History |
Bozok University Institute of Social Sciences has been started education of master’s with
thesis by admitting 10 students for scientific preparation and the master’s program in
Business Administration in 1997-1998. Language of education is Turkish. |
Qualification Awarded |
The Master’s degree in Business Administration and “Specialist” title is awarded to the
graduates. |
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) |
Second Cycle |
Specific Admission Requirements |
Business Administration Scientific preparation and Master’s program in Business
Administration student admission requirements are announced in the website of the
university before the fall semester every year. Students with following requirements are
admitted to Business Administration Scientific preparation and Master’s program in
Business Administration.
(1) The applicants willing to enroll in the Master’s programme should have a Bachelor’s
degree, a standard score of Academic Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES)
determined by Senate not less than 55 standard score for the score type required by the
program applied.
(2) Criteria evaluted in the admission of master’s degree programs in addition to Academic
Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES) score, other documents the applicants
should have, required level of foreign language knowledge and the evaluation of Academic
Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES) score percentage not less than % 50 are
determined by Senate.
Scientific preparation program are applied to the applicants who have a Bachelor’s degree
of a different deparment from the applied department and the applicants graduated from
another higher education institution to compensate their deficiencies. Compulsory lectures
in scientific preparation program can’t subsitute for the lectures required to complete
Business Administration master’s program. But a student in scientific preparation program
can take courses from master’s program with the recommendation of chief of the
department and Administrative Committee of the Graduate School. In the scientific
preparation program students can take courses of undergraduate program. Graduate
student admitted to the scientific preparation program must complete the class with at least
2.00 GPA and DD all the lectures of scientific preparation program to begin the master’s
program. Maximum time to be spend in scientific preparation program is one calendar year.
In this process, students who couldn’t complete the scientific preparation program, register
to the lectures they are responsible until they will be succeed, but the additional time is
counted for maximum time of the master’s program. Students who completed their courses
successfully, begin master’s education in the following semester. Students or graduates
from a higher education institute who want to develop their knowledge in a spesific area can
be admitted as a specail student for maximum two master courses in one semester with
the suggestion of department’s chief and instiute manager’s approval. Special students can
choose the courses they will take from the lectures graduated students are registered.
Special students can’t benefit from the student rights. |
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
A student who is currently enrolled in a Master’s degree programme in the same discipline
at another institution and has successfully completed at least one semester, upon
submitting all required documents before the deadline, may transfer to the Master’s
program upon the recommendation of the department administration and with the approval
of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School. Admission requirements for
lateral transfer are determined by the institute management approval and announced every
semester. Successful student who has completed at least one semester of a master’s
program in a university or another higher education institute, with the condition of applying
with documents required in duration and providing the applications requirements, may
transfer to the Business Administration Master’s program upon the recommendation of the
department administration and with the approval of the Administrative Committee of the
Graduate School. In this decision, from which courses the student will be exempt from is
also determined.
There is no transfer between the thesis and non-thesis master’s degree programs.
Special student status, lateral transfer, course substitution from the former master’s
programme and therefore time reverse conditions are determined by the Administrative
Committee of the Graduate School. Courses of a completed program can’t be substituted
for another program. |
Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
Master of Business Administration with thesis program consists of a minimum of nine
courses within the graduate programme of the deparment, one lecture on specialized field,
one seminar course, and thesis, with a minimum of 24 local credits. The total ECTS credits
of the program are 120. To get a master’s degree in Business Administration, the students
must complete all the lectures of compulsory and elective (equivalent to total 60 AKTS)
successfully before the thesis. The master student’s GPA must be 2.00 (CC) . Then the
student should research and write a thesis which they have determined the subject with the
supervisor. After thesis defense, successful students are graduated.
Completion time of the program is four semesters. Students who has carried out all the
responsibilities of Bozok University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations can
complete the program in less time. Two semesters additional time is given to the student
who couldn’t complete the master’s program in four semesters with the recommendation of
chief of the department and Administrative Committee of the Graduate School. Adaptation
of the student who couldn’t complete the program at the end of this time, is renewed with
the essentials determined by Bozok University Senate. Essentials determined by Bozok
University Senate is applied to the student who fails twice or three times at intervals. |
Profile of The Programme |
It is aimed to provide the students who adapt to changing conditions in local and
international competition and with expert and researcher qualifications which are required
for private and public sector with the education given in Master of Business Administration
program, the students As well as Business Administration graduates, graduates of the other
departments and professional managers are provided the opportunity to graduate within
the general business issues with the master of Business Administration program.
Bozok Universtiy Social Sciences Institute Master of Business Administration program
admits students to Scientific Preparation and Business Administration Master’s programs.
Student who has completed scientific preparation program is registered to the Business
Administration Master’s program. Scientific preparation program is consisted of compulsory
courses and Business Administration Master’s program is consisted of compulsory and
elective courses. Course content is created to allow students to learn theoretical and
practical business knowledge, analyze business problems and to think analytically. |
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples |
Graduates of Business Administration can be employed firstly in private sector and in
almost every area including public sector. Graduates can work as accountant, financial
specialist, marketing specialist, salesperson, researcher, human resources expert and
manager in any kind of business in service industry like manufacturing, banking, insurance
and tourism. |
Access to Further Studies |
Graduates who successfully completed the program may apply to doctorate programs in
Business or related disciplines. |
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
A mid-term and a final exam are used for the lectures in one semester. Exams are graded
out of 100. Results of mid-term exam and final exam with a score of numerical results are
shown. The score of the examination student doesn’t take is zero (0). Calculating of
success score is based on the following principles:
a)Average of midterm exam score is calculated by dividing the total scores of the midterm
exam to the number of exams.
b)Success score is calculated by adding % 60 of final exam to % 40 of mid-term score
average.
c)Final grades are determined with the relative evaluation method using success scores by
the Essentials of Senate. |
Graduation Requirements |
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Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-Time |
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent |
Head of the Programme: Prof. Dr. Hikmet ULUSAN
e-mail: hikmet.ulusan@bozok.edu.tr
Tel: 2819
Fax: 0 354 2421044
ECTS / DS Coordinator:
e-mail:
Tel:
Address: Bozok University Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences, Atatürk Yolu 7.
Km YOZGAT / TURKEY |
Facilities |
Education and training of students and academic activities of the department are carried out
with 18 lecturers. 2 associate professors, 7assistant professors 2 teaching assistants and 7
research assistants are working in the department. There are two computer laboratories
with a capacity of 40 students and an internet laboratory with a capacity of 30 students
which will be used by students at any time and benefited from internet facilities. |