GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The mission of the Department of Aerospace Engineering is to educate students and to do research in aerospace sciences, including analysis, design, manufacturing and testing of air and space flight vehicles, in order to contribute to the economic progress and welfare of the society.

The graduate programs are designed to educate Aerospace Engineers at a higher level of knowledge in order to create a potential in research and development for the needs of the industry and Aerospace Engineering Sciences.

Individual graduate programs are provided at M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels in the fields of Aerodynamics, Structures and Materials, Propulsion, Flight Dynamics and Control and Spacecraft Technologies.

  • Spring Semester 2024-2025:
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    • Requirements for Graduate Programs
      The minimum requirements for an application to the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in Aerospace Engineering are as follows:

      METU-EPE/
      TOEFL-IBT      		 ALES B.Sc.
      CGPA      		 M.Sc.
      CGPA
      M.Sc : 65 75 2.5
      Ph.D. on M.Sc : 70 75 3.0
      Ph.D. on B.Sc : 70 80 3.0

      An applicant for a graduate program should identify a thesis advisor. It is imperative for the applicant to contact potential faculty members in advance, and have an Advisor Approval Form attached to their application.

    • Application Instructions
  • Rules & Regulations
    • Thesis writing
      • The thesis format should comply with the requirements set by the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.
      • The abstract section should summarize the work done and the main conclusions drawn.
      • The introduction section should include the motivation, a literature survey, the purpose and scope of the work. A thorough literature survey should help the reader place your work with respect to others.
      • The formulation of the problem, methods used, codes developed or the experimental setup used in the thesis, must be given in a sufficient detail.
      • The results obtained must be presented in a logical order with proper discussions and as clearly and concisely as possible. Each figure and table should be cited in the text and discussed. The reader should not be expected to draw his/her own conclusions!
      • The references must be listed either in the order they appear in the document, or in an alphabetical order. The common rules for referencing technical papers, reports, books, internet sites, etc. must be strictly followed.
      • It is the student's sole responsibility to make sure that the thesis is written in proper scientific English without any grammatical and spelling errors. If needed, Academic Writing Center of METU (http://www.awc.metu.edu.tr/), professional editors or native speakers should be consulted.
    • Requirements for M.Sc Thesis Defense
      • The scientific work performed in the thesis must at least be presented in a conference (international/national) prior to the thesis defense.
      • The complete thesis and a copy of the paper are to be submitted to the department 30 days/4 weeks prior to the thesis examination.
    • Requirements for Ph.D Thesis Defense
      • The scientific work performed in the thesis must at least be presented in one national and one international conference prior to the thesis defense.
      • A paper is to be submitted to an international journal of Category A.
      • The complete thesis and the copies of all the papers are to be submitted to the department 30 days/4 weeks prior to the thesis examination.
    • Ph.D. Qualifying Examination
    • Academic Rules and Regulations (in Turkish)
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