Program Overview

Business Administration Doctoral Program

The Business Administration Doctoral Program is run by the Department of Management Engineering within ITU Graduate School. The main goal of the doctoral program is to provide students with a deep theoretical knowledge of business management and enable them to conduct academic research that contributes to identifying and solving problems faced in business organizations.

Research Areas

The program covers a wide range of research areas, including:

• Financial management
• Financial market microstructure
• Behavioral finance
• Portfolio analysis and management
• Financial assets and valuation methods
• Financial risks
• Organization theory
• Strategic management
• Organizational behavior
• Human resources management
• Innovation management
• Marketing strategies
• Brand management
• International marketing
• Entrepreneurship and leadership
• Integrated marketing communication
• Corporate identity and corporate marketing
• Consumer behavior

Program Structure and Courses

The program mainly consists of three phases: 8 courses (21 credits + Scientific Research, Ethics and Seminar course), then proficiency exam and finally doctoral thesis. Some courses in the field of Management & Organization include:

• ISL 601E Research Methods I
• ISL 602E Research Methods II
• ISS 606E Organization Theory
• ISS 607E Special Topics in Organizational Behavior
• ISS 608E Special Topics in Human Resource Management
• ISS 610E Special Topics in Strategic Management
• ISS 611E Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
• ISL 501E Advanced Approaches to Management
• ISL 517E Management of Technology
• ISS 505E Management and Organization
• ISS 508E Organizational Behavior
• ISS 510E Strategic Planning and Management
• ISS 511E Human Resources Management Some courses in the field of Marketing include:
• ISL 601E Research Methods I
• ISL 602E Research Methods II
• ISS 604E Marketing Theory
• ISS 605E Directed Readings in Consumer Behavior
• ISL 502E Advanced Marketing Research
• ISL 503E Strategic Marketing Management
• ISL 518E Business to Business Marketing
• ISS 509E Marketing Management
• ISS 524E Marketing Research
• ISS 523E Global Marketing
• ISS 532E Integrated Marketing Communication Some courses in the field of Finance include:
• ISL 601E Research Methods I
• ISL 602E Research Methods II
• ISS 601E Advance Topics in Finance
• ISS 602E Financial Econometrics
• ISS 603E Financial Market Microstructure
• ISL 511E Investments
• ISS 503E Financial Accounting
• ISS 504E Corporate Finance
• ISS 531E International Finance
• ISS 533E Capital Markets Law

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Min. ALES score of 75 (quantitative or equally-weighted) or Min. GMAT score of 540 or Min. GRE (quantitative) score of 155
• Min. Master's GPA of 3.25/4 (82.5/100)
• Min. undergraduate GPA of 3.5/4 (88.3/100) if applying with an undergraduate degree
• English proficiency
• A CV
• A letter of motivation
• Two letters of recommendation
• A research proposal
• A 'pre-approval' by a faculty member
• Any previous academic work (e.g. thesis, publication etc.)