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ETM 501 Fundamentals of Energy Resources 3 Credits
Demand, global supply, advantages, disadvantages, related costs and environmental impact of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal), renewable resources (wind, solar, hydro, biomass and geothermal) and nuclear energy. Current status, as well as historical use and projections of each resource. Fundamentals of electricity and hydrogen supply chains.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2023-2024 Fundamentals of Energy Resources 3
Fall 2022-2023 Fundamentals of Energy Resources 3
Fall 2021-2022 Fundamentals of Energy Resources 3
Fall 2020-2021 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
Fall 2018-2019 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
Fall 2017-2018 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
Spring 2016-2017 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
Fall 2016-2017 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
Fall 2015-2016 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
Fall 2014-2015 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
Fall 2013-2014 Energy: Economy and Politics 3
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 502 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 1.5 Credits
What is anthropocene and how do the human impact on the planet and ecosystems evolve? Science and policy aspects of environmental problems and climate change; post-normal science; ways of consensus in the scientific community; climate change denial campaigns. Basics of climate science and impacts of climate change. Climate policies, mitigation, risk reduction and adaptation. Carbon budget, low-carbon energy transition and decarbonization of the energy systems. International climate politics. Energy efficiency, renewables and transformation of the energy policies in the wake of global climate change. Air pollution, water scarcity and sustainability of the energy systems.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2023-2024 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 1.5
Fall 2022-2023 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 1.5
Fall 2021-2022 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 1.5
Fall 2020-2021 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 1.5
Fall 2018-2019 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 1.5
Spring 2014-2015 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 3
Spring 2013-2014 Environment, Climate Change and Social Cost 3
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 504 Energy Markets 3 Credits
Energy market relations and models. Power markets: participants, operation, load management. Bilateral contracts, day-ahead market, balancing market, ancillary services market. Regional markets, export and import. Financial markets and products. Natural gas market operations, supply markets. Introduction to price forecasting models.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2023-2024 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2022-2023 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2021-2022 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2020-2021 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2018-2019 Energy Markets 3
Fall 2017-2018 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2016-2017 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2015-2016 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2014-2015 Energy Markets 3
Spring 2013-2014 Energy Markets 3
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 506 Energy Regulations and Laws 3 Credits
General structure of energy markets, market actors, physical and trade relations. Power market activities, boundaries and obligations. Pre-license and license processes, unlicensed production. Legal framework and investment models for power production. Legal framework and characteristics of transmission and other activities. Legal framework for the power grid and the right to connect. Regulations about renewable power resources. Security of supply and capacity mechanisms. Government subsidies, incentives and their effects on power markets. Privatization: legal framework, regulation and models. International agreements (e.g., TANAP) and regulation. Project financing and regulation. Auditing: Legal framework for sanctions and legal mechanisms. Discussions on current issues case studies and contract analyses.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2023-2024 Energy Regulations and Laws 3
Spring 2022-2023 Energy Regulations and Laws 3
Spring 2021-2022 Energy Regulations and Laws 3
Spring 2020-2021 Energy Regulations and Laws 3
Spring 2018-2019 Energy Regulations and Laws 3
Spring 2017-2018 Energy Regulations and Laws 3
Spring 2016-2017 Energy Regulations and Laws 3
Spring 2015-2016 Decision Making & Regulations in Energy 3
Spring 2014-2015 Decision Making & Regulations in Energy 3
Summer 2013-2014 Decision Making & Regulations in Energy 3
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 507 Technology and Innovation Management in Energy Industry 1.5 Credits
Basic concepts about technology and innovation management. Definition and types of innovation. Phases of innovation process. New social and technological trends about innovation. Methods for innovation management. System approach in innovation management. National innovation systems; actors, policies, institutions, interactions. Sectoral innovation systems and energy sector. Corporate innovation systems; innovation strategy, project portfolio, innovation processes, corporate culture. Success and failure factors for innovation. Collaborations in innovation processes; pre-competition collaboration, university-industry collaborations. Diffusion and commercialization processes of innovation.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2017-2018 Technology and Innovation Management in Energy 3
