DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Dokuz Eylül University Graduate School of Social Sciences Maritime Business Administration Department was established in 1993. Under the roof of this Department, Maritime Business Administration Masters Program started education in 1993. The program aims to educate, improve and expertise its students who will work in the land side of maritime businesses, teach them the philosophy of science. The graduates of the program will be able to carry out scientific researches and can be employed as middle or top level managers in maritime organizations both in public and private sector. The medium of instruction of the Program is English.

Qualification Awarded

Master`s Degree in Maritime Business Administration (MSc.)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

Maritime Business Adiminstration is an academic discipline that aims to educate competent individuals in the maritime field. In Maritime Business Administration Master's Program offers opportunities to specialize in maritime business areas such as ship operations management, maritime policy and strategies, port management, maritime finance, maritime economics, logistics and supply chain management, along with the general maritime business field. Thus, it is expected that the students who complete the program will be able to work in corporate maritime and logistics enterprises and related public institutions, both in Turkey and abroad, as middle and senior managers, and as academicians in universities.

The aim of Maritime Business Adiministration Master's Program is to have theoretical knowledge in the field of maritime business admanistration; able to learn on their own by following academic developments; able to contribute to the production of scientific knowledge and transfer knowledge by synthesizing the theoretical knowledge related to the field of expertise with a critical perspective; to educate academicians and researchers who show a principled approach to the philosophy of science and science ethics.

Education and scientific research activities of the program are carried out in equipped classrooms, and Port operations, Logistics, Computer and Management Simulation labs. Students and academics have access to both wireless and ethernet line, internet connections and a library. The medium of instruction of the program is English.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Maritime Business Administration Master's Program are employed in a wide range of positions in both private and public sectors. The graduates can acquire positions in top level management of different fields of the private sector, such as shipowning and ship management companies, ship agents, export-import companies, marine insurance companies, ports, logistic companies, yachting companies and marinas. In public sector, our graduates can be employed in administrative duties in Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, and other related ministry offices and public institutions. Also graduates can be employed as research assistants, lecturers, or academics in universities.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 51 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS) and field study (6 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/ S / TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Durmuş Ali Deveci
Phone: +90 232 301 88 01
E-mail: adeveci@deu.edu.tr