StudyQA — PhD: Industrial Engineering — Abdullah Gul University

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Research in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Abdullah Gul University focuses on understanding, developing models and solution procedures, and providing decision support for the contemporary challenges in production and service industries as well as large-scale socio-technical systems. The department provides a strong background in modeling and optimization, simulation, and probability/statistics. Upon this background, students have the opportunity to specialize in the following three interdisciplinary focus areas:

Sustainability: Producing goods and services using processes that are non-polluting, conserving of energy and natural resources, economically viable, and safe and healthful for workers, communities, and consumers.

Disaster Management: Analyzing, modeling, and providing scientific decision support in the management of natural and human-induced disasters (e.g., earthquakes, landslides, and terrorism) to contribute towards improving the resilience of governments, organizations, and companies.

Healthcare Systems: Improving efficiency, productivity, and patient access in healthcare systems by developing tools, methodologies, and protocols that allow for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of healthcare with improved outcomes.

Degree requirements

To earn a M. Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering, the student should complete a) a minimum of 21 credit hours of coursework, b) the defense of a masters thesis, and c) a graduate seminar course. The course requirements are as follows:

Core Courses (Breadth, 3 Courses)

IE 511 – Modeling and Optimization
IE 521 – Probability Theory
IE 534 – Risk Modeling, Assessment, and Management

Concentration Courses (Depth, 3 Courses)

The students must select three courses from one of the pools listed below to earn a specialization in the respective concentration area. The student who does not pursue a specialization must still select 3 elective courses confined to the IE department offerings. In this case, the courses should be at least 500-level and the selection is subject to the approval of the advisor.

Find the detailed curriculum and course descriptions under: http://fbe.agu.edu.tr/industrial-engineering

One of the following exam results is mandatory for International Graduate Applications:

- GRE Quantitative Reasoning score of minimum 153 (or 680 according to the old score system).

- GMAT score of minimum 500.

- Graduate Assessment Test GAT™-GENERAL score of minimum 70% for GAT-Accumulative and 28% for GAT-Quantitative Reasoning sections.

- Application for Ph.D. Program with a Bachelor degree requires minimum score of GRE Quantitative Reasoning 156 (or 720 according to the old score system) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) 590 and minimum Grand Point Average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0.

- GRE & GMAT scores are valid for three years.

One of the following minimum scores as proof of English Proficiency:

- TOEFL iBT: 87
- PTE: 74
- YDS/e-YDS/UDS/KPDS: 73
- AGU English Exemption Exam* (AGU-IMS Exam): 70 (minimum sub-score per each section)
*AGU-IMS exam is only valid for M.Sc. application. Ph.D. applicants must hold one of the other English proficiency tests scores.

The following documents should be uploaded to the system for online application (No need to mail any document at this stage). Original documents are needed during the interview and registration.

a. Undergraduate and Graduate (if available) Diploma
b. ALES or GRE Certificate (It's mandatory for Turkish applicants to have an ALES score and for international applicants to have a GRE Score)
c. Language Proficiency Exam Certificate
d. University Transcript
e. Minimum of 2 Recommendation letters
f. CV/Resume
g. Official ID Photo
h. Passport (ID and Validity Date pages) (Mandatory Only For International Students)
i. Portfolio*
j. Statement of Purpose*
* Requested in interviews from the candidates who apply for graduate programs of Architecture.