Curriculum (PhD)
Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Course Code Course Name Credit ECTS
EE 598 | Research Seminar* | (0-2) NC | 9 |
EE 600 | Ph.D. Thesis | (0-1) NC | 26 |
EE 8XX EE 698 EE 590 | Special Studies Research Seminar For PhD. Scientific Research Methods And Ethics For Engineers** | (8-0) NC (0-2) NC (0-2) NC | 4 9 5 |
* This course must be taken by Ph.D students accepted with B.S. degree until the end of their 6th semester.
** This course is not obligatory under the condition that it is taken during master studies.
In addition to the common core courses, students enrolled in the program must choose a research area and take the research area core courses. For each core course or its equivalent taken in a previous study, one additional course is required. The research area courses for each area are given in the following lists.
Area 1: Intelligent Systems and Control
| EE 502 | Linear Systems Theory | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 531 | Probability and Random Processes | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 532 | Stochastic Analysis and Estimation for Dynamical Systems | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 533 | Digital Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 534 | Advanced Digital Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 538 | Detection and Estimation Theory | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 543 | Artificial Neural Systems | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 546 | Pattern Recognition | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 547 | Computer Vision | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 556 | Nonlinear Systems Analysis | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 559 | Nonlinear Control Design | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 560 | Robot Manipulator Control | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 561 | Advanced Robot Kinematics | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
EE 502 and EE 556 are the research area core courses in Area 1.
Area 2: Signal Processing
| EE 531 | Probability and Random Processes | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 532 | Stochastic Analysis and Estimation for Dynamical Systems | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 533 | Digital Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 534 | Advanced Digital Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 535 | Adaptive Filter Theory | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 536 | Speech Processing I | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 537 | Speech Processing II | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 538 | Detection and Estimation Theory | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 539 | Audio Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 540 | Wavelet Theory Multiresolution Signal Analysis | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 541 | Speech Synthesis | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 542 | Multidimensional Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 545 | Image Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 546 | Pattern Recognition | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 547 | Computer Vision | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 548 | Medical Imaging Systems and Applications | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 549 | Biomedical Image Analysis | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 550 | Computational Biology | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 565 | Biomedical Instrumentation | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 566 | Introduction to Nanotechnology and Applications | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 567 | Biosensors and Point-of-Care Diagnostics | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 571 | Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 572 | Instrumentation in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
EE 531 and EE 533 are the research area core courses in Area 2.
Area 3: Communication Systems
| EE 505 | Communication Network Analysis | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 531 | Probability and Random Processes | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 532 | Stochastic Analysis and Estimation for Dynamical Systems | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 533 | Digital Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 534 | Advanced Digital Signal Processing | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 535 | Adaptive Filter Theory | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 538 | Detection and Estimation Theory | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 544 | Information Theory and Coding | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 551 | Digital Communications I | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 552 | Digital Communications II | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 553 | Error Control Coding | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 554 | Wireless Communications | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 555 | Computer Communication Networks | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 557 | Multiple Antenna Techniques in Wireless Communications | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 558 | Advanced Wireless Communication | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 562 | Telecommunication Circuits | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 564 | Bio-Inspired Multi-Scale Communications | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
EE 531 and EE 551 are the research area core courses in Area 3.
Area 4: Electromagnetics, Microwave, Photonics and Optical Communications
| EE 510 | Photonics | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 511 | Introduction to Optical Fiber Communications | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 512 | Advanced Optical Fiber Concepts | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 513 | Optical Fiber Sensors | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 515 | Optoelectronics | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 516 | Fourier Optics | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 521 | Advanced Electromagnetic Theory I | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 522 | Numerical Methods for Electromagnetics | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 523 | Antenna Theory | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 524 | Microwave Devices and Applications | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 525 | Asymptotic Techniques in Electromagnetic | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 526 | Advanced Electromagnetic Theory II | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
| EE 527 | Microwave Measurement Techniques | (3-0) 3 | 9 |
EE 510 and EE 521 are the research area core courses in Area 4.
Students enrolled in the program must take one course from any of the other research areas.
Student enrolled in the program must take one course from the Mathematical Foundations Course List. If EE 502 is taken as a research area core course, one additional course is required from that list.
The course work can be completed by taking the courses in the EE Course List or any engineering and science departments.
| Total credit (min.) | 21 (for students with MS degree) |
| Number of courses with credit (min.) | 7 (for students with MS degree) |
| Total credit (min.) | 42 (for students with B.S. degree) |
| Number of courses with credit (min.) | 14 (for students with B.S. degree) |