BASIC COURSE STRUCTURE
Course Levels
Bachelor (undergraduate) level courses are taught at levels 1 to 4.
Master (graduate) courses are identified as level 5.
Doctorate (graduate) courses are identified as level 6.
The first number in the course code indicates the subject level (see "course codes" below)
Course Codes
The course code includes a three-letter abbreviation for the department's name in Turkish [e.g. MAT=Mathematics (Matematik), BLM=Computer Engineering (Bilgisayar Mühendisliği)], followed by the four-digit course number.
The first number following the letters indicate the year of study.
For example, MAT1051 is a first year and MAT2042 is a second year bachelor course. MAT5064 is a master and MAT6037 is a doctorate course.
COURSE TYPES AND CATEGORIES
- Core requirements of that field of study.
- Core courses are often prerequisites for other courses they are often the same from year to year.
- Incoming students are strongly advised to prepare their learning agreements by selecting the required courses. Since it is not known which electives will be offered in the semester as the students prepare their learning agreements, students can add the electives to their course selection upon their arrival.
Elective Courses: Occupational/Vocational
- Major area courses designed primarily for those specializing in that field of study.
- Not offered every semester.
Social Elective Courses
- General cultural courses that are open to students from any field of study.
- Not offered every semester.
Service Courses
- Fundamental courses offered by the main related departments, such as some basic mathematics, science, language, informatics, cultural or sports courses.
- Below are the departments that offer service courses:
Physics: http://www.fzk.yildiz.edu.tr/
Chemistry: http://www.kml.yildiz.edu.tr/
Mathematics: http://www.mat.yildiz.edu.tr/
Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution: http://www.ata.yildiz.edu.tr/
Sports: http://www.bdn.yildiz.edu.tr/
Humanities and Social Sciences: http://www.itb.yildiz.edu.tr/
Language courses offered by School of Languages: http://www.ybd.yildiz.edu.tr/
