First-Semester Curriculum Plan
Course Code Course Name Theoretical Practical ECTS Compulsory/Elective Instructor
ESE820 PhD DISSERTATION 0 0 30 Compulsory -
ESE509 SOLAR ENERGY BASICS 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Abdullah YILDIZ
ESE511 NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATION
OF HYDROGEN
3 0 8 Elective -
ESE513 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Abdullah YILDIZ
ESE515 SPECIAL ELECTRIC MACHINES 3 0 8 Elective Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zahid EREL
ESE517 HYDROGEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES 3 0 8 Elective Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meryem Sena AKKUŞ
ESE519 POWER ELECTRONICS 3 0 8 Elective Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zahid EREL
ESE521 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 0 8 Elective -
ESE523 PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF SOLAR ENERGY PHYSICS 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Metin AKTAŞ
ESE525 ADVANCED BORON TECHNOLOGIES 3 0 8 Elective Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meryem Sena AKKUŞ
ESE529 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
PRODUCTION AND USAGE
3 0 8 Elective -
ESE555 THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF ENERGY
RELATED SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES
3 0 8 *Compulsory/Elective Prof. Dr. Bülent YAŞİLATA
ESE557 HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF ENERGY
RELATED SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES
3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Bülent YAŞİLATA
ESE559 PROBABILITY AND STOCHASTIC PROCESS 3 0 8 Elective Asst. Prof. Dr. Musaria Karim Mahmood
ESE561 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Nuray ÇELEBİ
ESE563 THERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Bülent YAŞİLATA
ESE565 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES 3 0 8 Elective Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meryem Sena AKKUŞ
TOTAL ECTS 158    
             
Second-Semester Curriculum Plan
Course Code Course Name Theoretical Practical ECTS Compulsory/Elective Instructor
ESE800 SPECIAL STUDIES 8 0 8 Compulsory -
ESE810 SEMINAR 0 2 10 Compulsory -
FBE4000 STUDY FOR Ph.D QUALIFYING EXAM 0 0 30 Compulsory  
FBE5000 THESIS PROPOSAL STUDY 0 0 30 Compulsory -
FBE900 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS 3 0 8 Compulsory -
ESE504 RADIATION ,DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Fahrettin GÖKTAŞ
ESE512 ELECTRICAL POWER QUALITY 3 0 8 Elective -
ESE524 ENERGY ECONOMICS AND POLITICS 3 0 8 Elective -
ESE528 COMBUSTION 3 0 8 Elective -
ESE536 NANOGENERATORS AND SELF-POWERED
NANOSYSTEMS
3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Abdullah YILDIZ
ESE538 FOUNDATIONS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC
ENERGY SYSTEMS
3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Metin AKTAŞ
ESE542 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 0 8 Elective -
ESE544 NUCLEAR ENERGY 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Fahrettin GÖKTAŞ
ESE550 ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS 3 0 8 Elective -
ESE552 ELECTRICAL,OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Abdullah YILDIZ
ESE558 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 3 0 8 Elective Prof. Dr. Bülent YAŞİLATA
ESE566 HYDROGEN ENERGY 3 0 8 Elective Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meryem Sena Akkuş
ESE568 STEAM BOILERS 3 0 8 Elective -
ESE570 ADVANCED CIRCUIT ANALYSIS 3 0 8 Elective Asst. Prof. Dr. SITKI KOCAOĞLU
ESE572 ROBOTICS AND ITS APPLICATONS TO
ENERGY SYSTEMS
3 0 8 Elective Asst. Prof. Dr. SITKI KOCAOĞLU
ESE574 BIOFUELS, BIOMASS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 3 0 8 Elective Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ekin DEMİRAY 
MATH511 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 3 0 8 *Compulsory/Elective -
TOTAL ECTS 222    

 

If the compulsory courses MATH511 (Advanced Engineering Mathematics I) and ESE555 (Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Related Systems and Technologies) have been taken and successfully completed in the M.Sc. program in Energy Systems Engineering, they may be transferred/credited toward the Ph.D. program. Transferred courses are not counted within the seven courses required to be taken in the Ph.D. program.

The course lists can be downloaded here.