Institute of Graduate Studies and Research

Civil Engineering (MSc)

Duration 2 Years

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About the Program

The scope of the master’s degree on civil engineering consists of the following fields: structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, material and construction management. Due to the importance of applied learning, our program is among the top programs that utilizes state-of-the-art research and development laboratories and computer laboratories compared to other local institutions. Our program offers an education in realization of the importance of generating ethical, entrepreneurial, environmentally-responsible, technologically advanced graduates for national and international field of civil engineering without wavering from high-quality educational standards.

Master’s degree in civil engineering is designed to produce specialists in the areas of material, geotechnical, structural, clean/waste water and construction management. Purpose of this program is to not only train specialists who are up-to-date with necessary engineering and technological knowledge and have the ability to adapt to the new knowledge, but also to train graduates who can advance the field of civil engineering by effectively using the knowledge, self-confidence, communication skills and research skills they have gained throughout their education.

Education Opportunities

Materials, Geo-technical, Transportation and Surveying Laboratories serve the master’s students and communities with the researches done by the students. Department of Civil Engineering has the following laboratories for educational and research purposes:

- Construction Materials Laboratory: latest technological equipment to find physical, mechanical and durability features of all materials that are used in the construction industry;
- Soil Mechanics Laboratory: All required equipment to find physical and mechanical characteristics of soils;
- Central Laboratory: Equipment required for determining chemical and mineralogical structure of composite materials;
- Transportation Laboratory: Equipment needed to determine abrasion resistance of aggregates, CBR test, Marshall Test, Viscometer, and Compaction equipment;
- Computer Laboratory: Equipment having properties compatible with today’s technology and software packages for use in design. The most important devices included in laboratories are; Computer-controlled Steel Tension and low frequency creep detection equipment, Steel reinforcement and stirrup diameter detection equipment, Concrete Tomography laser, 3-dimensional Laser Scanning Device, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS).

Career Areas

Graduates, by fulfilling the needs of their society based on the specialized education they received, can pursue a rewarding career in any of the private, governmental companies/institutions that operate in various civil engineering fields by transferring the knowledge, application methods and techniques they have learnt; by the attainment of a higher position responsibility in management and leadership. Our graduates can enter the Ph.D. programs in various branches of civil engineering at local and universities abroad and work as academics in such institutions. They can also take part in national and international major and complex projects.

Contact

Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
Graduate Sciences and Education Center, GE106
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2776
Institute E-mail: ciu-institute@ciu.edu.tr

Compulsory Courses

First Semester

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

Course code

CVLE561

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This course aims to increase and improve the working knowledge of students in project planning & scheduling by means of introducing students to the advanced principles of project planning, scheduling, and control. The objective is for the student to develop an understanding of the advanced concepts of project planning, scheduling and control, and of the methods and tools utilized to implement those principles. To achieve the objective following concepts are covered in depth. Phases of project. Contractual arrangements. Organisational structure. Work breakdown structure (WBS) and coding system. Deterministic scheduling techniques. Linking WBS and critical path method (CPM). Statistical approach to project scheduling. Project control. Reporting progress. Resources management. Least cost scheduling.

ELECTIVE I

Course code

CVLE5X1

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ELECTIVE II

Course code

CVLE5X2

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ELECTIVE III

Course code

CVLE5X3

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Second Semester

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Course code

CVLE532

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The course on “Concrete Technology” focuses on concrete making materials including supplementary cementitious materials. Concrete production process also forms a part of the discussion. Going through the course one would develop first-hand knowledge on concrete production process and properties and uses of concrete as a modern material of construction. The courses will enable one to make appropriate decision regarding ingredient selection and use of concrete. The course is investigated, concrete types and practical application. It helps the selection of concrete and arranges the mix proportions (mix design), fresh and hardened concrete properties. Mechanical and thermal properties of concrete are considered to Curing technology and shrinkage/crack sensitivity. And also Permeability and durability with regard to physical and chemical deterioration, including reinforcement corrosion.

