Introduction
Programme Profile
Business Administration Master’s Degree program, aims to provide students with a solid formation in Business Administration along with a comprehension of a wide variety of techniques and concepts on managerial issues and the business world. This program is built on an interdisciplinary basis for students who would like to develop their research skills in the main domains of Business Administration namely Accounting/Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Management and Organizational Behavior. The program intends to produce open-minded researchers capable of analysis, synthesis and anticipation needed to be able to understand the business world which evolves in an increasingly complex and constantly changing environment.
Qualification Awarded
The students who have successfully completed this programme are awarded the Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
Level of Qualification
This is a Second Cycle program.
Access Requirements
A Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle); ALES (Academic Personel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Examination) score of minimum 75 or GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Quantitative Section score of minimum 152 (660 points according to the old scoring system) or GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) score of minimum 483; YDS (Foreign Language Proficiency Examination) score of minimum 70 in French or in English. Those who have B2 level in DELF and C1 level in DALF certificates and the graduates of Galatasaray University are regarded as providing the conditions of French foreign language requirement.
Programme Requirements and Regulations
The Master’s Degree in Business Administration is awarded to students who have successfully completed all the compulsory courses in the curriculum and the required number of elective courses (60 ECTS) with a cumulative grade point average of minimum 2.75 out of 4.00, a graduate seminar and a master’s thesis (60 ECTS).
Recognition of Prior Learning
Programme Outcomes
| 1 | At the end of the program successful students, Will have a good command of the concepts and theories of different areas of Business Administration such as Production, Marketing, Accounting/Finance, Management and Organizational Behavior and will have an integrative point of view to understand the interaction between these domains. |
| 2 | Will be able to grasp the operation of different functions (Accounting /Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, and Management) of organizations and also will be able to create hypotheses for research proposals. |
| 3 | Will be able to do research for determining changes, diagnosing problems and developing solutions in business world. |
| 4 | Will have a command of qualitative and quantitative research methodology. |
| 5 | Will be able to conduct statistical analyses and interpret the results. |
| 6 | Will have a command of scientific studies (writing articles, presenting papers) |
| 7 | Should have mastery of at least one foreign language at a scientific level to be able to realize cross-cultural studies. |
| 8 | Should be able to update his/her professional knowledge and skills continuously to be able to adapt to changes in scientific area. |
| 9 | Should be able to do team work in researches and studies and contribute to information flow. |
| 10 | Will be able to have a holistic approach to Business Administration and prepare a thesis on a special area of the field. |
| 11 | être en mesure d’avoir une perspective globale de la gestion et de fournir une thèse en se spécialisant dans une des sphères de ce domaine. |
| 11 | Will be able to carry out an original study on his/her specialization area with recent and advanced information. |
| 11 | Will be able to carry out an original study on his/her specialization area with recent and advanced information. |
| 11 | Will be able to carry out an original study on his/her specialization area with recent and advanced information. |
| 11 | Will be able to carry out an original study on his/her specialization area with recent and advanced information. |
| 11 | Will be able to carry out an original study on his/her specialization area with recent and advanced information. |
Occupation Profiles of Graduates
In parallel with the multi-disciplinary approach, students who graduate from the program find the opportunity to work in different areas of job (Accounting/Finance, Marketing, Human Resources etc). To meet the needs of the universities for qualified academic staff, they may pursue their academic career for doctoral programmes.
Access to Further Studies
The students graduated from this programme may apply to doctorate (Third Cycle) programmes.
Grading Scheme and Grade Distribution Guidance
For each course taken, the student is given one of the following letter grades by the instructor:
|
Letter grades |
AA |
BA |
BB |
CB |
CC |
F |
BL |
BS |
|
Grade points |
4.00 |
3.50 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
- |
- |
A student who has received a letter grade of “AA”, “BA” or “BB” in any course is considered successful. Students who have received a grade of “CB” or “CC” are also considered successful provided that their cumulative grade point average is at least “2.75”. The letter grade “F” indicates “Fail”. The grade “BL” is given to a student who sucessfully completes the graduate seminar or the Master’s Thesis, whereas “BS” denotes a failing grade for the graduate seminar or the Master’s Thesis.
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): The total credit points for a course are obtained by multiplying the grade points by the ECTS credits. In order to calculate CGPA the sum of total credit points earned in all the courses taken by a student is divided by the sum of all ECTS credits.
Mode of Study
This is a full-time programme.
Communication
Head of Department (or equivalent): Prof. Dr. M. Yaman ÖZTEK
Adress: Galatasaray Üniversitesi
Çırağan Cad. No:36, 34349 Ortaköy/İstanbul
Telephone: 0212 227 44 80
E-Mail: moztek@gsu.edu.tr