MBA (ENGLISH, THESIS)


Profile of the Program

The fast-changing world requires us to redefine our businesses and how we manage them. Recognizing the fact that this is a need out of a future scenario, we aim to provide our students with learning environments that aim to develop skills on creating new generation businesses and managing new generation businesses. We want to create a new generation of businesses with our students and develop their skills to manage new generation businesses by conducting research-oriented studies and projects that support interdisciplinary studies, encourage learning by doing through real problems and needs. The duration of the master's program with thesis, excluding the time spent in scientific preparation, is four semesters, starting from the semester in which the courses related to the program they are enrolled in, regardless of whether they are registered for each semester, and the program is completed in a maximum of six semesters. At the end of four semesters, those who cannot successfully complete the credit courses in the curriculum or cannot fulfill the success conditions/criteria stipulated by the higher education institution within this period; The student who fails in the thesis study or does not defend the thesis within the maximum period is dismissed from the higher education institution.

Qualification Awarded

The students who successfully complete the program are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration

Level of Qualification

This is a program.

Specific Admission Requirements

Before the start of each semester, the institutes request the quota of Turkish and foreign students from the programs and, if any, the special conditions required for application. In line with the requests from the programs, they announce the names of the graduate programs they will accept, the quota for Turkish and foreign students, the documents required for application, the deadline and other issues, and announce them to the candidates. Candidates who will apply for graduate education apply to the relevant institute with the required documents within the period specified in the announcement. In order for students to apply to a graduate program; If he/she has a bachelor's degree and is going to apply to a program with thesis, he/she must obtain at least 55 standard points in the academic personnel and graduate education entrance exam (ALES) conducted centrally by the Measurement Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) or ALES base score in the score type of the program applied. They must have obtained an equivalent base score from the GMAT or GRE exams determined by ALES is not required for Non-Thesis Programs. For English programs, it is necessary to get at least 65 points from one of the foreign language exams determined by the Interuniversity Board or to get the required score from the language exam to be held by the university. Foreign Language Exam (YDS): 65, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 79, BAU Language Proficiency Exam: 65, YÖKDİL: 65). NOTE: The above-mentioned score criteria are the minimum value for application and may vary in some programs.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The master's program with thesis consists of a total of 24 credits and 120 ECTS. Students must be successful in 8 courses consisting of compulsory and elective courses in the curriculum and Thesis 1 - Seminar and Thesis 2 courses.

Recognition of Prior Learning

In this program, the recognition of previous learning is made according to the Bahçeşehir University Graduate Education Regulations.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Students who successfully complete their master's education in this program can study in doctoral programs in their field or related fields, provided that they get a valid grade from the ALES exam and have sufficient English language knowledge.

Access to Further Studies

Students who successfully complete their master's education in this program can study in doctoral programs in their field or related fields, provided that they get a valid grade from the ALES exam and have sufficient English language knowledge.

Program Outcomes

1 Being able to develop and deepen their knowledge at the level of expertise in the same or a different field, based on undergraduate level qualifications.
2 To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related.
3 To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field.
4 To be able to interpret and create new knowledge by integrating the knowledge gained in the field with the knowledge from different disciplines,
5 To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field by using research methods.
6 Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field.
7 To be able to develop new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility.
8 Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field.
9 To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning.
10 To be able to systematically transfer current developments in the field and their own studies to groups in and outside the field, in written, verbal and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
11 To be able to critically examine social relations and the norms that guide these relations, to develop them and take action to change them when necessary.
12 To be able to supervise and teach these values by observing social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field.
13 To be able to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes.
14 To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies.

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Courses
BUS5105 Strategic Leadership and Management 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4
BUS5205 Marketing Strategies 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5
BUS5301 Research Methods and Ethics 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4
BUS5887 Seminar 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5
BUS5888-1 Thesis 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5
BUS5888-2 Thesis 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5
Departmental Elective
BUS5074 E-business and Internet marketing
BUS5075 Digital Marketing
BUS5077 Contemporary English Skills for Business and Politics
BUS5078 Creating Future by Leading Change
BUS5079 Cross Cultural Leadership and Communication
BUS5082 Mergers Acquisitions and Private Equity
BUS5100 Contemporary Management
BUS5102 Human Resources Management
BUS5110 Organizational Behaviour
BUS5164 International Business
BUS5170 Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation
BUS5196 New Venture Creation
BUS5197 New Product Development
BUS5291 Services Marketing
BUS5302 Supply Chain and Logistic Management
BUS5304 Brand Management
BUS5305 Change Management
BUS5308 Global Economy
BUS5309 Global Marketing
BUS5314 Starting and Running an Entrepreneurial Company
BUS5323 Global Strategic Management
BUS5328 Managerial Accounting
BUS5329 Corporate Board Governance and Corporate Strategy
BUS5331 Business and Government Relations
BUS5333 Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability
BUS5334 Design Thinking and İnnovation
BUS5339 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
BUS5348 Project Management
BUS5358 Managing Digital Business
BUS5362 Globalization and Emerging Markets
BUS5365 Behavioral Finance and Economics
BUS5366 Financial Risk Management
BUS5369 Content Marketing Essentials
BUS5414 Budgeting and Money Management
BUS5420 Accounting
BUS5612 Operations Management
BUS5912 Marketing of Financial Products and Sevices
BUS5949 Platform Busines and Economics
BUS5969 Customer Experience Management
BUS5971 Trading and Investment in Global Capital Markets
ECO5001 Managerial Economics
ENI5013 Starting Up an Innovative Business
ENI5018 New Venture Business Planning
ENI5021 Innovative Approaches in Marketing
EXM5500 Financial Issues in Entrepreneurship
EXM5655 Digital Business Management
FIN5221 Corporate Finance
FIN5228 Financial Management
GLA5905 The Multinational Corporation: Economic, Political and Managerial Perspectives
MAR5204 Advertising Management
MAR5205 Integrated Marketing Communication
MBA5201 Consumer Behaviour
SDM5001 Design Thinking for Business
SDM5002 Strategic Design
SDM5003 Strategic Analysis
SDM5004 Concept and Context 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 4
GE-Elective

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

1. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BUS5105 Strategic Leadership and Management 3 0 3 8
BUS5301 Research Methods and Ethics 3 0 3 9
Departmental Elective 3 7
Departmental Elective 3 6
Total 30
2. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BUS5205 Marketing Strategies 3 0 3 8
Departmental Elective 3 7
Departmental Elective 3 8
Departmental Elective 3 7
Total 30
3. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BUS5887 Seminar ☑ 0 0 0 10
BUS5888-1 Thesis 0 0 0 20
Total 30
4. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BUS5888-2 Thesis ☑ 0 0 0 30
Total 30

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MBA (ENGLISH, THESIS) - GRADUATE SCHOOL