30,0
II. SEMESTER
Elective Courses (4)- 30,0
30,0
III. SEMESTER
SHA 599 Term Project 3+0 15,0 Elective Courses (2)- 15,0
ELECTIVE COURSES
MLZ 551 Mechanical Behavior of Materials 3+0 7,5 MLZ 552 Materials Selection For Aircraft
Structure 3+0 7,5 MLZ 553 Mechanical Behavior of Composite
Materials 3+0 7,5 SHA 505 Jet Propulsion Systems 3+0 7,5 SHA 513 Oil Analysis Program in Aircraft
Maintenance 3+0 7,5
SHA 515 The Effects of Construction
Techniques Aircraft on Performances
of Light 3+0 7,5 SHA 528 Modeling and Simulation in Air
Traffic Management 3+0 7,5 SHA 532 Nonlinear Systems Theory 3+0 7,5
SHA 535 Helicopter Theory and Flight
Principles 3+0 7,5 SHA 536 Flight Control System Design 3+0 7,5
SHA 544 Linear Systems Theory 3+0 7,5
SHA 546 Flight Tests at Aircraft Maintenance 3+0 7,5
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DOCTORATE DEGREE (PH.D)
The School of Civil Aviation was established as a vocational school in 1986 to provide qualified personnel for rapidly growing Turkish Aviation industry with funds provided by the Turkish Government, United Nations Development Programme and International Civil Aviation Organization. Through a bilateral agreement that was signed between French and Turkish Governments in 1989, French Government has provided a long-term loan of 115 million French Francs for the development of the School of Civil Aviation. About 70 faculty members and technical staff from the School of Civil Aviation attended academic, research or non-degree programmes of French aviation training institutions like IAS, SUPAERO, ENAC, ENSICA and EMA. Some other faculty members and technical staff have been trained by French aviation companies like SOFREAVIA SERVICE, THOMSON-CSF, SOCATA and EUROCOPTER. In 1992, the school started to provide Bachelor's Degree programmes due to the advancements in aeronautical technology and aviation education standards. All the students of academic degree programmes have to attend one year English language preparation classes before starting their four year training at the school. The School has a Maintenace Center which has a closed surface area of 7.500 squaremeter to practice students on aircraft and an apron of 11.000 squaremeter. The Center is equipped with computer controlled instruments to repair various types of aircrafts in fleets of aviation companies. Beyond academic instruction activities The School also provides non-degree programmes to train helicopter maintenance technicians to meet the needs of organizations such as the Police. These courses are custom designed according to the needs of demanding organizations. The School is already training Turkish Air Force Depot Level Maintenance Centres Aircraft Maintenance Technicians for upgrading the Turkish Air Force to JAR145 standards.
Department of Avionics was first established as two departments; Department of Aircraft Electrical Systems and Department of Aircraft Electronic Systems. When The School changed its programs to graudate level both Departments had a new concept and got new names as Department of Ground Equipments and Department of Aircraft Equipments. According to new trends in aviation industry and education and to meet the international standards two Departments organized as one and had a new name; Department of Avionics, in 1995.
Presently, there are ten full-time faculty members, six research associates, five research assistants and five teaching maintenance technicians working with the Department. Furthermore, some faculty members from other departments in our university and from other universities also work as adjunct faculty members in our department. Moreover there 3 student who are attending postgraduate programs which is awarded by the Graduate School of Sciences.
There are plenty of laboratories in the Department such as electronics, electrotechnics, avionics, communication and navigational aids which are used in training and research activities. Each academic staff member of the department is given a personal computer for her/his own exclusive use. A computer laboratory equipped with 32 personal computers, which are connected to the Internet, is open to our students. Another computer laboratory which has 36 personal computers and a data show system is used for seminars and educational purposes. In addition, the School's conference hall of capacity of 110 which is fully equipped can be used by the Department at any time.
Qualified personnel meeting JAR 66 standards have been trained by avionics programme. Our graduates can easily find job oppurtinities in Turkish Airlines, Turkish Air Force Air Supply Maintenance Centers, General Directorate of State Airports and throughout the aviation industry. We have graduates and undergraduates attending to The Department of Avionics programmes from other nations such as Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kirghistan, Syria, Switzerland, Tadjikistan and Turkmenistan.
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