Ph.D. Program in Statistics at Yildiz Technical University

    Ph.D. Program in Statistics at Yildiz Technical University

    Ph.D. Program in Statistics at Yildiz Technical University

    Yildiz Technical University offers the PhD of Ph.D. Program in Statistics as a full-time degree delivered on campus at its main campus in Istanbul, Turkey. Taught in English, the program equips students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for ph.d. program in statistics and related professional fields. The next available intake begins on September 21, 2027.

    About Ph.D. Program in Statistics

    Graduates of the department can find job opportunities in both the private and public sector. They may apply for posts in the Turkish Statistical Institution, as well as other establishment such as Department of Planning. Other area of work; Research, Finance, Banking, ISE, planning department of the big firm. Thirty percent of our courses are conducted in English enabling our students to develop their language skills and increasing their opportunities to find employment in a variety of different sectors.
  • To develop and deepen his/her knowledge on theories of statistics and their applications in level of expertise, and to obtain unique definitions which bring innovations to the area, based on master level competencies
  • To have the ability of original, independent and critical thinking in statistics and to be able to develop theoretical concepts
  • To have the ability of defining and verifying problems in statistics
  • With an interdisciplinary approach, to be able to apply theoretical and applied methods of statistics in analyzing and solving new problems and to be able to discover his/her own potentials with respect to the application
  • In nearly every fields that statistics are used, to be able to execute, conclude and report a research, which requires expertise, independently
  • To be able to evaluate and renew his/her abilities and knowledge acquired in the field of applied statistics with critical approach, and to be able to analyze, synthesize and evaluate complex thoughts in a critical way
  • To be able to convey his/her analyses and methods in the field of applied statistics to the experts in a scientific way
  • To be able to use international academic resources efficiently, to update his/her knowledge, to communicate with his/her foreign colleagues easily, to contribute scientific meetings held in his/her own field and other fields systematically as written, oral and visual
  • To contribute the transformation process of his/her own society into an information society and the sustainability of this process by introducing scientific, technological, social and cultural advances in the fields of applied statistics
  • As having rich cultural background and social sensitivity with a global perspective, to be able to evaluate all processes efficiently, to be able to contribute the solutions of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems and to support the development of these values
  • As being competent in abstract thinking, to be able to connect abstract events to concrete events and to transfer solutions, to analyze results with scientific methods by designing experiment and collecting data and to interpret them
  • To be able to produce strategies, policies and plans about systems and topics in which mathematics and statistics are used and to be able to interpret and develop results
  • To be able to evaluate, argue and analyze prominent persons, events and phenomena, which play an important role in the development and combination of the fields of Mathematics and Statistics, within the perspective of the development of other fields of science
  • In applied statistics, to be able to sustain scientific work as an individual or a group, to be effective in all phases of an independent work, to participate decision-making process and to make and execute necessary planning within an effective time schedule
  • Disciplines

    Department of Statistics

    Requirements and Admission Criteria for Ph.D. Program in Statistics at Yildiz Technical University

    Entry Requirements

    A student can only be exempt from maximum four previous elective courses in which they have been successful in being a special student, transfer from another university or another master program that they no longer have an enrollment. The aim of the doctorate program is to provide the students to gain ability of making research individually, making interpretation examining the scientific phenomena with a wide vision and obtaining necessary steps to achieve new synthesis. Doctoral program is consist of seven courses those are totally at least twenty one credits, a seminar, sufficiency exam, a thesis proposal and a thesis study for the students those have a master’s degree. For the students those are accepted with a bachelor’s degree, it is consist of fourteen courses of at least forty two credits, a seminar, sufficiency exam, thesis proposal and thesis study.

    Tuition and Fee Information for Ph.D. Program in Statistics at Yildiz Technical University

    How to Apply for Ph.D. Program in Statistics at Yildiz Technical University

    Candidates should have at least the lowest required scores to make an application to undergraduate programs at Yıldız Technical University. Placement is done by the exam scores, thus, you may have a better chance with a higher exam score. Indeed, your chances of admission vary considerable, based on which department you want to get in. Some departments are more competitive. We suggest you to check the lowest placement scores of the departments you would like to apply. 

    Candidates who have a minimum exam score recognized by Yıldız Technical University can apply for departments they would like to study between (30 July - 09 August 2020). Candidates who have more than one scores can apply any one of them with which they want to apply. Department application will be made online.

    There are different quotas or quota ratios for YTUYÖS exam scores and SAT scores. Different diploma scores will be converted to 100 points scoring system and will be considered as YTUYÖS exam score, thus the candidates applying with different diploma scores should apply to the quotas assigned for YTUYÖS.

    Applications to departments should be made carefully, because the students can not change their department preferences once they submit their application. Candidates should list the departments they would like to get in from 1 – 8. Candidates should apply at least one and at most eight departments. Candidate placements are considered according to the exam results and preferences.

    If candidates are placed one of their departmental choices, they cannot apply for second placements even if they do not register to the department they are admitted. Thus, students should apply the departments they would like to study. Second placements are only open for the students who applied for admission, but who are not admitted to the any departments in the first circle.

    In Department Application Process;

    Candidates who took YTÜYÖS exam, can make their department applications with their candidate number.

    Candidates who did not take YTÜYÖS exam, can make their department applications after filling up a form about their credentials. Candidate number (a 11 digit number) will be sent to candidates’ e-mails  written in form. These candidates should also send the below-mentioned documents (a .jpg format) together with the online form:

    1)Exam Result: The translation of the exam score/ diploma into Turkish certified by translation office and by notarized by notarial office. Documents which are in English are accepted and does not need to be translated into Turkish language. Only the page that indicates the exam/ diploma score should be send (.jpg format- one page)  

    2)Passport: Identity page of your Passport .jpg formatted as a one page.

    Applications which are not completed during application period, will be not be considered for assessments. In other words, if candidates’ information and uploaded documents are not submitted during application period, application will be considered as invalid.

    In addition, the uploaded documents which cannot be read and understood clearly, which are false, deceptive, incomplete and/or false are not accepted. In that situation, candidates’ applications will not be considered for assessment.

    Ph.D. Program in Statistics at Yildiz Technical University
    Yildiz Technical University
    Yildiz Technical University
    Turkey

    Turkey, Istanbul

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