Specific Admission Requirements
Students will be accepted in accordance with the provisions of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Graduate Education Regulation. They are required to have a master's degree in science or arts approved by the Institute and by the Institute's Board of Directors, have obtained at least 55 standard points from ALES or equivalent from one of the exams accepted by the Interuniversary Board of Turkey. They must have at least 55 points from the YDS or at least the equivalent of the national and international foreign language exams accepted by the Interuniversity Board of Turkey.
Qualification Requirements
In order to obtain a doctorate degree in economics, students have to successfully complete all compulsory and elective courses (total 240 ECTS) and achieve a GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.00.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of prior learning in Turkish higher education institutions is at an early stage. Therefore, recognition of prior learning in all programs of Muğla University has not been fully initiated. However, exemption exam is held at the beginning of each academic semester for courses such as Computer and English which are included in the training plans of the programs. Students who think that these courses provide the expected learning outcomes have the right to take the exams. Students who pass the exam are exempted from the related course.
History
The School of Business Administration which was opened in Muğla in 1974-1975 academic year by the Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy in Muğla and connected to Dokuz Eylül University in 1982 with YÖK Law, was established in December 1992 with the establishment of Muğla University and transformed into İİBF with the establishment of Muğla University. In the 1992-1993 academic year, regular education began in the 1994-1995 academic year. The language of instruction of the faculty is Turkish.
Profile of the Programme
The Doctorate Program of Economics aims to provide the students with the information required by the contemporary economics science and to create the infrastructure that they will need to work in their fields after graduation. On the other hand, it is another aim of our department to contribute to the production of knowledge, to have a participatory, sharing, original values and a contemporary culture of education and work. In this context, it is primarily aimed that our students become preferred individuals in the region and in the country at the level of education, training and research, who adopt the principle of team work, and who are oriented towards solving the problems of the region and the country and who are respectful to national and universal values. Students who graduate from our department are encouraged to have the knowledge, skills and motivation to succeed in the private sector as well as in all areas of the public sector, and in this context, to develop their human capital through lifelong learning practices.
Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading
Each student must register for courses at the beginning of the semester and must attend at least 70% of the courses in order to be able to take the final exam. At least 1 midterm exam, final exam and unsuccessful students are subject to make-up exams for each course. The grade of the midterm exam is 50% and the final exam is 50%. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. The final exam grade must be at least 70. Students taking one of the (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB) and (CC) letter grades from a course are considered successful.
Graduation Requirements
In order to complete the program successfully, it is necessary to pass all the courses available in the program, to obtain a GPA of at least 3.00 out of 4.00 and to complete the doctoral thesis successfully.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Our graduates will have the proficiency to work in universities as academic and administrative staff. Our graduates may also work in private sector organizations.
Access to Further Studies
There is no other program above Ph.D.
ECTS Coordinator
Asist Prof.Dr. Mustafa İNCİ