Certificate Programs Offered by Our Department of Physics:
Certificate Program in Theoretical Physics (Career opportunities: advanced theoretical research in fields such as quantum field theory, general relativity, particle physics, and cosmology; universities, institutes, and national/international advanced research centers)
Certificate Program in Nuclear Physics and Applications (Career opportunities: in the fields of health physics, radiation safety, radiobiology, and nuclear energy; at hospitals, nuclear medicine centers, nuclear energy institutes, defense industry and energy organizations, and national/international advanced research centers)
Certificate Program in Condensed Matter Physics and Applications (Career opportunities: fields such as nanotechnology, semiconductor technologies, optical devices, magnetic materials, solar cells, and sensor systems; R&D laboratories, technology companies, materials characterization centers, and national/international advanced research centers)
High-Energy Physics Certificate Program (Career opportunities: in fields such as detector physics, particle accelerators, data analysis, and AI-supported physical modeling; research laboratories, data analysis centers, the defense and aerospace industries, academic institutions, and national/international advanced research centers)
| APPENDIX 3.5.2: This is an appendix to Faculty Council Decision No. 2025/3-5 dated September 16, 2025. APPENDIX 7.1.1: This is an appendix to the Faculty Council Decision No. 2025/1-7 dated April 11, 2025. APPENDIX 7.1.1: This is an appendix to the decision dated November 28, 2024, and numbered 2024/4-7. In accordance with the Faculty Council decision, students in the Department of Physics may also benefit from certificates offered by other departments within our Faculty. | ||||||||
| PHYSICS DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATE NAME AND COURSES | ||||||||
| THEORETICAL PHYSICS CERTIFICATE COURSES (8 Professional Electives + 8 Required Courses + Capstone Project/COOP/Internship) | ||||||||
| Code | Course Name | Language | Type | Theoretical | Practical | Lab | Local Credit | ECTS |
| FIZ3340 | Astrophysics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3620 | Partial Differential Equations in Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3640 | Special Theory of Relativity | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3650 | Mathematical Methods in Physics 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4440 | Introduction to Many-Particle Systems | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4540 | Atmospheric Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4110 | Introduction to General Relativity | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4610 | Numerical Analysis in Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4640 | Fundamental Particles | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4830 | Introduction to Quantum Computing | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MAT4510 | Introduction to Linear Operators | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MAT3151 | Differential Geometry 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MAT1811 | Linear Algebra | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ2134 | Plasma Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MTM3671 | Graph Theory and Algorithms | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ2221 | Differential Equations in Physics | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ2211 | Mathematical Methods in Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| FIZ2142 | Classical Electromagnetic Theory 1 | T/I | Required | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| FIZ3431 | Classical Electromagnetic Theory 2 | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ2152 | Classical Mechanics | T/I | Required | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| FIZ3422 | Statistical Physics | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3401 | Quantum Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ3402 | Quantum Physics 2 | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ9000 | Thesis | T/I | TemMes | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| FIZ9901 | On-the-Job Training 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9902 | Vocational Training in the Workplace 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9903 | On-the-Job Training 3 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9904 | On-the-Job Training 4 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9710 | Transfer Course 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Optional Internship | ||||||||
| CERTIFICATE COURSES IN CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS (8 Professional Electives + 5 Required Courses + Capstone Project/COOP/Internship) | ||||||||
| Code | Course Title | Language | Type | Theoretical | Practical | Lab | Local Credit | ECTS |
| FIZ1137 | Solar Energy | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3270 | Introduction to the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Matter | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3434 | Nanotechnology | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3630 | Solar Cells | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4450 | Introduction to Superconductivity | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4790 | Structures, Properties, and Applications of Liquid Crystals | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4520 | Hydrogen Energy | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4560 | Introduction to Thin Film Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4690 | Solid-State Physics 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4810 | Electronics 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3260 | Optics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MEM4432 | Characterization Techniques | T | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MEM4911 | Functional Materials | T | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MEM4971 | Nanomaterials | T | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1130 | Molecular Semiconductors and Optoelectronic Applications | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3422 | Statistical Physics | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3222 | Electronics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| FIZ4101 | Solid-State Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3401 | Quantum Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ3402 | Quantum Physics 2 | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ9000 | Thesis | T/I | TemMes | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| FIZ9901 | On-the-Job Training 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9902 | Vocational Training in the Workplace 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9903 | On-the-Job Training 3 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9904 | On-the-Job Training 4 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9710 | Transfer Course 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Optional Internship | ||||||||
| HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS CERTIFICATE COURSES (8 Professional Electives + 5 Required Courses + Capstone Project/COOP/Internship) | ||||||||
| Code | Course Title | Language | Type | Theoretical | Practical | Lab | Local Credit | ECTS |
