Phd in Business Administration

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 identify and solve problems faced in business organizations.

Research Areas

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

Lectures in finance, marketing, management and organization are supported with courses such as research methods and statistical and quantitative techniques.
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	Some courses in the field of Marketing	Some courses in the field of Finance
ISL 601E Research Methods I	ISL 601E Research Methods I	ISL 601E Research Methods I
ISL 602E Research Methods II	ISL 602E Research Methods II	ISL 602E Research Methods II
ISS 606E Organization Theory	ISS 604E Marketing Theory	ISS 601E Advance Topics in Finance
ISS 607E Special Topics in Organizational Behavior	ISS 605E Directed Readings in Consumer Behavior	ISS 602E Financial Econometrics
ISS 608E Special Topics in Human Resource Management	ISL 502E Advanced Marketing Research	ISS 603E Financial Market Microstructure
ISS 610E Special Topics in Strategic Management	ISL 503E Strategic Marketing Management	ISL 511E Investments
ISS 611E Special Topics in Entrepreneurship	ISL 518E Business to Business Marketing	ISS 503E Financial Accounting
ISL 501E Advanced Approaches to Management	ISS 509E Marketing Management	ISS 504E Corporate Finance
ISL 517E Management of Technology	ISS 524E Marketing Research	ISS 531E International Finance
ISS 505E Management and Organization	ISS 523E Global Marketing	ISS 533E Capital Markets Law
ISS 508E Organizational Behavior	ISS 532E Integrated Marketing Communication
ISS 510E Strategic Planning and Management
ISS 511E Human Resources Management

Admission 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)^*
Click for min. exam scores showing 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.)

^*If the candidate would apply to the program with his/her undergraduate degree, then the undergraduate GPA should be at least 3.5/4 (88.3/100).