SEMINAR

Course code

CVLE590

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This is a non-credit course. The widening of students perspective and awareness of topic of interest to civil engineers through seminar offered by faculty, guest speakers and graduate students. The aim of this course is twofold: Firstly, to allow the student to make progress on research in a structured way and to help fulfill program requirements, and secondly, to present professionalization information crucial to success in the field. The prerequisites for enrollment are two: Firstly, graduate standing (you must be enrolled either as a PhD or MSc student) and secondly, the presentation to the instructor at the first meeting of a draft of a research paper. The course is organized largely around working on the research paper, with the goal of making it a conference-presentable and journal-publishable work. Topics covered include areas such as structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, material and construction management.

ELECTIVE IV

Course code

CVLE5X4

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ELECTIVE V

Course code

CVLE5X5

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Third Semester

THESIS

Course code

CVLE500

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Program of research leading to M.S. degree, arranged between a student and the faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their second semester while the research program or write-up of the thesis is in progress. Within the framework of the Master's Thesis course, you will explore different ways of finding information, defining the scope of a project and doing research, as well as different ways of communicating the results. The Master's thesis course includes the stages of defining a topic and formulating a problem statement, selecting and reviewing relevant literature, designing an empirical study as well as performing it, including data collection and analysis, analyzing the empirical data, make theoretical conclusions and finally writing and rewriting a written report called a Master's thesis.

Elective Courses

RESEARCH METHODS

Course code

EMNT525

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This course is designed to be a background pass to graduate studies. The ability to formulate a research question, finding the data relevant to research questions, analyze those data, and presentation of research findings are skills that will be acquired through this course. Scientific thinking skills and methods of research, using library and online archives, experimental design, and presenting quantitative data are modules covered within the scope of this course. Scientific communication, writing research proposals, scientific reporting and thesis writing are also supported. Conference presentations, time management in research projects, ethical issues, plagiarism and skills of working in a group and networking are also highlighted throughout the semester.

TRANSPORTATION MODELING AND PLANNING

Course code

CVLE551

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In Transportation Modeling and Planning course, students will learn transportation demand theory. Students will be introduced to classical approach to transportation planning and modeling: trip generation, trip distribution, modal split and traffic assignment techniques and models. Transportation Modeling and Planning course covers Direct-demand models, Survey methods, Quick-response methods, Disaggregate travel demand modeling and Freight demand and car-ownership modeling. Students will also be introduced to advanced methods in planning. Introduction to transportation planning software’s will be discussed in Transportation Modeling and Planning course. Term Project and group works will be organized to increase the effectiveness of Transportation Modeling and Planning course.

HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

Course code

CVLE552

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DURABILITY OF BUILDING MATERIALS

Course code

CVLE557

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The course comprises the following items: External climate exposure on buildings, critical exposure conditions for different materials, degradation mechanisms of building materials, dose/response functions, natural and artificial ageing of materials, protection of materials, requirements and needs for service life prediction of building materials and components, methods to determine service life. The course also covers the Factors causing deterioration of materials. Durability of building stones. Decay and preservation of timber-mechanism of metal corrosion. Corrosion protection for metals. Deterioration of concrete. Mechanism of concrete corrosion. Effects of various chemicals, sea water ground water and industrial wastes. Protective measures against concrete corrosion. Corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Course code

CVLE694

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As technological integration and construction complexity increase, so do construction lead times. To stay competitive companies have sought to shorten the construction times of new infrastructure by managing construction development efforts effectively by using different project management tools. To achieve this, a basic project management framework will be used in which the project life-cycle is broken into organizing, planning, monitoring, controlling and learning from old and current construction projects. Course will consider the following subjects; Introduction to project management, project management context, project management processes. Project management knowledge areas; project integration management, Project scope management, project time management, project cost management, project quality management, project human resources management, project communication management, project risk management, project procurement management.

ADVANCED PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Course code

CVLE666

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This course will focus on fundamentals of pavement management. It will integrate network definition, pavement evaluation, modeling, and economic analysis. A framework for a pavement management system including data collection, pavement monitoring, pavement condition index development, pavement performance model development, life cycle cost analysis, and priority programming will be discussed in detail. Other topics covered in this course will include: database management, new data collection methods, Markov chain method, Bayesian method, and optimization techniques. This course will combine theoretical principles with practical applications. This course assists students to perform various analyses of hypothetical and real life situations since several practical examples have been included. Also, it helps students to lead the class as an instructor, and accomplish a project on their own.

