PROGRAM STRUCTURE
General Overview
For students who are accepted with a thesis Master degree, the doctoral program comprises of at least 24 credits including 8 courses, at least a seminar course, a qualification exam, a thesis proposal and a thesis study.
Period of Study
For those who are admitted with a master's degree with thesis, excluding the time spent in scientific preparation, the doctorate program is eight semesters, regardless of whether they enroll for each semester, starting from the semester in which the courses related to the program they are enrolled in, and the maximum completion period is twelve semesters..
The maximum time allowed to successfully complete the credit courses required by the doctoral program is four semesters for the students who are accepted with a thesis Master degree.
Qualifying Exam
Students who are accepted with a Master degree must take the qualifying exam until the end of the fifth semester the latest.