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2003-2004 Catalog Bilkent University General Catalog, Volume XI, 2003-2004 ISBN 975-7679-76-3 Issued at Bilkent, Ankara Turkey. Complied and produced by Office of the Provost and Bilkent University Computer Center (BCC). December 2003. Photograph by Aydın Ramazanoglu.˘ Cover design by Bilkent University Office of Publications. Printed by Meteksan A.S¸ ., Ankara, Turkey Bilkent University Undergraduate and Graduate Programs 2003 - 2004 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey Tel: (+90) 312 266 4125 Fax: (+90) 312 266 4127 E-mail: [email protected] www.bilkent.edu.tr While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information available at the time this catalog is prepared for publication, the University reserves the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. The information in this catalog is current as of December 2003. For the up-to-date version, please refer to the online catalog at http://catalog.bilkent.edu.tr/current, which is updated daily. Not every course listed in this catalog is offered this year. This catalog was typeset by LATEX, the input of which was automatically generated from STARS (Bilkent University Student Academic Information Registration System) database. Bilkent University enforces a smoke-free environment. (www.bilkent.edu.tr/nosmoke.html) ISBN 975-7679-76-3 General Catalog, Volume XI, 2003-2004 Bilkent University 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey Tel: (+90) 312 266 4125 Fax: (+90) 312 266 4127 E-mail: [email protected] www.bilkent.edu.tr Contents HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1 DEGREE PROGRAMS 2 ADMISSION, TUITION, FEES AND ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 3 FACILITIES and SERVICES 10 Computer Center 10 Library 11 Office of the Dean of Students 12 Health Center 14 Physical Education and Sports Center 15 Student Housing 15 UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 17 Officers of the University 17 Deans, Directors and Department Chairs 18 Institutes 23 Research Centers 23 FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE 25 Academic Staff 25 Department of Communication and Design 29 Department of Fine Arts 33 Department of Graphic Design 42 Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design 50 Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design 58 FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 64 Academic Staff 64 Department of Management 67 FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 88 Academic Staff 88 Department of Economics 94 Department of History 105 Department of International Relations 117 Department of Political Science 128 FACULTY OF EDUCATION 142 Academic Staff 142 Department of English Teacher Education 145 i MA Program in Teacher Education 148 MA Program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language 153 MA Program in Education Management 156 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 159 Academic Staff 159 Department of Computer Engineering 165 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 175 Department of Industrial Engineering 184 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND LETTERS 192 Academic Staff 192 Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas 198 Turkish Unit 199 History of Turkish Republic Unit 200 Foreign Languages Unit 201 Department of American Culture and Literature 203 Department of Archaeology and History of Art 212 Department of English Language and Literature 223 Department of Philosophy 229 Department of Turkish Literature 235 FACULTY OF LAW 243 Academic Staff 243 FACULTY OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS 249 Academic Staff 249 Department of Music 256 Department of Performing Arts 279 FACULTY OF SCIENCE 283 Academic Staff 283 Department of Chemistry 288 Department of Mathematics 295 Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics 305 Department of Physics 312 SCHOOL OF APPLIED LANGUAGES 319 Academic Staff 319 Accounting Information Systems 322 Banking and Finance 326 French Preparatory Program 332 Translation and Interpretation 333 ii SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 339 Academic Staff 339 Business Information Management 343 Computer Technology and Information Systems 350 Tourism and Hotel Management 354 SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE 361 Academic Staff 361 Vocational Program in Translation 371 English Language Preparatory Program 375 Faculty Academic English Program 377 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT 381 Academic Staff 381 Accounting 384 Bureau Management and Secreterial Training 387 Commerce and Administration 391 Computer Technology and Programming 394 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOTEL SERVICES 398 Academic Staff 398 Tourism and Hotel Administration 400 Physical Education Unit 404 General Courses 406 Index 407 Academic Staff Index 410 Campus Maps 423 iii ACADEMIC CALENDARS 2003 - 2004 ALL PROGRAMS (except English Language Preparatory Program and School of Applied Languages Basic French Section Program) Autumn Semester 18 - 21 September 2003 Online course registration 22 September 2003 Classes begin 6 October 2003 Last day for adding/dropping courses 28 October 2003 after 13:30 National Holiday 29 October 2003 National Holiday 10 November 2003 