High Rise Buildings

Course code

CVLE548

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The course provides an in-depth analysis and design on high rise buildings with emphasis on fundamental approach. Manual computation will be introduced from the basics throughout the seminar to facilitate the understanding, complemented by computer methods as means of verification and implementation. Some novel techniques such as two-cycle moment distribution, principle of virtual displacement (with short cut), powerful simplified unified approach in concrete section analysis/design, stability index and FC method are highlighted. Participants would surely have eye-opening to the fundamentals of high rise building from the perspectives of consulting engineers. It covers the introduction and general considerations for tall buildings, Structural systems in tall buildings, Wind effects, Structural analysis and design, Seismic design, Earthquake behavior & performance and planning & site organization for tall buildings.

ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE

Course code

CVLE531

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The course on “Advanced Material Science” focuses on Metals (metal structures, equilibrium constitution and phase diagrams, case studies in phase diagrams, driving force for structural change, kinetics of structural change, diffusive transformations, and nucleation, displace transformations, light alloys, steels, alloy steels), Ceramics (structure of ceramics, mechanical properties of ceramics, cements and concretes) and Polymers & composites (structure of polymers, mechanical behavior of polymers). And also elastic, plastic and viscoelastic behavior of engineering materials are explained. Relationship of mechanical properties to internal structures of ceramics, metals and polymers. Applications of material behavior and properties to design of engineering systems.

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY I

Course code

CVLE696

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GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION

Course code

CVLE512

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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Course code

EMNT502

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Total Quality Management (TQM) is a comprehensive and fundamental quality policy that aims continuous improvement. This course focuses on total quality concepts and total quality approach for decision making. In addition to presenting various Total Quality Management concepts and quality improvement tools, importance of customer focus, team formation and problem solving are also underlined. The key actions that highlights importance of quality through planning, design and control are discussed. Up-to-date quality standards and award models are discussed and criticized using real life cases. Aim of the course is to give total quality concept to the students. Also the course explains total quality management decision methods.

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Course code

CVLE622

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS

Course code

CVLE569

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This course aims to prepare students to successfully advance energy efficient building construction and retrofits by equipping them since energy efficient buildings are a cornerstone of a prosperous, sustainable and healthy society. This course provides to reduce the carbon footprint of organizations and encourage the conservation of energy because energy efficiency has become an integral part of building services design, maintenance and upgrade. This course consists of four modules that, together, provide an introduction to energy efficiency in buildings. It is a comprehensive tutorial, meant to engage and challenge students to consider many decision levels and options involved in advancing energy efficiency in buildings. The course covers the fundamental technical, design, policy and financial dimensions necessary to practically engage on the topic.

ADVANCED STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Course code

CVLE642

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HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

Course code

CVL548

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ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Course code

CVLE631

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MATERIALS TESTING AND MEASUREMENTS

Course code

CVLE536

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PROJECT SCHEDULING

Course code

EMNT503

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The project schedule is the tool that communicates what work needs to be performed, which resources of the organization will perform the work and the timeframes in which that work needs to be performed. The project schedule should reflect all of the work associated with delivering the project on time. The aim of this course is to give the principles of project management, representation of project operations such as project breakdown, network representation and terminology, network data. The course content includes network planning with respect to costs and durations: critical path analysis, linear time cost trade-off analysis, resource-constrained network planning, resource scheduling and resource leveling.

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

Course code

CVLE617

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Stress distribution. Bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations, including spread footings and mats. Performance of driven pile and drilled shaft foundations under vertical and lateral loading. Construction considerations.

ADVANCED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Course code

CVLE619

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The course would cover Geotechnical site investigation methods and in situ tests used to estimate engineering parameters. In situ test methods: standard penetration test, cone penetration with and without pore pressure measurements, self-boring and cone pressuremeters, flat dilatometers and field vane shear tests. Correlations of strength and stiffness properties, in situ state parameters, consolidation coefficients, stress history, and other parameters. Application of soil mechanics in the analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations, and earth retaining structures. Importance of parameter selection in calculations of ultimate and serviceability limit state calculations for both shallow and deep foundations. Soil-structure interaction models using finite element based softwares.

