İstinye University Business Administration Doctorate Program aims to cultivate high-level strategists who will contribute both to academia and to the business world through its comprehensive academic scope covering the entire value chain of business management. Conducted in Turkish, our program adopts an interdisciplinary approach, welcoming candidates from diverse academic backgrounds and fostering a multidimensional perspective in management science.
Our program offers a practice-oriented educational methodology that transforms theoretical knowledge into an effective instrument for solving complex real-world professional challenges. Course content integrating the core functions of business administration enables candidates to develop in-depth specialization in subfields of management science, while simultaneously strengthening the analytical competencies required in a competitive global environment.
Scientific Research and Specialization Process:
The doctoral journey begins with compulsory courses designed to reinforce the candidate’s mastery of research methodologies. Built upon this foundation, a rich pool of elective courses allows students to tailor their institutional and academic competencies according to their specific research interests. The doctoral dissertation phase, positioned at the core of the program, crowns the candidate’s ability to produce an original scientific contribution and conduct independent research.
Academic Leadership: The capability to design research that guides the scientific literature, conduct data analysis, and produce publications in accordance with international standards.
Strategic Management Vision: The competence to integrate complex business models and management processes into professional practice on a strong theoretical foundation.
Interdisciplinary Flexibility: The opportunity to develop innovative management models by combining the diverse experiences of candidates from different disciplines with the methodological framework of business administration.
Graduates who fulfill the requirements of İstinye University’s Graduate Education and Training Regulations—by successfully completing their credit courses, qualification examination, and original dissertation—are awarded the Doctorate in Business Administration diploma and earn the title of Doctor of Philosophy.