Key information
Duration
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 79
Credits
240 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Disciplines
Physics, Earth Sciences, Geography
Overview
About the program
The Geophysics department at Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute gives the highest priority to original research with the aim of promoting young researchers and scientists reflecting the mobility of the modern science and the fast progress in technology within their research, together with the essential human qualities such as environmental awareness and preservation of the nature, while identifying and providing solutions in the part of the world we are…
living.
The core elements of the PhD curriculum at our department provides necessary mathematics and physics background and aiming at educating young researchers in the field seismology with a wide range of topics, such as elastic wave propagation, earthquake source mechanisms, signal processing, strong ground motion and instrumentation.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Magnetotelluric Method
- Advanced Geomagnetism
- Array Seismology
- Physics of Earthquake Source
- Global Seismology
- Inversion Methods in Geophysics
- Numerical Methods in Seismology
- Wave Propagation
- Statistical Methods in Geo-Hazard Assessment
- Advanced Exploration Geophysics
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3.5
GMAT: Required
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 79
Other requirements
General requirements
- Documentation of English proficiency
- For PhD applicants: foreign language proficiency exam scores (YDS/e-YDS/ YÖKDİL)
- Graduate exam scores (ALES/GRE/GMAT)
- Diploma or certificate of graduation or certificate of graduation obtained via e-government system
- Student disciplinary record (required for applicants holding a degree from a university in Türkiye)
- Official transcript
- Reference letter
- Statement of purpose
- Curriculum vitae
- Application fee
- Citizens of the Republic of Türkiye who received their undergraduate or graduate degree abroad must submit a document of equivalence in order to be registered to a graduate program.
- Foreign students who studied in a university abroad must submit a certificate of recognition from the Higher Education Council (YÖK).
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 1,411 AUD / year (≈ 1,000 USD / year)
Living costs
Istanbul, Turkey: 58–94 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Geophysics.