Commemoration of Atat¨urk 24 November 2003 No classes 25 - 27 November 2003 Holiday 28 November 2003 No classes 26 December 2003 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses 1 January 2004 New Year’s Day 9 January 2004 Classes end 12 January 2004 Beginning of final examinations 21 January 2004 End of semester Spring Semester 5 - 8 February 2004 Online course registration 9 February 2004 Classes begin 23 February 2004 Last day for adding/dropping courses 23 April 2004 National Holiday 4 May 2004 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses 18 May 2004 Classes end 19 May 2004 National Holiday 20 May 2004 Beginning of final examinations 28 May 2004 End of academic year Summer School 1 - 2 June 2004 Registration 3 June 2004 Classes begin 21 July 2004 Classes end 22 - 26 July 2004 Final examinations iv ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM Autumn Semester 25 Aug. - 11 Sept. 2003 Summer School continues 1 - 2 September 2003 Registration for 2002 Registered Students 2 September 2003 Classes start for continuing students 12 September 2003 Exemption Exam Stage 1 14 September 2003 Announcement of Stage 1 results 15 September 2003 Exemption Exam Stage 2 18 September 2003 Announcement Stage 2 results 22 September 2003 Classes begin (am) 30 September 2003 Last day of late registration 28 October 2003 after 12:30 National Holiday 29 October 2003 National Holiday 19 - 21 November 2003 Course 1 exam week 24 - 28 November 2003 Holiday 1 December 2003 Classes begin (am) 25 December 2003 No classes 1 January 2004 New Year’s Day 23 January 2004 Semester 1 COPE (Cert. of Proficiency in English Exam) 30 January 2004 Announcement of COPE results 29 - 30 January 2004 Course 2 exam week 30 January 2004 End of Semester 2 - 4 February 2004 Holiday 5 - 15 February 2004 Semester break Spring Semester 16 - 17 February 2004 Registration 18 February 2004 Classes begin (am) 26 February 2004 Last day of late registration 19 - 22 April 2004 Course 3 exam 23 April 2004 National Holiday 26 April 2004 Classes begin (am) 19 May 2004 National Holiday 23 - 25 June 2004 Course 4 exam week 28 June 2004 Semester 2 COPE 2 July 2004 Announcement of COPE results 2 July 2004 End of semester Summer School 29 June - 30 July 2004 Summer School Part I 23 Aug. - 9 Sept. 2004 Summer School Part II (Dependent on University registration dates) v SCHOOL of APPLIED LANGUAGES BASIC FRENCH SECTION PROGRAM Autumn Semester 13 September 2003 French Aptitude Examination (FAE) 18 September 2003 Announcement of FAE Results 22 - 23 September 2003 Registration 24 September 2003 Classes begin 28 October after 12:30 National Holiday 29 October 2003 National Holiday 4 - 5 November 2003 Midterm I 24 November 2003 No classes after 12:30 25 - 27 November 2003 Holiday 16 - 17 December 2003 Midterm II 25 December 2003 Holiday 1 January 2004 New Year’s Day 16 January 2004 Classes end 19 - 20 January 2004 Final Exams 23 January 2004 Exam Results/End of semester Spring Semester 9 - 10 February 2004 Registration 11 February 2004 Classes begin 23 - 24 March 2004 Midterm I 23 April 2004 National Holiday 4 - 5 May 2005 Midterm II 19 May 2004 National Holiday 4 June 2004 Classes end 7 - 8 June 2004 Final exams 11 June 2003 Exam Results/End of semester vi HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Bilkent University was founded on October 20, 1984 by ˙Ihsan Dogramacı,˘ through the resolution of the foundations which had earlier been established by him. The establishment of this private university was later approved by an act of Parliament. The aim was to create a center of excellence in higher education and research. The name “Bilkent” exemplifies the founder’s aim, since it is an acronym of “bilim kenti,” Turkish for “city of science and knowledge.” It had long been an objective of the founder to establish a private university distinguished by its high quality education and research. The founder, himself an academician by profession, had earlier contributed to the establishment of numerous public institutions of higher learning and served as rector of Ankara University, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Middle East Technical University and founder and first rector of Hacettepe University. Preparations for Bilkent University had begun as early as 1967, with the purchase of a large tract of land to the west of Ankara. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the above mentioned foundations undertook construction, on the future site of Bilkent, of the buildings which now house administrative offices, the Faculty of Engineering, and the library. Construction of residences for academic staff, cafeterias, student dormitories, the Student Union building and various academic buildings followed in rapid succession. In October 1986 Bilkent University admitted its first students. That year there were 386 undergradu- ate and graduate students. Currently there are over 10,000 students in nine faculties, two four-year professional schools, two two-year vocational schools and the School of English Language plus six graduate schools (called institutes). Among them are foreign students from 72 countries. With funds from the endowments provided by the founder, the university each year awards full scholarships to over 2,500 students of high academic achievement.
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