1. THIRD CYCLE - DOCTORATE DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
General Information Prog. Learning Outcomes Teaching & Learning Methods Course Structure Course & Learning Outcomes LO - NQF-HETR Relation LO - FOE (Academic) LO - FOE (Vocational)

1761 Physics PhD

GENERAL INFORMATION
Physics Programme offers both theoretical and application-specific courses in various specialized options like Atomic and Molecular Physics, Solid State Physics, Nuclear Physics, High Energy and Plasma Physics, Mathematical Physics and General Physics.

Objective
A graduate, with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in the Pyhsics Programme, has an improved knowledge in one of the selected specialisations (Atomic and Molecular Physics, Solid State Physics, Nuclear Physics, High Energy and Plasma Physics, Mathematical Physics and General Physics). The graduate’s ability to approach challenging real life problems in a scientific perspective is built up by means of conducting scientific resarch, with consist of collecting available information in the literature, performing necessary observations, analyzing and synthesizing the collected information and producing a scientific written document.


Admission Requirements
First cycle degree, acceptable score on centralized graduate entrance exam, placement through local oral/written exam and certificate of English proficiency

Graduation Requirements
A student must be complete the required course load (240 AKTS credits) with a CGPA of at least 3.30/4.00; present two research seminar, pass the qualifier exam and successfully prepare and defend a PhD thesis

Career Opportunties
The graduates can pursue academic careers and they can teach in public or private schools, at research laboratuaries or TAEK (Turkish Atomic Energy Authority), and at radiology departments of the hospitals.

Qualification Awarded
Physics Phd

Level of Qualification
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Recognition of Prior Learning
A successful student who has completed at least one semester in another institution / department of the university or another post-graduate program of another higher education institution may be admitted to the post-graduate programs by horizontal transfer. The conditions for acceptance by horizontal transfer are determined by the Senate.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations
A student must be complete the required course load (240 AKTS credits) with a CGPA of at least 3.30/4.00; present two research seminar, pass the qualifier exam and successfully prepare and defend a PhD thesis

Access to Further Studies
A student graduated with a good PhD Degree may carry on an academic carrier as a lecturer or post doctorate researcher.

Mode of Study
Full Time

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Measurement and evaluation methods that is applied for each course, is detailed in "Course Structure&ECTS Credits".

Contact (Programme Director or Equivalent)
PositionName SurnamePhoneFaxE-Mail
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTEProf. Dr. SEVGİ ÖZDEMİR KART  ozsev@pau.edu.tr


PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1After they have sufficient information about theoretical and experimental subjects, they specialize in a research subject and review literature.
2They have the ability to write scientific article.
3They acquire the skills to collect, compare, analyse, solve and present the informations related with physics.
4They acquire the ability to solve physical and mathematical problems with computer.
5They can develop theories for physical events, design experiments, measure physical quantity and explain the results.
6 They can take responsibilities and work with the other groups.
7They have enough foreign language to follow proffesional improvements.
8They can make a connection between technology and experimental and theoretical skills.
9They can conduct the original study related to their expertised area independently.
TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS
NameComments
LecturingLecturing is one of the methods that come first, where the teacher is in the center. It is a method where the teacher actively describes topics and the students are passive listeners. With this method, lesson proceeds in the form of report, description and explanation.
DebateDepending on the situation, debate is a tool that allows all students, or a specific portion of the class to participate in the lesson. In this method, members of the group discuss a topic by addressing the various points of view and discuss alternative opinions about problem-solving.
DemonstrationIn this method the teacher demonstrates, an experiment, test, in front of the class. And then assists students to do so too. Students learn not only by just by looking and watching, but also by taking part and participating. This method is usually applied when teaching skills.
Case Study Case studies require students to actively participate while using an analytical perspective to think about real and problematic events. The problematic event may be real or very close to real life. Student(s) working on the documents that include the necessary data and descriptions of the
Problem SolvingThe name given to any doubt or ambiguity that arises is, a problem. Problems which usually have a role in human life, that have preventing or annoying aspects are solved by considering the stages of scientific methods. (a) Problems are determined. (b) The problem is identified. 
Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning is; a kind of learning that is based on the students working together for a common purpose. Children with different skills come together in heterogeneous groups to learn by helping each other. Students gain experiences such as becoming aware of the unity
Questions –AnswersThe different types of Questions used (associative, differential, assessment, requesting information, motivating, and brainstorming) although students get in to more active positions during the process; the method is teacher-centered. If possible Questions, that serve a purpose and
Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning is; a kind of learning that is based on students working together for a common purpose. Children with different skills come together in heterogeneous groups and learn by helping each other. Students gain experiences such as becoming aware of the unity within the
ProjectProject-based learning is a learning way which leads students to deal with interesting problems and to create extraordinary products at the end of this. It allows students to use their creativity and it requires them to look at events perceptively.
Observation Although we generally get information related to the nature through observations, the Observation method can also be used for other situations and under other conditions. We try to reach certain generalizations by thinking about our findings which we gather from our observations.
Testing Means reaching results by using various information with certain mechanisms, which are set up to imitate natural events in artificial environments and to have students take a certain topics and applying them to reach certain aims/objectives. Nature researchers, scientists, and educators
Vision Development This technique is not all the students in small groups, but all students participating in a study as a class. It is a discussion technique, used to teach students to respect others views and improve their vision, when thinking about conflicting points of view. Topics with apparent contradictions 
Brainstorming Brainstorming is a group work process that has been regulated to reach solutions for a problem without limitations or evaluation. The purpose of brainstorming is to make it easier for students to express themselves and to generate ideas. This technique is used as a high-level discussion

PO - NQF-HETR Relation
NQF-HETR CategoryNQF-HETR Sub-CategoryNQF-HETRLearning Outcomes
INFORMATION  01
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SKILLS  01
SKILLS  02
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SKILLS  04
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 01
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 02
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 03
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 01
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 02
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 03
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 01
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 02
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 03
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 01
    

PO - FOE (Academic)
FOE CategoryFOE Sub-CategoryFOELearning Outcomes
INFORMATION  01
INFORMATION  01
INFORMATION  02
INFORMATION  02
SKILLS  01
SKILLS  01
SKILLS  02
SKILLS  02
SKILLS  03
SKILLS  03
SKILLS  04
SKILLS  04
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 01
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 01
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 02
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 02
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 03
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 03
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 04
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 04
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 05
COMPETENCIESCommunication and Social Competence 05
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 01
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 01
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 02
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 02
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 03
COMPETENCIESCompetence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 03
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 01
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 01
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 02
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 02
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 03
COMPETENCIESField Specific Competencies 03
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 01
COMPETENCIESLearning Competence 01
    

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COURS STRUCTURE & ECTS CREDITS
Year :
1st Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FIZ 523 ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY - II 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
FIZ 524 ADVANCED STATISTICAL MECHANICS 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
- Physics Dr. Elective-1 3+0 7,5 Elective
- Physics Dr. Elective-1 3+0 7,5 Elective
  Total 30  
1st Semester Elective Groups : Physics Dr. Elective-1

2nd Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FIZ 698 SEMINAR - I 0+2 7,5 Compulsory
FIZ 525 QUANTUM MECHANICS - II 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
- Physics Dr. Elective-2 4+0 7,5 Elective
- Physics Dr. Elective-2 4+0 7,5 Elective
  Total 30  
2nd Semester Elective Groups : Physics Dr. Elective-2

3rd Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FBE 896 PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION 3+2 7,5 Compulsory
FBE 897 DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
FIZ 699 SEMINAR - II 0+2 7,5 Compulsory
FBE 610 METHODS OF RESEARCH AND ETHICS 3+0 7,5 Compulsory
  Total 30  

4th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
ENS 600 PROFICIENCY EXAM PREPARATION 0+0 20 Compulsory
ENS 602 THESIS PROPOSAL PREPARATION 0+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  

5th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FIZ 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
FIZ 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  

6th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FIZ 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
FIZ 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
  Total 30  

