Degree Requirements

MSc Requirements

Requirements of Awarding Master's Degree

Requirements of Awarding Master's Degree

• The duration of study for Master's degree is at least two calendar years and at most five calendar years.
• Students shall successfully complete eight postgraduate courses, i.e., 24 credit hours, with cumulative grade point average of not less than 3.00 at least, provided that the number of the courses in which he/ she gets "Good" grade does not exceed two courses.
• Students shall successfully complete the requirements of preparing Master's thesis (12 credit hours) that contains results of their research and analysis.
• A student shall fail in a course if his/her grade in this course is less than "Good" or if his/her absenteeism percentage exceeds 20% with an acceptable excuse.
• Students shall be allowed to re-sit only once for the examinations of the courses he/ she failed in and his/ her grade is limited to "Good" grade if he/ she succeeds in the second trial even if the grade he/ she got was higher.

Phd Requirements

• M.sc or M.ENG

PhD Thesis (30 Credit hours)
1. A PhD thesis (30 Cr) may be registered only when the researcher has completed all core and elective courses (18 Cr) with a minimum overall GPA of 3.
2. A researcher may choose to retake a core or elective course-only once-to achieve required overall GPA.8
3. From the date the researcher registers in the PhD program, they have to finish all the required studies (48 Cr) in no less than 3 years and no more than 5 years. In case of a researcher exceeding the stated study period, their registration for the program must be dropped without achieving any scientific degree. Should such researcher choose to resume studies, they have to enrolling for the program and retake all necessary courses with no exception (only preparatory semester is exempted).
Phases of a PhD Thesis
IV. Academic Advisory
V. Thesis Supervision
VI. Approval of Thesis and awarding the Degree