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Conditions and Rules: Student admission to the program is made in accordance with the Toros University Graduate Education Regulations. Graduates who successfully complete the program by fulfilling all the requirements receive a "PhD" degree. The aim of the doctoral program; The aim is to provide the students with the necessary competencies to conduct independent research, to interpret scientific events with a broad and deep perspective, and to reach new syntheses. PhD program;

1. a) It consists of at least 14 courses, seminar course, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and thesis work, provided that it is not less than 42 national credits in total for students accepted as undergraduates. The total credit of the program is 300 ECTS.
2. b) It consists of at least seven courses, a seminar course, a proficiency exam, a thesis proposal and thesis work, provided that they are not less than 21 national credits in total for students who are accepted as graduates. The total credit of the program is 240 ECTS. In doctoral programs, with the recommendation of the institute department head and the approval of the institute administrative board, a maximum of two courses can be selected for students who have been accepted with a master's degree, and a maximum of four courses for students who have been accepted with a bachelor's degree. Undergraduate courses are not counted towards course load and doctoral credits. The thesis, which will be prepared at the end of the doctoral study, must fulfill at least one of the qualifications of bringing innovation to science, developing a new scientific method, and applying a known method to a new field.

In order to apply to the doctoral program, candidates must;

1. a) Having a master's degree with thesis and having 55 points from ALES in the type of the program they applied,
2. b) Applicants to a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree must have an ALES score of at least 3 out of 4 or an equivalent score, and not less than 80 points in the score type of the program they are applying for.
3. c) In the admission of students to the doctoral program, it is obligatory to get at least 55 points from the international foreign language exams accepted as equivalent to the central foreign language exams accepted by the Council of Higher Education other than their mother tongue, or an equivalent score from the international foreign language exams whose equivalence is accepted by OSYM.

For those who are accepted with a master's degree with thesis, excluding the time spent in scientific preparation, the doctoral program is eight semesters for each semester, starting from the semester in which the courses related to the program they are enrolled in, regardless of whether they are registered or not, and the maximum completion period is twelve semesters; For those admitted with a bachelor's degree, ten semesters and the maximum completion period is fourteen semesters. The maximum time to successfully complete the credit courses required for the doctoral program is four semesters for those who are accepted with a master's degree with thesis, and six semesters for those who are accepted with a bachelor's degree. Students who cannot successfully complete their credit courses within this period are dismissed from the higher education institution. The student who successfully completes the credit courses, is successful in the proficiency exam and whose thesis proposal is accepted, but who cannot complete the thesis work by the end of twelve or fourteen semesters, is dismissed. Students who have applied to a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree, who cannot complete their credit courses and/or thesis work within the maximum period, and those who cannot be successful in their doctoral thesis, are given a master's degree without thesis upon their request, provided that they have fulfilled the credit load, project and other similar requirements for the non-thesis master's degree. The proficiency exam is the measurement of whether the student who has completed the courses and seminar has the depth of scientific research related to the basic topics and concepts in the field and doctoral work. A student takes the proficiency exam at most twice a year.

A student admitted with a master's degree must take the proficiency exam by the end of the fifth semester at the latest, and the student admitted with a bachelor's degree by the end of the seventh semester at the latest. The student who fails the proficiency exam is taken to the exam again in the next semester from the department/departments he failed. The student who also fails in this exam is dismissed from the doctoral program. A student who has been accepted to a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree and has successfully completed at least seven courses can transfer to a master's program. For the student who is successful in the proficiency exam, a thesis monitoring committee is formed within one month with the recommendation of the relevant institute department head and the approval of the institute board of directors. The student, who successfully completes the doctoral qualifying examination, defends his thesis proposal, which includes the purpose, method and study plan of the research to be carried out, in front of the thesis monitoring committee, within six months at the latest. The student distributes a written report on the thesis proposal to the committee members at least fifteen days before the oral defense.

