Master of Executive Business Administration (EMBA) Program
Bilkent Executive MBA program aims to cultivate a strategic perspective in the participants of the program in
managing today`s global business. Program is designed to build strong executive foundational skill set and an ability
to integrate business functional area knowledge to cope with the challenges of the contemporary global business environment.
The program will start with a one week orientation that will be geared towards building soft skills such as working in teams,
negotiation, communication and conflict resolution through various activities. The participants will be exposed to foundational
courses including management, quantitative methods and financial reporting, marketing and finance. Integrative courses are designed
combine strategic material from a number of functional areas and will be thought by multiple instructors. The program concludes
with a one week global business application camp and a strategy simulation that will require participants to lead a global company.
The schedule is designed to accommodate the specific needs of the executives. It starts with a three day orientation
at the end of September. During the academic year the courses run on Friday afternoons and Saturdays every other week.
Admission: Applicants to the program are required to have a Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.), minimum three years of
managerial experience, and proficiency in English sufficient to follow the course material. Applicants should have strong
communication and social skills, entrepreneurial and leadership qualities and aim to be top-level executives.
Degree Requirements: Participants admitted to the program will be required to complete a minimum of 41 credit hours
of course with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00/4.00.
MASTER OF SCIENCE and Ph.D. PROGRAMS
The Faculty of Business Administration offers the Masters
of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees for those interested in
advanced study of the theory and practice of management in four concentration areas
Finance, Management and Organization Studies, Marketing and Operations management at the masters level and in three
concentration areas Finance, Marketing and Operations Management at the doctoral level.
The mission of the Bilkent M.S./Ph.D. Program in Business Administration is to prepare
individuals for research and teaching careers. A high faculty-to-student ratio and
active involvement in research throughout the program foster close interaction
between students and faculty and accelerate the transition from students to academic.
Programs of study designed for the particular needs and research interests of each
individual enable the students to master the behavioral, social, economic and
mathematical sciences through courses from various departments in Bilkent University.
An active exchange program with universities abroad provides additional opportunities
for coursework and collaborative research. Visiting scholars and graduate students
from abroad add to the diversity of our community.
The research conducted by our faculty covers a broad range of areas of expertise and
we welcome graduate students with degrees in a wide range of fields (anthropology,
business administration, computing science, economics, engineering, ethnography,
mathematics, physics, psychology, statistics etc.).
Master of Science in Business Administration
Admission: Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in business administration,
economics, engineering or a related field. They must be fluent in written and oral
English, and possess strong quantitative and qualitative skills. ALES score is required for all resident Turkish citizens. Applicants who are not citizens of Turkey should submit GMAT or GRE scores. All applicants are
required to provide recommendation letters.
Proficiency in written and oral English must be documented. (Also refer to
the "Graduate Admissions" section in the introduction of this catalog for the general graduate
admission requirements and www.man.bilkent.edu.tr for the particular requirements of the Master
of Science programs in business administration.)
Requirements: Students have to complete a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work,
write and defend a master's thesis and maintain a cumulative
GPA of at least 3.00/4.00. The expected duration of M.S. study is four semesters.
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Admission: Applicants must be fluent in written and oral English,
and possess strong quantitative and qualitative skills. Candidates should submit GMAT
or GRE scores and provide recommendation letters.
ALES scores are needed for Turkish applicants.
Proficiency in written and oral English must be documented. (Also refer to
the "Graduate Admissions" section in the introduction of this catalog for the
general graduate admission requirements and www.man.bilkent.edu.tr for the particular
requirements of the Ph.D. program in business administration.)
Requirements: The Ph.D. program consists of a course work of at least 24
credit hours above master's, a qualifying examination, preparation, proposal, and defense
of a dissertation based on original research. A paper based on the candidate's thesis must be accepted or
published in a reputable journal before the dissertation can be defended. The student should maintain a cumulative GPA
of 3.00/4.00 throughout the period of study. Course work is tailored according to the field
chosen and the specific research needs of the student. The expected duration for Ph.D. study
is eight semesters.
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