The history, archaeology, art and architecture of societies and civilizations of the Mediterranean region from the prehistory until the 15th century AD. Focusing on the examination, discussion and analysis of the art, architecture, history and religion of various civilizations in Anatolia, Near East, the Levant, Northern Africa, Greece and western Mediterranean countries. Some basic questions such as exchange, continuity and discontinuity, trade, migration, traditions and innovations.

Introduction to the key issues in the cultural history of Europe, Near Eastern Mediterranean, Eurasia and Americas from the 5th century A.D. to the 15th century, emphasis on aspects, which have contributed to our modern cultures. Various sources, methods of analysis of history, society, religion and art of medieval cultures as well as their mutual relationships and connections. Focusing on the Byzantine world and Medieval Europe, the rise and spreading of Islamic civilizations, the developments in Eurasian and Mesoamerican civilizations before the 15th century.

The roots of the crusading movement in Western Christian society; the ways in which the crusades brought three world cultures (Western Europe, Byzantium and the Islamic Near East) into contact and confrontation; the type of cultural interaction that took place and the impact of the crusades in the societies of the Eastern Mediterranean.

An interdisciplinary inquiry into historical, theoretical and practical questions on curiosity in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, education, evolution, and artificial intelligence. Definitions of curiosity and its different forms; how curiosity relates to awareness of ignorance, asking questions, knowledge, truth, understanding, exploration, inquiry, discovery, invention, creativity etc. Ethical, moral, and normative questions on curiosity. Curiosity as a value, a virtue and a vice.

An examination of the relationships between truth and power through the history of philosophy from the Greeks to the 20th century. Assessment of the relations between knowledge and political authority through the examination of key texts from Plato, Descartes, Kant, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Marx, etc. Contextualized elucidation of various models of government through their reliance on philosophical and theological worldviews. Examination of the political implication of scientific and philosophical developments.

An examination of the relationships between truth and power through the history of philosophy from the Greeks to the 20th century. Assessment of the relations between knowledge and political authority through the examination of key texts from Plato, Descartes, Kant, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Marx, etc. Contextualized elucidation of various models of government through their reliance on philosophical and theological worldviews. Examination of the political implication of scientific and philosophical developments.

Examines the material culture of nomadic empires that emerged from the Eurasian steppe from antiquity to the early modern era. Thought of as bow-wielding warriors on horseback, tribal groups such as the Scythians, Huns, Turks, Mongols and Timurids encountered and came to rule many cities from ancient Greece to China. Studies the art and architecture of steppe cultures and assesses the dynamics between nomadic and settled civilizations.

Examines the material culture of nomadic empires that emerged from the Eurasian steppe from antiquity to the early modern era. Thought of as bow-wielding warriors on horseback, tribal groups such as the Scythians, Huns, Turks, Mongols and Timurids encountered and came to rule many cities from ancient Greece to China. Studies the art and architecture of steppe cultures and assesses the dynamics between nomadic and settled civilizations.

An introduction of the distinction between an argument and merely a set of sentences. An examination of the distinction between good cases and bad cases of reasoning. In depth study of some of the basic distinctions between different types of reasoning.

An introduction of the distinction between an argument and merely a set of sentences. An examination of the distinction between good cases and bad cases of reasoning. In depth study of some of the basic distinctions between different types of reasoning.

Effective communication with the patients and their relatives, taking medical history and performing physical examination, improving physical examination skills, evaluation of signs and symptoms of the diseases, selection of the most appropriate laboratory or diagnostic tests, a reasonable analysis of patient data, and reporting patient information. To have critical knowledge about the diagnosis and management of common, foremost acute/chronic medical illnesses. Ability to select and interpret laboratory tests and imaging modalities and rational drug therapies. (8 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)

Effective communication with the patients and their relatives, taking medical history and performing physical examination, improving physical examination skills, evaluation of signs and symptoms of the diseases, selection of the most appropriate laboratory or diagnostic tests, a reasonable analysis of patient data, and reporting patient information. To have critical knowledge about the diagnosis and management of common, foremost acute/chronic medical illnesses. Ability to select and interpret laboratory tests and imaging modalities and rational drug therapies. (8 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)

Effective communication with the patients and their relatives, taking medical history and performing physical examination, improving physical examination skills, evaluation of signs and symptoms of the diseases, selection of the most appropriate laboratory or diagnostic tests, a reasonable analysis of patient data, and reporting patient information. To have critical knowledge about the diagnosis and management of common, foremost acute/chronic medical illnesses. Ability to select and interpret laboratory tests and imaging modalities and rational drug therapies. (8 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)

Effective communication with the patients and their relatives, taking medical history and performing physical examination, improving physical examination skills, evaluation of signs and symptoms of the diseases, selection of the most appropriate laboratory or diagnostic tests, a reasonable analysis of patient data, and reporting patient information. To have critical knowledge about the diagnosis and management of common, foremost acute/chronic medical illnesses. Ability to select and interpret laboratory tests and imaging modalities and rational drug therapies. (8 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)

Effective communication with the patients and their relatives, taking medical history and performing physical examination, improving physical examination skills, evaluation of signs and symptoms of the diseases, selection of the most appropriate laboratory or diagnostic tests, a reasonable analysis of patient data, and reporting patient information. To have critical knowledge about the diagnosis and management of common, foremost acute/chronic medical illnesses. Ability to select and interpret laboratory tests and imaging modalities and rational drug therapies. (8 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)

Effective communication with the patients and their relatives, taking medical history and performing physical examination, improving physical examination skills, evaluation of signs and symptoms of the diseases, selection of the most appropriate laboratory or diagnostic tests, a reasonable analysis of patient data, and reporting patient information. To have critical knowledge about the diagnosis and management of common, foremost acute/chronic medical illnesses. Ability to select and interpret laboratory tests and imaging modalities and rational drug therapies. (8 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)

Fundamentals of logic, mathematical induction, basic set theory, relations and functions, fundamental principles of counting, inclusion-exclusion principles, basic graph theory, trees, algorithms for basic industrial engineering and operations research problems on graphs and networks.

Financial accounting principles and cost systems for engineering economic analyses. Cost-volume-profit analyses, discounted cash flow and budgeting techniques.

Basic parametric statistics such as estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Distribution fitting, goodness of fit tests. Independence tests and contingency tables. Simple linear regression and correlation analysis. Nonlinear and multiple regression, analysis of categorical data. Industrial engineering applications in quality control and demand forecasting. Statistical software packages and computer implementations.

Introduction to modeling concepts and optimization; setting upoptimization models from problem description; linear programming problem formulation; simplex method, duality and sensitivity analysis; applications of mathematical programming in engineering and management with computer implementations.

Introduction of simulation models to analyze the behavior of complex stochastic systems. Modeling time and randomness, model validation. Generation of stochastic inputs, random variate generation. Implementation of models arising from case studies via simulation languages and software. Output analysis, variance reduction techniques. Monte Carlo and Quasi Monte Carlo Methods.

Quantitative models for decision-making with focus on tactical and operational decisions in manufacturing environments. Aggregate planning, inventory control, forecasting, project management, production scheduling, manpower and capacity planning, location and layout planning, manufacturing resource planning (MRP) and just-in-time (JIT) systems.

Modeling and analysis of large-scale and complex systems; mathematical model building; the solution of these models with computational tools and post-optimality analysis for decision-making problems arising in a wide range of real-life applications; building effective linear, nonlinear, integer, network and stochastic programming models; using optimization software for the solution of these models and interpretation of the computer output; applications in transportation and logistics planning, data mining, scheduling in large systems, supply-chain management, financial engineering, and telecommunications systems planning.