Fall 2016-2017 Technology and Innovation Management in Energy 3
Fall 2015-2016 Technology and Innovation Management in Energy (ENS507) 3
Fall 2014-2015 Technology and Innovation Management in Energy (ENS507) 3
Fall 2013-2014 Technology and Innovation Management in Energy (ENS507) 3
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 508 Finance of Energy Projects 3 Credits
Energy Financing methodologies centered around corporate finance and project finance is the focal point of the course. Up-to-date and international practices of energy financing, based on energy sources, type of projects, energy market structures and financing structures are explained. Risk management, financial structuring, financial product selection and pricing specialized for energy project and market needs are shared. Energy financing cases for both energy production & distribution in conventional & renewable energy from Turkey and abroad are studied, finance models, project risk matrices and project mapping are prepared in case studies. The course provides both profound theoretical knowledge and experience sharing uplifted with case studies and energy finance professionals as guest speakers.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2023-2024 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2022-2023 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2021-2022 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2020-2021 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2018-2019 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2017-2018 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2016-2017 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2015-2016 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2014-2015 Finance of Energy Projects 3
Spring 2013-2014 Finance of Energy Projects 3
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 509 Project Management in Energy Industry 1.5 Credits
Project life cycle and processes, project selection, project financing, project definition. Project planning and scheduling, project execution and control, risk and resource planning. Managing change through projects, managing Research and Development (R&D) projects, managing new product development (NPD) projects. Commercialization of R&D and NPD projects. Leadership and organization for project management.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2022-2023 Project Management in Energy Industry 1.5
Summer 2021-2022 Project Management in Energy Industry 1.5
Summer 2020-2021 Project Management in Energy Industry 1.5
Summer 2018-2019 Project Management in Energy Industry 1.5
Spring 2017-2018 Project Management in Energy 3
Spring 2016-2017 Project Management in Energy 3
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 510 Special Topics in Energy Studies I 1.5 Credits
This course introduces a number of emerging or important energy-related topics that are not covered in other Energy Technologies and Management (ETM) courses.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2021-2022 Special Topics in Energy Studies I 1.5
Summer 2020-2021 Special Topics in Energy Studies I 1.5
Summer 2018-2019 Special Topics in Energy Studies I 1.5
Summer 2017-2018 Special Topics in Energy Studies 3
Summer 2016-2017 Special Topics in Energy Studies 3
Summer 2015-2016 Special Topics in Energy Sector 3
Summer 2014-2015 Special Topics in Energy Sector 3
Summer 2013-2014 Special Topics in Energy Sector 3
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 513 Fundamental Skills in Energy Studies 1.5 Credits
Key technical terms and concepts in energy. Research and reporting methods; research design. Defining research objective and research questions. Qualitative and quantitative research methods. Analysis of data. Giving references and preventing plagiarism. Learning and experiencing methods for knowledge sharing, collaboration and teamwork. Written and oral presentation of research.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2018-2019 Fundamental Skills in Energy Studies 1.5
Fall 2017-2018 Fundamental Skills in Energy Studies 3
Fall 2016-2017 Fundamental Skills in Energy Studies 3
Fall 2015-2016 Fundamental Skills in Energy Studies 3
Fall 2014-2015 Fundamental Skills in Energy Studies 3
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 515 Fossil Fuel Technologies 1.5 Credits
Oil and gas exploration (conventional and unconventional), seismic imaging, drilling operations, oil characteristics. Oil transportation, refining and oil products. Natural gas chemistry, production and transportation. Unconventional gas resources: Shale gas, tight gas, new drilling and hydro-fracturing techniques. Global oil and gas markets, oil price, crude oil benchmarks. Coal formation, reserves, mining and classification. Coalbed methane (CBM) extraction. Geothermal exploration. Fossil fuels in Turkey: Turkish petroleum and coal industry. Pipelines. Geothermal, shale gas and CBM potential in Turkey. Turkish petroleum/mining and geothermal laws summaries.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2023-2024 Fossil Fuel Technologies 1.5
Fall 2022-2023 Fossil Fuel Technologies 1.5
Fall 2021-2022 Fossil Fuel Technologies 1.5
Fall 2020-2021 Fossil Fuel Technologies 1.5
Fall 2018-2019 Fossil Fuel Technologies 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 517 Renewable Energy Systems 3 Credits
