AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
The PhD in Business Administration in Bilkent University aims to strengthen students’ theoretical foundations in the area of specialization:
- Finance
- Operations Management
- Marketing
Each specialized area has tailored coursework to meet its objectives and interests. The area of studies provides new and different perspectives that will enrich your knowledge and hands-on applications. The rigorous curriculums and a master’s thesis train students to tackle some of the most complex problems facing the contemporary business world.
The PhD program in Business Administration is a year, residential program taught in English. FBA does not offer distance learning, or allow part-time studies.
Our PhD students are trained as future colleagues and academics. The doctoral program fosters close interaction between students and faculty, and every doctoral student belongs to a research group specializing in a particular field of research. Our faculty members are active in the area of Business Administration and excellent teachers who keep up-to-date in their disciplines through research and publication.
Starting from the first year, you will be working on your thesis which is equivalent to … ECTS. In this process, you will be supervised by one SSE faculty member (primary supervisor) from the very beginning. After you have submitted a dissertation proposal in the second year, you will work with a supervision committee of 3-4 professors to complete your PhD dissertation. The program ends with a thesis defense.
FINANCE
FINANCE
The graduates of our MS in Finance program will have an intermediary level understanding of financial theory, application and quantitative research tools that will enable them either to continue onto the PhD program of their choice or to work for the financial industry as researchers, consultants or regulators. Our MS program is recognized as the program partner of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute. This partnership allows our students to prepare themselves for the CFA exams and place them with an advantageous position when seeking to enter into the finance industry.
The graduates of the PhD program are expected to conduct original research that contributes to the theory and application of financial economics and to pursue academic careers in prestigious universities. To achieve this objective, students are equipped with a rigorous training in research methods and financial theory.
The finance faculty conducts empirical and theoretical research in specialized fields of asset pricing, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial intermediation, real estate finance, derivatives markets, financial risk management, market efficiency and market microstructure. Research support includes excellent computing facilities and library, as well as access to financial databases such as DataStream, The Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP), Euromonitor International’s Global Market Information Database (GMID), Global Development Finance (GDF), ISI Emerging Markets, International Financial Statistics, World Development Indicators (World Bank).
Program Structure…
Research Faculty: Levent Akdeniz, Kürşat Aydoğan, Efe Çötelioğlu, Tolga Demir, Zeynep Önder, Süheyla Özyıldırım, Ahmet Şensoy, A. Başak Tanyeri.
MARKETING
MARKETING
The objective of our marketing graduate programs is to train intellectually curious individuals in the craft of marketing scholarship. We seek to produce graduates who have the ability and motivation to conduct important, meaningful and impactful research and take positions in leading universities in Turkey and abroad. The program off ers students a broad background in social sciences and in-depth specialization in a particular area of marketing, such as consumer culture theory, consumer decision making, marketing strategy or social marketing.
Our Marketing Ph.D. program integrates a solid analytical training with a scholarly theoretical emphasis. The program is based on four pillars: strong analytics, strong theory, sound research skills, and international experience. International experience entails activities such as a semester or a year abroad and international seminars or conferences at Bilkent and elsewhere and helps future academics get acquainted with the global nature of scholarship and research.
Marketing MS program is also research-focused and aims to equip students with an in-depth knowledge of marketing theory and research for their future careers. Upon completion of the program individuals can continue their education in a marketing Ph.D. program or seek marketing-related positions in companies.
Program Structure…
Research Faculty: Ahmet Ekici, Güliz Ger.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Operations Management is concerned with gaining knowledge, skills, and expertise needed to manage and advance the efficiency and productivity of business operations. Operations Management studies emphasize the development of models, methods, applications, and algorithms as they apply to problems in production and services. Management of resources, the distribution of goods and services to customers, and the analysis of queuing and inventory systems are also within the scope of Operations Management. The research interests of the Operations Management faculty follow up-to-date business practices and needs, with emphasis on revenue management, perishable and recyclable inventory control, health care management, supply chain contracts, production and customer order scheduling, and coordination issues in inventory management, supply chain scheduling, and new product development.
Program Structure…
Research Faculty: Emre Berk, Erdal Erel, Yasemin Limon, Dilek Önkal, Nazlı Sönmez, Fehmi Tanrısever, Bo Wei.