SPECIAL TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Course code

CVLE502

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HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC WASTES - TREATMENT AND CONTROL

Course code

ENVE505

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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN HYDRAULICS

Course code

CVLE517

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ENGINEERING ETHICS

Course code

EMNT560

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One of the conditions rendering a specific field of activity into a profession is the rules and regulations related to ethics. In this respect, engineering disciplines also possess unique professional rules of ethics; which are in fact inseparable from the general business ethics. Within the scope of the course and with the help of examples from different sectors, ethic topics, regulations and behaviors are covered. Main topics to be covered in this course can be listed as responsibility in engineering; framing the moral problem; organizing principles of ethical theories; computers, individual morality, and social policy; honesty, integrity, and reliability; safety, risk, and liability in engineering; engineers as employees; engineers and the environment; international engineering professionalism; and future challenges.

CONTRUCTION PLANNING AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Course code

CVLE567

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This course aims to provide graduate students with the necessary information related to project management in the construction industry, which will help them in their professional careers. Students learn the relationship between the work breakdown structure, organization breakdown structure and the activities used in developing project schedules. The Critical Path Method (CPM), the Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and the Line of Balance (LOB) scheduling methods are discussed in detail to include hand calculations and powerful computer software products. By covering the topics such as advanced construction planning and scheduling, resource management and construction progress control such as, cost and time, as well as quality management and quality control.

SOIL DYNAMICS

Course code

CVLE614

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SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE PRODUCTION

Course code

CVLE558

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This course will provide students with an introduction to Sustainable Concrete. In addition, the course will examine the key components of Green Concrete mixtures, illustrate some performance attributes of high-performance Green Concrete, and demonstrate the need for a process and methodology for quantifying sustainable concrete. Additionally, the course will look at various project profiles that specified Green Concrete mixtures. The Green Concrete is specified with a comparative life cycle assessment or Eco-Efficiency Analysis. This course helps to understand constituent materials of concrete, design of reinforced concrete elements, durability of concrete structures, mix proportioning, mixing, transportation and placing of concrete, special materials for concrete and strengthening of concrete structures.

BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS AND STRUCTURES

Course code

CVLE542

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ADVANCED TECHNIQUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS

Course code

ENVE528

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Aims to understand the working principles of modern analytical instruments, and how they can be used to solve analytical problems encountered in environmental engineering. Includes optical methods, ultra violet, visible, infrared, X ray absorption, emission and flame spectroscopy, selective ion electrodes, mass spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography theory and applications, total organic carbon analyzer, electrical separation methods. Laboratory experiments.

ADVANCED UNSATURATED SOILS

Course code

CVLE657

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WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

Course code

CVLE522

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SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Course code

CVLE637

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This course develops the scientific and engineering skills necessary to design energy-efficient and sustainable buildings as well as built environments. The course aims to integrate laterally a wide range of advanced environmental building design aspects that includes building physics, enhanced natural ventilation, sustainable building materials, rational water usage, global energy demands and renewable/alternative energy technologies, bioclimatic building design, perception of human comfort, and environmental management and strategies. The course also demonstrates examples of both sustainable and unsustainable aspects of current building design practice, and how international policy frameworks can act as both drivers and barriers to sustainable solutions. The course involves individual case studies of international environmental design projects. Current sustainability certification schemes are presented and discussed critically.

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

Course code

CVLE561

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TECHNO-ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF ENERGY APPLICATIONS

Course code

ENRE502

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CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Course code

CVLE532

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ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Course code

BUSN513

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This course is structured to inform the MBA students about contemporary applications of management. With this basic approach the topics include knowledge society and organizations, information technologies, globalization and organizations, TQM, core competence, outsourcing, hybrid, organizations, downsizing, sub – contracting, lean organizations and cluster organizations. This course examines organizational theory, practice and learning in the context of rapidly changing competitive and economic environments. Strategies and tactics for growth and performance improvement are explored. This course covers issues of current relevance, including social networks, knowledge management, innovation, organizational learning and design thinking.

ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS I

Course code

CVLE511

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STRATEGIC PLANNING

Course code

EMNT510

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In this strategic planning course, students gain an understanding of the relationships between strategy, planning and execution, and learn how to develop a strategic mindset, improve their analytical skills, and apply creative planning to current challenges. Using case studies and drawing on the ideas and models of leaders in the field, this strategic planning course will debunk the myths and illustrate how good strategies are formed. The course gives a complete outline of the main areas found within the plan and offers guidelines for all information contained under the main headings. It also gives guidance for creating ownership within the organization and how to communicate the plan.

OPERATIONS RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

Course code

EMNT517

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Introduce students to developed techniques, methodologies and models used in Operations Research (OR). Operations Research (or Management Science) is a field of Applied Mathematics that uses mathematical methods and computers to make rational decisions in solving a variety of optimization problems. Most OR techniques require the use of computer software to solve large, complex problems in industry, business, science and technology, management, decision support and other areas and disciplines. In this course Deterministic Problems are considered – the data and future outcomes are known with certainty. Optimization of the solution is the primary goal. Matlab and Excel are used for representing and solving the problems.

ADVANCED SOILD MECHANICS II

Course code

CVLE612

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ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY

Course code

CVLE615

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STATISTICAL METHODS IN BIO&ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Course code

ENVS541

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The main topics of this course are: numerical summary statistics, graphical summary techniques, probability theory, probability distributions, mathematical expectation, special probability distributions (bernoulli, binom, poisson), probability density functions (gama, exponantial, chi-square), linear regression and correlation, excell and spss applications, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I

Course code

CVL341

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COMPOSITE BUILDING MATERIALS AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Course code

ARCH614

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PRODUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

Course code

EMNT501

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The course aims to analysis of some specific problem areas within the context of planning and scheduling of production activities. Also the course give the information related definition, formulation and available solution procedures for aggregate planning and lot sizing. It includes scheduling in manufacturing systems, scheduling in service systems, design and operation of scheduling systems. Students in this course will learn fundamental problem areas of production planning and control and, the relation between planning and control activities. At the end of this course student will be able to define of Production Planning and Control Concepts, decide forecasting and evaluate the forecasting methods, decide lot size of a single item with deterministic and constant demand, compute total cost of an inventory policy and solve lot sizing problems under resource constraint with multiple items.

QUALITY ENGINEERING

Course code

EMNT509

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The aim of the course will give the students critical Quality Engineering concepts and tools. Students can gain essential knowledge and skills relating to quality systems, auditing, product and process control and design, quality methods and tools, applied statistics and Design of Experiments. Objective of the course is understand basic quality management principles, understand the relationship of the quality engineer to the quality system, analyze the relationship of statistics to a process, understand process capability and use statistical process control to monitor a process, generate acceptance sampling plans and identify and use technical quality tools, incorporate quality technology in design, customer-supplier relationships, reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM), materials control, measurement, auditing, quality costs and document control within a quality system, apply problem-solving tools and basic statistical concepts.

ANAEROBIC BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS

Course code

ENVE507

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ADVANCED DURABILITY OF BUILDING MATERIALS

Course code

CVLE632

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NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA

Course code

EELE501

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This course introduces numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs). It is concentrated on finite difference methods and their application to electrical and electronic engineering model problems.Numerical solution of Hyperbolic partial differential equations and its applications. Convergence and consistency. The Courant-Friedricks-Lewiy stability condition. Von Neumann Analysis. Order of Accuracy of schemes. Numerical solution of Parabolic partial differential equations and its applications. Finite difference schemes for parabolic equations. Convergence estimates for initial value problems. The matrix method for analyzing stability. Elliptic partial differential equations and its applications. Numerical solution of schemes for Poisson’s equation and its applications. The discrete maximum principle. Regularity estimates for schemes.

