Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Industrial Engineering
Applications open
Tuition and study format
Academic year: 2026/27
Intakes and application dates
- 2026/2027 Ön BaşvuruApplications openJanuary 1, 2026 — August 31, 2027
Programme information package
The programme's definition and learning outcomes, as the university publishes them in its official information package.
Programme definition
History
The Department of Industrial Engineering was established in 2013 and continues its activities within The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. The department accepted its first students in the 2013-2014 academic year and had its first graduates in 2017.
Qualification Awarded
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Title: Industrial Engineer
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle)
Undergraduate Degree (EQF- LLL Level 6)
Specific Admission Requirements
Turkish Citizens: Students are admitted to the Industrial Engineering Program through central placement based on the SAY (Quantitative) score type obtained from the university entrance examination administered by ÖSYM. Students placed in the program by ÖSYM are required to complete their final registration by fulfilling their financial obligations during the announced registration dates. International Nationals: International students are admitted to the Industrial Engineering Program in accordance with the criteria determined by the University Senate. You can access the relevant University Senate decision via the link below: Transfer Admission: A student who has commenced their studies in an equivalent program domestically or abroad may apply to transfer to the Industrial Engineering Program. The student's admission is reviewed prior to the beginning of the semester, taking into account each student's individual circumstances and the degree applied for, and is specifically evaluated by the Transfer and Adaptation Commission. For more detailed information, you can review the directive below: Nişantaşı University Associate and Undergraduate Transfer Directive: Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer Exchange Students: Students who have arrived through domestic or international exchange programs may take the courses offered in the Industrial Engineering Program, within the framework of the conditions approved by the University and set forth by mutual agreements.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
Students' prior learning and achievements can be recognized in accordance with the 'Istanbul Nişantaşı University Directive on the Recognition of Prior Qualifications, Course Equivalency, and Adaptation Principles'. You can use the link below to access the relevant directive and get more detailed information:
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Qualification Conditions and Rules are as explained in the "Graduation Requirements" section.
Profile of The Programme
Vision To be a department preferred by outstanding students, which takes an active role in solving problems encountered in our country's service and production sectors using contemporary methods, where industrial engineers possessing these capabilities are educated, and which is recognized first in Turkey and then globally for its research and education quality. Mission To educate qualified industrial engineers who can develop ideas and engineering applications that will be accepted on national and international platforms; who master the systems approach and possess a critical mindset; who observe societal benefit and ethical values; and who, alongside an academic staff that has actualized university-industry collaboration, can produce knowledge and technology in parallel with the world. Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) PEO 1: Graduates take roles as engineers, specialists, or managers in the design, operation, and improvement of systems and processes in national and international companies, across private and public sectors. PEO 2: Working in manufacturing, service, and decision-support systems, they execute and manage initiatives aimed at increasing the product and service quality of enterprises by applying productivity principles. PEO 3: They carry out process design, planning, and management activities with cost awareness; and take part in studies that contribute to the accumulation of national technology and innovation within the institutions they work for. PEO 4: Using decision-support systems with a strategic and holistic perspective, they assume pioneering/leading roles in entrepreneurial ventures or R&D activities that generate innovative solutions to complex problems faced by their organizations. PEO 5: They take responsibility as project managers or team leaders in multidisciplinary professional work environments; adhering to professional ethics, they execute and manage projects that create societal benefit while observing environmental awareness and sustainability principles. General Information Industrial Engineering is an engineering discipline responsible for the design, production, and improvement of all types of manufacturing and service systems, generally defined as production. The undergraduate Industrial Engineering program spans 4 years and is completed in 8 semesters according to the course credit system. The curriculum of the Industrial Engineering Department encompasses foundational knowledge such as production management, operations research, and management information systems. The courses in the program and their contents are continuously updated in consideration of technological developments. Industrial engineers can find employment in all areas of manufacturing and/or service operations within the public and private sectors. Because it aims to explore ways of achieving success with limited resources, Industrial Engineering is a field whose importance has significantly increased in our country in recent years. Industrial engineers are highly preferred for numerous roles in public and private companies.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Students graduating from the Industrial Engineering Department are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to hold mid- and senior-level management positions in any company they join. After graduation, our students can work in both the production and service sectors, primarily in data analysis, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, energy, software, education and consulting, telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, banking, and finance. Industrial Engineering graduates work in the software development, production planning, quality assurance, logistics, supply chain, purchasing, information technology (IT), marketing, customer relationship management, human resources, research and development, project planning, finance, and accounting departments of private sector firms and public institutions. Depending on the interests and professional orientations they pursue both during their academic studies and extracurricular lives, the variety of business areas and sectors available to our graduating students continues to expand day by day.
