Business Administration Thesis Master's Program (Turkish)

In today’s business world, where artificial intelligence and digitalization affect all business systems and new management approaches and organizational structures are emerging, the main rationale of the program is to contribute, both scientifically and professionally, to Türkiye’s process of acquiring 21st-century managers with a new perspective, who are integrating with the world and introducing new business models.

The core philosophy of the Turkish Master's Program in Business with Thesis is to contribute scientifically and professionally to the training of a new generation of managers in Türkiye, whose process of integration with the world will accelerate even more in the 21st century and who will have a global and technological vision. 

The basic qualifications expected from candidates in the Turkish Master’s Program in Business with Thesis are: awareness of the innovations that artificial intelligence and digitalization will bring to the business world, adaptability to change, taking on responsibility, having a sustainable business and management mindset, living and promoting ethical and moral norms in business life, being able to conduct scientific research and generate theoretical ideas, and contributing to existing institutional thoughts.

In the Turkish Master's Program in Business with Thesis, candidates will have to take four mandatory courses within the framework of the business discipline. In addition, they will be able to choose four electives from forty different courses in four distinct areas. Candidates may choose from one of the four areas they wish to specialize in, or select courses related to business in general. The fundamental areas created are as follows:

Area 1: Entrepreneurship

Area 2: Accounting-Finance

Area 3: Data Science and Decision Making

Area 4: Leadership and Management

The aim of the Turkish Master's Program in Business with Thesis is to equip students with theoretical and practical knowledge in the core disciplines of business management and to provide specialization in certain fields. This will enable students with undergraduate degrees in different academic fields (such as Engineering, Business, Economics, etc.) to gain the qualifications needed to take on managerial roles and responsibilities in the business world in areas such as management and leadership, planning, organizing, execution, and control.

As the complexity of the business world increases, it is necessary for individuals from different disciplines to work toward the same organizational goals. Therefore, there is a growing need for individuals who can evaluate all business functions together. The primary objective of this program is to meet this need, by providing individuals from various disciplines with the knowledge to evaluate business comprehensively. Additionally, the program aims to provide students with the necessary skills in management functions required by the digitalized business world (such as robotic management, digital and social media marketing, production, marketing, control, and distribution of artificial intelligence products). Through this education, graduates will be able to work as managers in the production and service sectors and will be provided with a solid foundation for those who wish to pursue doctoral education.