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Information about the Program: The aim of the master's program with thesis is; To enable the student to gain the ability to access, evaluate and interpret information by doing scientific research. The program provides training services for those who want to continue their working life as academic staff and those who want to work as managers in the private or public sector to improve their knowledge and skills. In addition, individuals who want to progress by establishing their own business are offered the opportunity to receive training in entrepreneurship. The duration of completing the master's program with thesis is four semesters in total. It is obligatory to complete at least 21 credits of 7 courses + seminar courses within four semesters. If it is not completed, it is dismissed from the program. The thesis study can also be completed in four semesters. Students who complete their courses within four semesters but cannot complete their thesis work are given one more year for their thesis. The duration of completing the master's program with thesis is at most six semesters. The seminar course and thesis work are non-credit and are evaluated as successful or unsuccessful. The student has to register for the thesis period of each semester, starting from the semester following the appointment of the advisor at the latest.
At most two of the courses to be taken by the student can be selected from the undergraduate courses, provided that they were not taken during the undergraduate education. In addition, with the recommendation of the head of the institute's department and the approval of the institute's board of directors, a maximum of two courses can be selected from the courses offered in other higher education institutions. A student who fails in the thesis study or does not enter the thesis defense within the maximum period is dismissed. Before the defense of the master's thesis and in the thesis for which correction is given, the student completes the thesis with the correction and presents it to his/her advisor. The advisor submits the thesis to the institute with his/her opinion that the thesis is defensible. The Institute receives the plagiarism software program report related to the thesis and sends it to the advisor and jury members. If a real plagiarism is detected in the data in the report, the thesis is sent to the institute board of directors for a decision together with its justification. The master's thesis jury is appointed with the recommendation of the thesis advisor and the head of the relevant institute's department and with the approval of the institute board of directors. The jury consists of three or five faculty members, one of whom is the thesis advisor of the student, and at least one of them is from outside the higher education institution.
If the jury consists of three people, the second thesis advisor cannot be a jury member. The student who completes the thesis work delivers the requested number of copies of the thesis to the thesis advisor. The advisor sends the copies of the thesis to the institute through the head of the department, with the opinion that the thesis is written in terms of compliance with the spelling rules. The members of the jury meet within one month at the latest from the date the thesis is delivered to them and take the student to the thesis exam. The thesis exam consists of the presentation of the thesis work followed by a question-answer section.
The thesis exam is held in an environment open to the participation of lecturers, graduate students and experts in the field. After the completion of the thesis exam, the jury decides on acceptance, rejection or correction on the thesis with absolute majority. This decision is reported to the institute within three days following the thesis exam by the head of the institute department. In the thesis defense exam, the student, whose thesis is decided to be corrected, defends the thesis again in front of the same jury within three months at the latest. At the end of this defense, the student who is found unsuccessful and whose thesis is not accepted is dismissed. If the student whose thesis is rejected makes a request, a non-thesis master's diploma is given to him, provided that he fulfills the course credit load, project writing and similar requirements of the non-thesis master's program. A master's degree with a thesis is given to a master's student who submits his thesis to the institute within one month from the date of taking the thesis exam and whose thesis is found suitable in terms of form. The Institute's board of directors may extend the delivery period for a maximum of one month upon request. Students who do not fulfill these conditions cannot receive their diploma, cannot benefit from student rights, and are dismissed if the maximum period expires.
Degree Earned: Students who successfully complete this program are awarded a Business Administration (Master with Thesis) diploma. .
Level of Degree Earned: This program is a graduate-level program.
Conditions and Rules of the Degree Earned: In order to graduate from this program, it is necessary to successfully complete at least 21 credits of 7 courses + seminar course and to be successful in the thesis defense exam.
Features-Description of the Program: To enable the student to gain the ability to access, evaluate and interpret information by conducting scientific research. It also provides a strong foundation in business science and practice.
Has the ability to question traditional approaches, practices and methods, and to develop and apply new working methods when deemed necessary.
Has the ability to lay the foundation for the right decision-making process by researching the fields of business science.
He has the ability to determine the most appropriate business management approaches, practices and methods, taking into account the sector, size, resources, culture, goals and objectives of the enterprises.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates: Students who graduate from the program work as middle and senior managers in businesses, institutions and organizations in both the private and public sectors.
Last updated: 26 October 2026