| FIZ4640 | Fundamental Particles | T/E | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4510 | Detection and Measurement of Nuclear Radiation | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4570 | Nuclear Data Collection and Evaluation | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3640 | Special Theory of Relativity | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4110 | Introduction to General Relativity | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST1950 | Statistics and Probability | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST2092 | Statistics and Simulation | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST2122 | Statistical Applications with Python | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MAT4280 | Optimization Techniques | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1113 | Particle-Matter Interaction | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1114 | Medical and Industrial Applications of Accelerators | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1115 | Experimental Physics in Hadron Colliders | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1116 | Linear and Circular Accelerators | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1117 | Programming in Particle Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1118 | The Standard Model and Beyond | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1119 | Modern Detector Systems | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1120 | Data Analysis Methods in High-Energy Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1123 | Introduction to Cosmology | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1124 | Astroparticle Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ2133 | Experimental Physics Methods | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ2134 | Plasma Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3401 | Quantum Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ3402 | Quantum Physics 2 | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ4111 | Nuclear Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| FEF3001 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | T/I | Required | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| FIZ3422 | Statistical Physics | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9000 | Thesis | T/I | TemMes | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| FIZ9901 | On-the-Job Training 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9902 | Vocational Training in the Workplace 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9903 | On-the-Job Training 3 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9904 | On-the-Job Training 4 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9710 | Transfer Course 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Optional Internship | ||||||||
| CERTIFICATE COURSES IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS (8 Professional Electives + 3 Required Courses + Capstone Project/COOP/Internship) | ||||||||
| Code | Course Title | Language | Type | Theoretical | Practical | Lab | Local Credit | ECTS |
| FIZ4510 | Detection and Measurement of Nuclear Radiation | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4570 | Nuclear Data Collection and Evaluation | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4590 | Health Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4820 | Nuclear Physics 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4470 | Biophysics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ4550 | X-Rays | T/E | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MBG4492 | Cancer Biology | T | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MEM4402 | Non-Destructive Testing | T | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1125 | Introduction to Radiobiology | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1126 | Radiation and Ecology | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1127 | Nuclear Technologies | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1128 | Neutron and Reactor Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1129 | Nuclear Spectroscopy | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1119 | Modern Detector Systems | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ3401 | Quantum Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ3402 | Quantum Physics 2 | T/I | Required | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| FIZ4111 | Nuclear Physics 1 | T/I | Required | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9000 | Thesis | T/I | TemMes | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| FIZ9901 | On-the-Job Training 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9902 | Vocational Training in the Workplace 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9903 | On-the-Job Training 3 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9904 | On-the-Job Training 4 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9710 | Transfer Course 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Optional Internship | ||||||||
| DATA SCIENCE CERTIFICATE COURSES (10 Professional Electives + Capstone Project/CO-OP/Internship) | ||||||||
| Code | Course Title | Language | Type | Theoretical | Practical | Lab | Local Credit | ECTS |
| IST2122 | Statistical Applications with Python | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST2152 | Sampling 2 | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST3060 | Bayesian Statistics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST3122 | Regression Analysis 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST3130 | Decision Theory | T/E | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST3162 | Introduction to Big Data Analysis | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST3210 | Statistics Using SAS | E/L | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST4120 | Market Research Techniques | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST4132 | Multivariate Statistics 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST4171 | Data Classification Methods | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST4242 | Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST4412 | Introduction to Data Mining | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST4422 | Applied Optimization | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST4512 | Robust Estimation Methods and R Applications | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| MBG4181 | Biological Data Analysis and Imaging | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST1011 | Machine Learning | T/I | Course Selection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| IST1013 | Introduction to Statistical Learning | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ1120 | Data Analysis Methods in High-Energy Physics | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9000 | Thesis | T/I | TemMes | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| FIZ9901 | On-the-Job Training 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9902 | Vocational Training in the Workplace 2 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9903 | On-the-Job Training 3 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9904 | On-the-Job Training 4 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FIZ9710 | Transfer Course 1 | T/I | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Optional Internship | ||||||||
| YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM CURRICULA AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Program Name | Number of Required Courses | Number of Professional Elective Courses | Certificate Requirements | Number of University Professional Elective Courses | Number of University General Elective Courses | Total Number of Courses | TOTAL CREDITS | Minimum ECTS | Cumulative GPA | Required Internship | |||||||||
| GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | CURRENT | NEW | |
| Physics Bachelor's Program (30% in English) | 34 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 145 | 145 | 240 | 240 | 2.00/CC | 2.00/CC | N/A | Optional |