DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Marine Tourism

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylül University Graduate School of Social Sciences Maritime Business Administration Department was established in 1993. Under the roof of this Department, Marine Tourism Masters Program started in 2005-2006. The program aims to educate, improve and expertise its students who will work in the land side of marine tourism, 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 marine tourism organizations both in public and private sector. The medium of instruction of the Program is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Marine Tourism (MA)

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

In Dokuz Eylül University Graduate School of Social Sciences Marine Tourism Masters Program, by the year of 2019, 3 professors, 4 associate professors, 6 assistant professors, 1 lecturer and 8 research assistants are active in the education and research activities. Education and research related with the program are carried out in 6 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 is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Develops original solutions to the problems encountered in the field of marine tourisms and related subjects by making the best use of contemporary business administration techniques and applies these solutions by considering efficiency, effectiveness, quality, safety and ecology.
2   Leads the multidisciplinary teams, develops solutions to the complicated situations involved in marine tourism and related subjects.
3   Provides life long learning and knowledge creation on marine tourism by using technology and information processing techniques.
4   Reaches the required knowledge for marine tourism; understands and evaluates the critiques on this knowledge.
5   Acts in compliance with the requirements of total quality management principles in marine tourism.
6   Develops strategies, policies and implementation plans in the main and related fields of marine tourism.
7   Pursues national and international developments in marine tourism environment through systematic approaches and states them in written or oral form.
8   Communicates effectively with the marine tourism specialist and uses the related terminology.
9   Attends the related projects, publishes studies in national and international aspects with the academic responsibility.
10   Studies on marine tourism and related subjects.
11   Provides coordination between related authorities on marine tourism.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Maritime Business Administration Masters 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 marine tourism and yachting sector, passenger and cruise ship management, passenger and cruise management, marine management and marine tourism management fields. 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

Courses in the program are given in two semesters. While compulsory courses are designed to cover all functions of marine tourism businesses, elective courses are formed in such a way that the student can specialize on a certain marine tourism business function. There are compulsory and elective courses in both semesters, and in addition to the compulsory and elective courses, there are seminars and field study courses. Students have to take 30 ECTS courses in a semester (including elective, seminar and field study courses).
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 DİT 5011 DESTINATION MANAGEMENT IN MARINE TOURISM COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6
G 2 DİT 5001 MARINE TOURISM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 18
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 DİT 5009 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 2 DİT 5013 WORLD GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 3 DİT 5017 HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT IN MARINE TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 4 DİT 5007 MARITIME LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 5 DİT 5015 TOURISTIC PRODUCT POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 6 DİT 5003 YACHTING BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 SBE 5000 TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
B 2 DİT 5196 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 4
B 3 DİT 5098 FIELD STUDY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
B 4 DİT 5012 TOURIST PRODUCT VARIETY IN MARINE TOURISM COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 12
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 DİT 5010 CURRENT TOPICS IN MARINE TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 2 DİT 5002 MARINA AND TERMINAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 3 DİT 5018 WATER SPORTS BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 4 DİT 5006 CRUISE AND PASSENGER SHIP BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 5 DİT 5008 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE APPLICATIONS IN MARINE TOURISM BUSINESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 6 DİT 5004 MARINE TOURISM MARKETING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
 
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 DİT 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 DİT 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 

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 53 ECTS), a seminar (4 ECTS) and field study (3 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