Technical details about renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass/ bioenergy, storage). Basic renewable energy equations and calculations based on different energy sources. Fundamentals leading to technical comprehension of how these sources are being used. Details about different renewable energy technology equipment.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2023-2024 Renewable Energy Systems 3
Fall 2022-2023 Renewable Energy Systems 3
Fall 2021-2022 Renewable Energy Systems 3
Fall 2020-2021 Renewable Energy Systems 3
Fall 2018-2019 Renewable Energy Systems 3
Summer 2017-2018 Advanced Topics in Renewable Energy Technologies 3
Summer 2016-2017 Advanced Topics in Renewable Energy Technologies 3
Summer 2015-2016 Advanced Topics in Renewable Energy Technologies 3
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 518 Energy and Mobility 1.5 Credits
Fundamentals of the transportation technology. Low-carbon and sustainable transport. Energy and mobility interaction. Environmental effects of transportation. Smart and integrated mobility solutions and their prospective effects in energy use and security. Current and future transportation policies, their economic, societal and environmental interactions.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2023-2024 Energy and Mobility 1.5
Spring 2022-2023 Energy and Mobility 1.5
Spring 2021-2022 Energy and Mobility 1.5
Spring 2020-2021 Energy and Mobility 1.5
Spring 2018-2019 Energy and Mobility 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 519 Energy System Transition 1.5 Credits
Seventh Sustainable Development Goal on energy. Energy sector decarbonisation and energy transition Energy efficiency, renewable energy, modern energy access, low-carbon technologies, system integration. Costs and benefits of energy transition pathways, investment needs and stranded assets. Power sector and end-use sectors. Role of innovation and R&D. Renewable energy and energy efficiency policies.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2022-2023 Energy System Transition 1.5
Spring 2021-2022 Energy System Transition 1.5
Spring 2020-2021 Energy System Transition 1.5
Spring 2018-2019 Energy System Transition 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 520 Inv.&StrategyinEnergyIndustry 1.5 Credits
The energy ecosystem. International energy investments, investing firms, current situation and trends. Investment strategies and criteria of firms. Turkey’s strategy for attracting investments and its global competitiveness. Government incentives and support mechanisms.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2022-2023 Inv.&StrategyinEnergyIndustry 1.5
Summer 2021-2022 Inv.&StrategyinEnergyIndustry 1.5
Summer 2020-2021 Inv.&StrategyinEnergyIndustry 1.5
Summer 2018-2019 Inv.&StrategyinEnergyIndustry 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 521 Power System Essentials: Historical, Engineering and Emerging Aspects 1.5 Credits
In this course, the basic power system concepts are introduced with historical, engineering and technological perspectives and events that shaped them. From AC-DC wars to first transmission lines and early metering systems, the power system we use today has been deeply molded by the historical developments and technological “path dependence”. More complicated engineering concepts for power system operation will be discussed with case studies based on US and European blackouts. The technologies and their capabilities are the enablers and bottlenecks for the power system operation we have today. The course will be based on case studies to smoothen the understanding of the engineering concepts.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2023-2024 Power System Essentials: Historical, Engineering and Emerging Aspects 1.5
Fall 2022-2023 Power System Essentials: Historical, Engineering and Emerging Aspects 1.5
Fall 2021-2022 Power System Essentials: Historical, Engineering and Emerging Aspects 1.5
Fall 2020-2021 Power System Essentials: Historical, Engineering and Emerging Aspects 1.5
Fall 2018-2019 Power System Essentials: Historical, Engineering and Emerging Aspects 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 523 Energy Systems Modeling and Analysis 1.5 Credits
Integrated modeling of energy supply, demand, technology and policıes, based on the TIMES Energy System Model of Turkey. Decision analysis in energy industry: Decision trees ,sensitivity analysis, risk modeling, simulation models. Multicriteria decision analysis. Forecasting models from energy and power industries.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2020-2021 Energy Systems Modeling and Analysis 1.5
Summer 2018-2019 Energy Systems Modeling and Analysis 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 524 Fundamentals of Energy Science 1.5 Credits
In this course, the fundamental concepts related to energy; such as different types of energy (such as mechanical, chemical, light, heat, electrical), power, conversion efficiency and thermodynamics will be introduced. Uses of energy in everyday life such as heating, lighting, transportation and appliances will be given in physical concepts from the very basic concepts of Science. The working mechanisms of fossil fuel and renewable energy technologies, as well as of energy storage will be processed taking into account their physical theories. Basic physical connections that put limits on technology will be discussed and new developments that will overcome these limits will be explained. Physics, chemistry of main energy technologies and their relation with engineering design will be given at the most basic level. In addition, advanced topics ranging from nano-technological developments, solid state materials, fuel cells, wind, solar, photovoltaics, batteries, supercapacitors as well as the principles of manufacturing quantum computers will be discussed.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2023-2024 Fundamentals of Energy Science 1.5