In the business administration doctorate program, the students' theoretical knowledge in finance, accounting, marketing, management and organization and production are deepened, and the ability to conduct research independently and to interpret scientific events with a broader perspective is to be gained. It is aimed to train individuals who can work in both the business world and academic institutions.

Basic Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge Gains

- Having the necessary advanced knowledge about the management-organization, marketing, production, accounting-finance fields and other disciplines of the business, being able to question with a critical approach,

- Recording, classifying and interpreting the income-expenditure elements arising from the activities of the enterprises in a certain period and the changes in the assets and resource items in their balance sheets, and analyzing the results by reporting them to the relevant persons and groups,

- To do research for the solution of business problems, to interpret the knowledge about the field, to create strategies, to develop solution proposals and to prepare projects,

- Analyzing how the necessary resources can be accessed and how these resources should be used in order to bring together the factors of production in order to develop the entrepreneurial spirit,

- Ability to plan, implement or control necessary production-related strategies, as well as use knowledge of modern production systems

- To be able to direct the learning process by adopting the lifelong learning principle of advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the fields of the business,

- To create policies that will increase the value of the business, to analyze and monitor national and international money and capital markets and the financial instruments traded in these markets, to evaluate the changes in the markets on a national and international scale,

- Knowing the classical, neoclassical and modern approaches to the management process, analyzing, selecting and placing human resources, organizing human relations in organizations,

- To be able to transfer the knowledge and experience gained from the fields of the business in at least one foreign language, to use relevant information technologies when necessary,

- To have the ability to monitor the changes in the world related to the fields of the business and to encourage innovations,

- To have the necessary awareness to act in accordance with the business and social ethical values related to the fields of the enterprise, the universality of social rights, social justice, quality, protection of environmental and cultural values, and giving importance to occupational health and safety,

- Gaining professional competence to work in private and public sector, non-governmental organizations,

Skill Acquisitions

1-Decision, practice and behavior related to the field data by using the acquired knowledge. interpreting, analyzing, problems identify and propose solutions has the skill.

2-Has the ability to transfer information about the field to employees and teammates.

Conceptual / Cognitive / Applied - Evaluate and use new information in the field with a systematic approach

To be able to develop a new idea, method, design and/or application that brings innovation to the field, or to apply a known idea, method, design and/or application to a different field, to research, comprehend, design, adapt and apply an original subject,

Ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas

-High-level skills in using research methods in studies related to the field don't win.

Proficiency 1-Do research and work on the subjects related to the field.

2-As a project manager or participant, he/she takes responsibility in accordance with the project objectives.

3-Determines goals and objectives for the institution.

Personal and Professional Competencies

Ability to Work Independently and Take Responsibility -Contributing to the progress in the field by independently carrying out an original work that brings innovations to the field, develops a new idea, method, design and/or application, or applies a known idea, method, design and/or application to a different field. .

To be able to expand the boundaries of knowledge in the field by publishing at least one scientific article related to the field in national and/or international peer-reviewed journals and/or by producing or interpreting an original work,

To be able to lead in environments that require the solution of unique and interdisciplinary problems,

Learning Competence -Evaluates the acquired knowledge and skills critically.

-Developing new thoughts and methods related to the field by using high-level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making,

Communication and Social Competence

-Can use Turkish and at least one foreign language in accordance with the requirements of academic and business life.

-Transfers his/her thoughts and suggestions at the level of knowledge and skills he/she has acquired in his/her field to the concerned persons, verbally and in writing.

-It gives originality and contribution to the studies to be done in the field.

-To be able to contribute to the process of becoming an information society and maintaining it by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural advances in the field.

-Makes a strategic plan and develops a strategy for the Organization/Institution.

-The organization/institution acts in accordance with business and social ethical values.

-To be able to establish functional interaction by using strategic decision-making processes in solving the problems encountered in the field.

- Demonstrates willingness to seek novelty.

-Contributing to the solution of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems encountered in the field and supporting the development of these values.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates: Graduates can apply for an academic position in higher education institutions in the same or similar fields in the country or abroad, or for an expert position in research centers in public institutions.