COMPUTER AIDED DATA ANALYSIS

Course code

EMNT515

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Following a general introduction, the qualitative and quantitative data, their systems of collection and analysis are given to the students. Regression and correlation analysis concepts. Case studies and solutions by using relevant software such as SPSS. Quality control concepts with respect to data analysis. Students will be able to manage qualitative data in an efficient and accessible manner, develop a qualitative data analysis plan, choose and apply different inductive and deductive approaches to coding appropriate to the data type and the context in which results will be used, employ and write analytical memos to aid in interpretation of qualitative data, understand the basic functions of computer-aided qualitative data analysis software, present qualitative findings in different settings using formats appropriate for different audiences.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Course code

EMNT524

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Supply chain management course provides an insight to logistics and supply chain concepts and explores the management of supply chains to improve an organization's overall supply efficiency. The course also addresses all steps of the supply chain process, including procurement of materials, shipping, warehousing and distribution of finished goods. Other concepts included can be listed as the definitions of supply chains (and related supply chain concepts), identification procedures, an overview of methods, processes, and systems that are used in the operation of supply chains, and the applications of methods, processes, and systems to improve supply chain performance.

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES

Course code

ENVE512

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Advanced oxidation processes (AOPS) are a combination ozone, hydrogen peroxide, UV light, and catalysts to oxidize chemical compounds that can not be removed by the simple oxidation techniques. The class focuses on AOPs such as UV/O3, UV/H2O2, UV/TiO2, O3/H2O2, O3/FeOH, etc. It discusses the advantages and limitations of AOPs, and the effect of water quality parameters on the efficiency of AOPs.

ERGONOMICS

Course code

INAR505

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This course aims to develop the student's ability to critically appraise the knowledge of human factors aspects of indoor ambient environmental conditions. Students analyze the human factors, anthropometric data and their impacts on broad aspects of design development. The physiology and psychology of the client/user are one of the main factors influencing the design of the environment. This course will present design problems that explore issues of ergonomics and proxemics as they apply to interior design. Universal design, the design that creates accessibility, will be the context for the design problems. Discussions will cover the following: interaction of environment and the user’s culture, gender, stage of the life cycle, and physical capabilities.

TYPOMORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS IN URBAN STUDIES

Course code

ARCH536

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RESEARCH METHODS

Course code

BUSN515

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Research

INFORMATION SECURITY

Course code

MISY558

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EARTH SCIENCE

Course code

CVL252

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SOIL MECHANICS

Course code

CVL351

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ENGINEERING MECHANICS II

Course code

CVL212

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FUNDAMENTALS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE

Course code

CVL372

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REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN

Course code

CVL471

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FOUNDATION DESIGN

Course code

CVLE451

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ENGINEERING MECHANICS-I

Course code

CVLE211

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The main purpose of this course is to provide the students with a clear knowledge of both theory and applications of engineering mechanics. General review of vector operations (addition, subtraction, dot and cross product) in two and three dimensions along with the introduction of force, position and moment vectors are given. Force system resultants, types of reactions and finding the equivalent of simply distributed loading are discussed. Equilibrium of a particle and a rigid body will be investigated within this course, followed by discussions about structural analysis, internal forces, shear force and bending moment diagrams. Friction, center of gravity, centroid and moments of inertia will also be introduced to the students.

MECHANICS MATERIALS

Course code

CVLE222

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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS-II

Course code

CVLE374

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TR & TRNC
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Students who are interested in pursuing advanced graduate studies leading to a master’s, doctoral degree, or professional doctorate degree for the Fall and Spring semesters every year. Applicants can directly apply online to our graduate programs using the application portal.

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Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Valid ALES result document (must not exceed 5 years),
Documents to prove English proficiency for English language departments,
Scanned copy of passport or identity card.

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Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Documents to prove English proficiency for English language departments,
Scanned copy of passport or identity card.

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Required documents;

Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Evidence of English Language competence: TOEFL (65 IBT) or IELTS (5.5). Students without these documents will take the CIU English proficiency exam on campus following arrival.
Scanned copy of international passport/birth certificate
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Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application)

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Scholarships
Fees

Cyprus International University provides academic scholarships for its students as an incentive for success, with most students benefiting from 50%, 75% or 100% scholarships or discounted tuition fees. Click for more information.

Tuition Fees are determined at the beginning of each academic year. Candidate students who are entitled to enroll in CIU can learn their fees in line with the Tuition Fee Calculation system.