Fall 2022-2023 Fundamentals of Energy Science 1.5
Fall 2021-2022 Fundamentals of Energy Science 1.5
Fall 2020-2021 Fundamentals of Energy Science 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 525 Energy Geopolitics 1.5 Credits
Global impact of policies adopted by leading resource producing and consuming countries. Energy security and geopolitics. Case studies on the geopolitical and economic impacts of current political and technological developments.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2022-2023 Energy Geopolitics 1.5
Summer 2021-2022 Energy Geopolitics 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 526 Corporate Climate Change Management 1.5 Credits
Managing GHG emissions: Scope 1-2-3 basics. Indirect GHG accounting and supply chain management: Scope 3 overview. Carbon management standards, certificates and verification (ISO, YEK-G, I-REC etc.). Global climate reporting trends: key insights and business case. Corporate climate reporting: How to disclose climate-related data? Climate leadership initiatives: Science-based targets & Net-zero standard. Emission trading, carbon tax and Green Deal (Carbon border adjustment). Future of carbon markets and reaching Net-zero targets.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2022-2023 Corporate Climate Change Management 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 527 Data Analytics in Energy Industry 1.5 Credits
Introduction to Data Analytics in the Energy Industry: Role of data analytics in the energy industry, data types, data pre- processing and cleaning. Electricity Demand, Generation and Price Forecasting: Forecast methods for demand, generation (for different types of sources) and price. Machine Learning Applications for the Energy Industry: Case studies. Data Analytics in Energy Trading Operations: Grid management and intraday trading
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2023-2024 Data Analytics in Energy Industry 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 528 Energy Storage Technologies 1.5 Credits
General review on energy and energy storage requirements. Basicconcepts in energy storage, situation in the world, market and energystorage methods. Electrical energy storage and techniques. Electrical energy storage applications. Batteries (redox, Pb-acid, NiMH, Li-io LiS NaS, Na-ion, solid state batteries etc.), from cell to battery grid scale energy storage. Business models of grid scale energy storage Energy storage legislation and its implementation. Thermal energy storage and applications.
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 551 Graduate Seminar I 0 Credit
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2021-2022 Graduate Seminar I 0
Spring 2020-2021 Graduate Seminar I 0
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ECTS Credit: 1 ECTS (1 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 590 Master Thesis 0 Credit
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Spring 2022-2023 Master Thesis 0
Fall 2022-2023 Master Thesis 0
Spring 2021-2022 Master Thesis 0
Spring 2020-2021 Master Thesis 0
Fall 2020-2021 Master Thesis 0
Spring 2019-2020 Master Thesis 0
Fall 2019-2020 Master Thesis 0
Fall 2018-2019 Master Thesis 0
Spring 2017-2018 Master Thesis 0
Fall 2017-2018 Master Thesis 0
Spring 2016-2017 Master Thesis 0
Fall 2015-2016 Master Thesis 0
Spring 2014-2015 Master Thesis 0
Fall 2014-2015 Master Thesis 0
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ECTS Credit: 50 ECTS (50 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 592 Project Course 0 Credit
Students are expected to apply the knowledge and skills they gained in the ETM program courses in a project. The project topic is determined by the student, based on his or her professional and personal interests. The project is conducted under the guidance of a supervisor with expertise on the chosen topic domain, and is expected to be completed by the end of the summer semester.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2022-2023 Project Course 0
Summer 2021-2022 Project Course 0
Fall 2021-2022 Project Course 0
Summer 2020-2021 Project Course 0
Summer 2018-2019 Project Course 0
Fall 2018-2019 Project Course 0
Summer 2017-2018 Project Course 0
Fall 2017-2018 Project Course 0
Summer 2016-2017 Project Course 0
Summer 2015-2016 Project Course 0
Spring 2015-2016 Project Course 0
Summer 2014-2015 Project Course 0
Summer 2013-2014 Project Course 0
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ECTS Credit: 30 ECTS (30 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 599 Individual Study 3 Credits
Each student taking this course is required to conduct an individual research study under the supervision of an ETM instructor.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Summer 2022-2023 Individual Study 3
Summer 2020-2021 Individual Study 3
Summer 2018-2019 Individual Study 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 600 Individual Study - II 1.5 Credits
Each student taking this course is required to conduct an individual research study under the supervision of an ETM instructor.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2021-2022 Individual Study - II 1.5
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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ETM 601 Individual Study - III 1.5 Credits
Each student taking this course is required to conduct an individual research study under the supervision of an ETM instructor.
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ECTS Credit: 3 ECTS (3 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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