Access to Further Studies
Industrial Engineering graduates may pursue graduate studies in the same field or in other disciplines that accept graduates of this program, provided they meet the admission requirements set forth by the respective institutions.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Students who register for the relevant course at the beginning of the semester must attend at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the applied courses in order to take the final exam. Students are subject to midterm and final exams for each course. The contribution of the midterm exam (the scores obtained from measurement tools such as homework, laboratory exam, quiz, etc. can also be evaluated as the midterm exam grade) to the success grade is 40%, and the contribution to the end of the semester exam is 60%. For the measurement and evaluation criteria of each course, you can click on the course name in the Curriculum (below). You can review the relevant regulations and guidelines. Nişantaşı University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations Exam and Success Evaluation System Directive Istanbul Nişantaşı University Foreign Languages Department Education and Examination Directive Nişantaşı University Turkish Language Teaching Application and Research Center (Nişantaşı Tömer) Education and Examination Directive
Graduation Requirements
To be eligible for graduation, Industrial Engineering students must successfully complete all courses in the curriculum (corresponding to a total of at least 240 ECTS credits), complete their compulsory internship, and achieve a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00. Additionally, it is required that the Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) for each semester is at least 1.80 out of 4.00. For graduation, students must also have successfully completed their graduation project and internship. For more detailed information, please review the relevant regulation and directive Nişantaşı University Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulation.pdf Nişantaşı University 8th Semester On-the-Job Professional Practices (IMU) Directive Nişantaşı University Directive on the Issuance of Diploma, Diploma Supplement and Other Documents
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
Tam Zamanlı
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Head of Department: Zafer Özdemir Email: zafer.ozdemir@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No:1V and No:1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul
Facilities
Department students may attend the optional English Preparatory Class and, if they wish, can elect to take courses from English-medium programs. Within the scope of the "On-the-Job Vocational Practice (İMU)" program, students are prepared for professional life through on-the-job training in relevant contracted sectors during the spring semester of their senior year. In addition to their compulsory internships, students also have the opportunity to undertake voluntary internships upon their own request. Students gain diverse and interdisciplinary perspectives through both departmental and non-departmental elective courses. Department students can also benefit from double major and minor program opportunities in departments approved by the faculty board.
Programme outcomes
- Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems)
- Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose
- Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose
- Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively
- Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions
- Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually
- Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give and receive clear, intelligible instructions
- Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself
- Consciousness to behave according to ethical principles and professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge on standards used in engineering practice
- Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development
- Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions
Programme outcomes and the Turkish Qualifications Framework
Each line is an item of the Turkish Qualifications Framework; the numbers beside it are the programme outcomes that meet it.
KNOWLEDGE
- 1
Possess advanced level theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks with updated information, practice equipments and other resources
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
SKILLS
- 1
Use of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge within the field
Programme outcomes1 · 7 · 9 · 11 - 2
Interpret and evaluate data, define and analyze problems, develop solutions based on research and proofs by using acquired advanced knowledge and skills within the field
Programme outcomes2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 10
COMPETENCES ( Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility )
- 1
Conduct studies at an advanced level in the field independently
Programme outcomes1 · 6 - 2
Take responsibility both as a team member and individually in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the implementations in the field
Programme outcomes2 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 9 - 3
Planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project
Programme outcomes4 · 7 · 10 · 11
COMPETENCES ( Learning Competence )
- 1
Evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach
Programme outcomes7 - 2
Determine learning needs and direct the learning
Programme outcomes2 · 5 · 8 · 10 - 3
Develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning
Programme outcomes1 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 11
COMPETENCES ( Communication and Social Competence )
- 1
Inform people and institutions, transfer ideas and solution proposals to problems in written and orally on issues in the field
Programme outcomes— - 2
Share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals and non-professionals by the support of qualitative and quantitative data
Programme outcomes4 · 9 - 3
Organize and implement project and activities for social environment with a sense of social responsibility
Programme outcomes1 · 3 · 5 · 8 · 10 · 11 - 4
Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level
Programme outcomes2 · 6 · 7 - 5
Use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Advanced Level software knowledge
Programme outcomes4
COMPETENCES ( Field Specific Competence )
- 1
Act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethic values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field
Programme outcomes2 · 5 · 6 · 9 - 2
Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, worker's health and security
Programme outcomes1 · 3 · 4 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 11