to the department along with the thesis submission form found in the “Forms” section of the department’s website. For research and design projects, the work is submitted only to the faculty advisor. For graduation theses, one copy of the work is submitted to the faculty advisor and another to the department.
QUESTION 8: HOW CAN I TAKE COURSES DURING SUMMER SCHOOL?
Announcements regarding courses offered during summer school and related registration dates are published in the “Academic Calendar” on the YTU Student Affairs page. Students must submit a written request to their department to register for summer school courses offered in their own department or in other YTU departments.
YTU students may take courses from the summer school programs of another higher education institution for courses not offered at our university’s Summer School, provided that their department deems it appropriate and the relevant Board of Administration approves the decision. To take courses from other institutions, students must apply to their department before course registration and have their request for course enrollment approved. The passing grade for a course taken at another higher education institution is the passing grade specified in the “YTÜ Associate and Bachelor’s Degree Education and Teaching Regulations” and the “YTÜ Graduate Education, Teaching, and Examination Regulations.”
Students are subject to the “YTÜ Summer School Guidelines” found in the regulations section of the YTU Student Affairs page regarding matters related to the summer school.
QUESTION 9: WHEN AND HOW IS AN ERASMUS APPLICATION SUBMITTED?
Under the ERASMUS student exchange program, students can complete a portion of their studies at many foreign universities with which the YTU Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has bilateral agreements. Dates related to the Erasmus program are announced annually by the YTU Office of International Relations and published in the Erasmus section of the department’s website. Detailed information regarding the application process is available from the YTU Office of International Relations and the Erasmus section of the department’s website.
Click here for the university’s Erasmus page.
QUESTION 10: WHAT SHOULD I DO TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL AFTER COMPLETING MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE?
After successfully graduating from the Marine Machinery Operations Engineering program, students can continue their education by enrolling in the Shipbuilding and Marine Machinery Engineering master’s program. To enroll in the Master’s program in Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering at the YTU Institute of Natural Sciences, students must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5/4.0. Additionally, students must have taken the ALES exam and a foreign language proficiency exam. Application dates are announced annually in the graduate academic calendar posted on the YTU Institute of Natural Sciences website. The admission and enrollment requirements for graduate education are specified in the YTU Graduate Education and Teaching Regulations.
https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2016/12/20161221-4.htm
Additionally, detailed information regarding all graduate applications and other procedures is available in the Frequently Asked Questions section on the YTU Institute of Natural Sciences website.
http://www.fbe.yildiz.edu.tr/sayfa/Sol-Menü/Genel-Sıkça-Sorulan-Sorular/337
QUESTION 11: WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR YTU’S GRADUATE “SHINING STAR PROGRAM”?
The “Shining Star Program,” which will be launched at our university as of the Fall Semester of the 2023/2024 Academic Year, allows undergraduate students to take courses in the master’s program and, upon graduation, enroll in a thesis-based master’s program outside the regular quota without taking an entrance exam. The requirements for the “Shining Star Program” are as follows:
• Students at our university who are at least in the fifth semester of their undergraduate studies may apply to the program.
• At the time of application, applicants must have successfully completed all courses in their academic plan up to the semester of application and have a weighted cumulative GPA (WCGPA) of at least 3.00/4.00.
• Applications must be submitted in writing to the Department/Program Chairs during the course registration period. Graduate-level courses may be taken subject to a recommendation from the student’s Department/Program Council, approval by the Faculty Administrative Board, and a decision by the Administrative Board of the Institute where the courses are to be taken.
• To be eligible for transfer to a Thesis-Based Master’s program upon completion of undergraduate studies, students must have successfully completed at least 5 graduate-level courses with a grade of CB or higher during their undergraduate studies, and these courses must not have been included in their undergraduate GPA.
• To apply for the Thesis-Based Master’s program of their choice, students must have graduated from one of the departments specified by the Institute’s Board of Directors.
QUESTION 12: WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TAKING THE GRADUATION EXAM?
You can access frequently asked questions regarding workshop and off-site internships via this link.
QUESTION 13: WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TAKING THE GRADUATION EXAM?
a) To be eligible to take the graduation exam, students must have met the requirements to take the end-of-semester exam for the relevant course. Students who are ineligible to take the graduation exams are not granted the right to a make-up exam for this purpose. For students who have no more than two courses remaining to graduate, a graduation exam for their failed courses will be held after the make-up exam and within the timeframe specified in the academic calendar. Students who cannot graduate because their cumulative GPA is below 2.00 may take the graduation exam for up to two courses in which they have received a conditional pass (DC) grade. To pass the graduation exam, students must earn a grade of at least CC. The grade received on the exam replaces the grade for that course. The application dates for the graduation exam are specified in the academic calendar published on the YTU Student Affairs page.
Students who have not completed the Uzakyol Internship and have one course remaining may take the graduation exam provided they meet the “YTÜ Graduation Exam Regulations.” The Uzakyol Internship will be counted as one (1) course.
Applications must be submitted to the department via email (gmim@yildiz.edu.tr) along with a written request and transcript, or in person.
PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE YTÜ GRADUATION EXAM
- To be eligible to take the graduation exam, students must have met the requirements to take the end-of-semester exam for the relevant course. Students who are unable to take the graduation exam will not be granted the right to a make-up exam for this exam.
- When applying for the graduation exam, the system must specify the language of the course based on the language in which the student consistently took the course previously (Turkish if the course was taken in Turkish, English if it was taken in English). However, if a course was taken in different languages during different semesters, the student may choose the language in which they wish to take the graduation exam at the time of application. (Added by Senate Decision No. 2017/07-13 dated November 9, 2017.)
- For students who have no more than two courses remaining for graduation, graduation exams for their failed courses will be held on the dates specified in the academic calendar. Students who cannot graduate because their cumulative GPA is below 2.00 may take graduation exams for up to two courses in which they have received a conditional pass. (Amended by Senate Decision No. 02-13 dated June 9, 2016.)
- To pass the graduation exam, students must earn a grade of at least CC. The grade received on the exam will replace the course’s original grade. Midterm exams and in-semester assignments will not be included in the evaluation.
- Grades of DC or lower received on the graduation exam will not be considered. Therefore, the student’s grade for the relevant course will remain as it was prior to taking the graduation exam.
- Students who have not previously taken a course, or who have received an F0 grade in any course—even if they have taken it before—are not eligible to take the graduation exam for any course.
- After applications are received, applications from students that do not comply with the Graduation Exam Regulations will not be considered; if such students take the exam by mistake, their exam results will be deemed invalid.
- Students with a weighted cumulative GPA (AGNO) of 2.00 or higher may take the exam only for the courses in which they have failed.
- Students with a weighted cumulative GPA (WCGPA) below 2.00 may take the exam only in courses they have passed conditionally. Since a student may take exams for a maximum of two courses, the total number of failed courses and conditionally passed courses they select cannot exceed two. To register for the exam of a conditionally passed course, a student must first register for the corresponding failed course, if applicable.
- For the semester in which they will take the graduation exam, students who have not selected any courses but intend to take the graduation exam must pay the tuition fee for the semester in which they will take the exam. (Added by Senate Decision No. 01-06 dated April 16, 2015.)