7th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FIZ 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
FIZ 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
  Total 30  

8th Semester Course Plan
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourECTSCourse Type
FIZ 800 PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSES 8+0 10 Compulsory
FIZ 600 PHD THESIS 0+0 20 Compulsory
  Total 30  


COURSE & PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Year :
Numerical Verbal The Presence of Relationship
Compulsory Courses
Course TitleC/EPO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09
ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY - IIC** **  * 
ADVANCED STATISTICAL MECHANICSC** **  * 
DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNINGC         
METHODS OF RESEARCH AND ETHICSC         
PHD EXPERTISE FIELD COURSESC*********
PHD THESISC******** 
PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATIONC         
POSTGRADUATE COUNSELINGC         
PROFICIENCY EXAM PREPARATIONC* ***  **
QUANTUM MECHANICS - IIC*** * ** 
SEMINAR - IC****** * 
SEMINAR - IIC****** * 
THESIS PROPOSAL PREPARATIONC         
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Elective Courses
Course TitleC/EPO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09
ADVANCED ATOMIC PHYSICS - IE*** *  * 
ADVANCED ATOMIC PHYSICS - IIE*** *  * 
ADVANCED CLASSICAL MECHANICSE**  * *  
ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY - IE** **  * 
ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY - IIE** **  * 
ADVANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPYE*** ** * 
ADVANCED NUCLEAR PHYSICS - IE*** *  * 
ADVANCED NUCLEAR PHYSICS - IIE***      
ADVANCED SOLID STATE PHYSICS - IE* *  **  
ADVANCED SOLID STATE PHYSICS - IIE* *  *   
ADVANCED STATISTICAL MECHANICSE** **  * 
ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICSE** **  * 
APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITYE***  * * 
ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPYE*** ** * 
COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS - IE** **  * 
COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS - IIE** **  * 
CRYSTALLOGRAPHYE***    * 
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY IN PHYSICSE**  *    
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORSE******** 
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN PHYSICSE*** *****
GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITYE***** *  
INTRODUCTION GROUP THEORY IN PHYSICSE**  *    
INTRODUCTION TO SPECTROSCOPYE*** ** * 
MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALSE** **  * 
MASS ATTRACTION THEORIESE*** *****
MATERIAL PHYSICSE**    *  
METAL PHYSICSE**    *  
METHODS OF RESEARCH AND ETHICSE         
MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPYE*** ** * 
MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPYE*** ** * 
NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGYE** **  * 
OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORSE**  * *  
PARTICLE PHYSICS - IE**  *    
PARTICLE PHYSICS - IIE**  *    
PHASE TRANSITIONS IN SOLIDSE**       
PHYSICAL MATHEMATICS - IE*** * ** 
PHYSICAL MATHEMATICS - IIE*** * ** 
QUANTUM COMPUTATION THEORYE*********
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY - IE**  *    
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY - IIE**  *    
QUANTUM MECHANICS - IE*** * ** 
QUANTUM MECHANICS - IIE*** * ** 
RADIATION PHYSICSE*** *****
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESE  *  * * 
RESEARCH PROJECTE*********
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - IE**    *  
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - IIE**    *  
SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICSE**    *  
SIMULATION METHODSE** **  * 
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICSE*********
SPECTRAL ANALYSIS METHODSE*** ** * 
SPINOR APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICSE**  *    
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY PHYSICSE* *  *** 
THEORY AND TECHNIQUES OF NMR - IE*** ** * 
THEORY AND TECHNIQUES OF NMR - IIE*** ** * 
THEORY OF ELASTICITYE** **  * 
THIN FILM GROWTH TECHNOLOGYE**    *  
L+P: Lecture and Practice
C: Compulsory
E: Elective
PO: Program Learning Outcomes
TH [5]: Too High
H [4]: High
M [3]: Medium
L [2]: Low
TL [1]: Too Low
None [0]: None
FOE [0]: Field of Education
NQF-HETR : National Qualifications Framework For Higher Education in Turkey