The fundamental objective of the Ph.D program in Business Administration at Çankaya University is to educate qualified scientists who will be able to analyze the developments that occur in Turkish and global business environments and interpret those developments in the context of fundamental fields of the business administration. In addition, our program aims to educate qualified scientists who will be able to teach courses and make research in universities as well as who will be able to focus on research in public and private sector institutions in the context of fundamental fields of the business administration.
The Ph.D dissertation that will be prepared at the end of the doctoral study has to make one of the following contributions:
Ph.D program in Business Administration is primarily focused on theory and research.
The objectives of the program are as follows:
If the bachelor’s or master’s degree of the student is different from business administration or a related field the student must follow a scientific preparatory program. Courses that must be taken during the scientific preparatory program are determined by the department.
Candidates must specify their fields (management and organization, finance, decision science and operations management, marketing) when they apply for the program. Candidates are admitted to the field that they apply for. Ph.D program in Business Administration is made up of two compulsory and seven elective courses. Four of the elective courses are directed electives. Students must take directed elective courses based on the field that they choose. The remaining three elective courses may be chosen from the selected field or from other fields. Remaining three elective courses should be selected by the dissertation supervisor along with other academic staff whose field of specialization is the same as the student’s field of dissertation. Elective courses related to the business fields are shown below.
Directed Elective Courses:
MAN 604 Finance Theory (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 607 Financial Econometrics I (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 634 Financial Econometrics II (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 635 Empirical Applications in Finance (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
Other Elective Courses:
MAN 608 Investor Behavior Theory (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 609 Portfolio Theory (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 610 Financial Derivatives (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 611 Risk Management and Actuarial Theory (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 612 Accounting Theory (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 614 Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 631 Contemporary Finance Issues (3 0 3) AKTS: 8
Note: Both MAN 612 and MAN 614 cannot be taken.
Directed Elective Courses:
MAN 629 Decision Theory (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 636 Mathematical Programming (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 637 Optimization Techniques (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 628 Operations Management: Selected Topics (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
Other Elective Courses:
MAN 638 Data Analytics (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 624 Inventory Management (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 626 Operations Research: Selected Topics (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 627 Supply Chain Modeling (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 639 Stochastic Modeling (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
Directed Elective Courses:
MAN 602 Marketing Theory and Applications (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 650 Marketing Research (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 622 Consumer Behavior (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 646 Multinational Marketing Strategies (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
Other Elective Courses:
MAN 651 Strategic Brand Management (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 647 Marketing Communication Strategies (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 648 Advanced Topics in Marketing (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 649 Sales Management and Techniques (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
Directed Elective Courses:
MAN 603 Organization Theory (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 617 Organizational Behavior (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 605 Strategic Management (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
MAN 640 Management Philosophy (3 0 3) ECTS: 10
Other Elective Courses :
MAN 615 Human Resources Management (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 641 Contemporary Issues in Management (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 644 International Management (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 619 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 643 Knowledge Management (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
MAN 642 Management in Organizations: Turkish Example (3 0 3) ECTS: 8
PhD candidate has to present a seminar based on the findings of a research in the business field that he/she intends to prepare a dissertation. Other requirements of the program consist of succeeding the two-stage qualifying exam, which covers the written and oral portions, preparation and successful defense of a Ph.D dissertation proposal, as well as preparation and successful defense of a Ph.D dissertation.
The language of instruction of the Ph.D program in Business Administration at Çankaya University is Turkish.
Additional Information: Ph.D. courses take place in the campus located in Yüzüncü Yıl at 13.40, 14.40 or 15.40.