PhD in Management Engineering at Istanbul Technical University

    PhD in Management Engineering at Istanbul Technical University

    PhD in Management Engineering at Istanbul Technical University

    The Management Engineering at Istanbul Technical University is a Full Time PhD program offered at the university's main campus in Istanbul, Turkey. The program is delivered on campus in English. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field.

    About PhD in Management Engineering

    Graduates of BSc degrees other than Management Engineering Undergraduate Program are obliged to attend to Academic Preparatory Class including the following courses:

    • ISL33E Finance
    • ISL213E Statistics I
    • ISL234E Management and Organization
    • ISL223E Fundamentals of Production Management
    • ISL353E Marketing
    • ISL323E Operations research
    • EKO201E Economics
    • ISL374E Management Engineering Design I
    • ISL384E Production Planning and Control

    For registration, students are required to fill out the registration form and submit it to the department’s secretariat.

    Students may apply for exemption from the courses previously taken and succeeded. For exemption, the courses should have been completed within the previous five academic years by achieving a minimum grade of CC” or equivalent. Application is through a letter of exemption request, including the attachments of a curriculum of the succeeded course and a copy of student transcript presenting the grade achieved.

    PhD and MSc programmes in Management Engineering started in 1979. They have been administered under ITU Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology since 1982 with continuous updates in parallel to the developments in the dynamic field of engineering activities and technology management.

    The Management Engineering Graduate Programmes aim to train engineers that have the ability;

  • To perceive and use the business functions in engineering activities as integrated systems

  • To collate supporting business knowledge to manage engineering activities and

  • To demonstrate a synthesis of the theoretical and applied engineering and business knowledge by writing a Master or PhD thesis.

    Management Engineering Programmes intent engineers for developing and deepening highly specialised knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of knowledge in the field of technology and engineering activities management, as well as to apply such knowledge for strategic and managerial decision making in their present and future professional life.

    Management Engineering Graduate Programmes cover the subjects of manufacturing management, operations management, marketing management, financial management, human resource management and strategic management which are supported by quantitative research and decision making tools.

    Graduates of four-year engineering education programmes are accepted. At least, 50% of the intake quota consists of graduates of other engineering disciplines than management engineering.

    Research Areas

  • Application of Operations Research Techniques to Analyze Business Related problems.

  • Applications of Mathematical Modelling, and Optimization in Manufacturing, Service and Supply Chain Management

  • Risk Management, Portfolio Management and Optimization.

  • Management and Organization in High-tech Companies.

  • Project Management

  • Applied Econometric Modelling

  • Strategy Development in Technology-logistic-marketing Interface.

  • Technological Structure of the Turkish Industry and Related Policy Issues

    Laboratories

  • Library

  • Audio-visual Centre

  • Simulation Laboratory

  • RFID Laboratory

    Who can apply?

  • Graduates of engineering education programmes

  • Disciplines

    Management Engineering

    Requirements and Admission Criteria for PhD in Management Engineering at Istanbul Technical University

    Entry Requirements

    1. Applicant’s official transcripts including all undergraduate and/or graduate level courses and their grades issued by the universities that the applicant graduated or will be graduated from.

      Applicantwho will apply for PhD programs afterhis/her undergraduate degree has to have at least 3.0 Cumulative GPA out of 4.00 .
    2. One of the Score Documents from Academic Personnel and Graduate Level Entrance Exam (ALES), GRE or GMAT including the related scores (ALES, GRE and GMAT scores are valid for 5 years.)

      Applicants for Master's Programs are required to have Numerical score minimum 55 from ALES . Applicantswho will apply for PhD programs aftertheirundergraduate level degree arerequiredto have Numerical scoreminimum 80FROM ALES (ALES minimum score is not required for the Social Sciences Institute Music programs)

      The minimum score required from Quantitative section of GRE is 610 (in the new system is minimum 149).

      Applicants for Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Programs can apply with GMAT certificate. GMATwitha minimum score of 450is required for these applicants.
    3. One of the Documents of English Proficiency that is accepted according to ITU Senate principles.
    4. English Proficiency Documentsand the required minimum scores are given at the table below:
      MASTER’S PROGRAMSAPPLICATION PhD PROGRAMS APPLICATION
      Exam Min.ScoreExam Min.Score
      İTÜ English Proficieny Exam 65 - -
      YÖK Language Exam 65 YÖK Language Exam 65
      TOEFL (Paper Based) 523 TOEFL (Paper Based) 523
      TOEFL (Computer Based) 183 TOEFL (Computer Based) 183
      TOEFL (Internet Based) 70 TOEFL (Internet Based) 70
      e-YDS 65 e-YDS 65
      YDS 65 YDS 65
      ÜDS 65 ÜDS 65
      KPDS 65 KPDS 65
      PTE (Academic) 60 PTE (Academic) 60

      TOEFL IBT/PBT,PTE, İTU English Proficiency Exam valid for 2 years.
      ÜDS,KPDS,YDS, e-YDS test results are valid for 5 years . TOEFL ITP is not accepted.

      English certificate is not mandatory in the Master applications.
      The students admitted to any master program can complete their registration without an English certificate, but they cannot take courses until the submission of a valid English certificate. The applicants for a PhD program must deliver English certificate up to the registration period. If they do not submit a valid English certificate in the registration, they will not be registered.

      ABOUT TOEFL IBT EXAM
      Inaccordance with the decision taken at the meeting of ITU University Board of Directors dated 15.12.2011 and numbered 914 ; dating from the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year, IfTOEFL and IBT test results are from the testing centers in Turkey ,only the results from the exams conducted in the centers in state and private universities are accepted by ITU. TOEFL home edition can be used due to the pandemic.

    5. Statement of Purpose
    6. Curriculum Vitae
    7. Recommendation Letter

      For each applied program two recommendation letters are required.For MSc applications, oneof these recommendation letters is required to be prepared by an academic instructor who the student worked with. For PhD applications, one of the recommendation letters must be supplied from the supervisor that the candidatesare planning to study together during their doctorate education.
      Reference letter is uploaded to the system by the person who is giving the reference, not by the candidate
      P.S. 1:Required ALES, GRE, GMAT minimum scores and minimum cummulative GPA may differ according to Master’s and Ph.D. programs . Requirements for programs and quotas are given at the Registar’s Office Web page :https://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 60
    • TOEFLMin 70

    English Program Requirements

    English certificate is not mandatory in the Master applications. The students admitted to any master program can complete their registration without an English certificate, but they cannot take courses until the submission of a valid English certificate. The applicants for a PhD program must deliver English certificate up to the registration period. If they do not submit a valid English certificate in the registration, they will not be registered. ABOUT TOEFL IBT EXAM In accordance with the decision taken at the meeting of ITU University Board of Directors dated 15.12.2011 and numbered 914 ; dating from the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year, If TOEFL and IBT test results are from the testing centers in Turkey ,only the results from the exams conducted in the centers in state and private universities are accepted by ITU. TOEFL home edition can be used due to the pandemic. For each applied program two recommendation letters are required. For MSc applications, one of these recommendation letters is required to be prepared by an academic instructor who the student worked with. For PhD applications, one of the recommendation letters must be supplied from the supervisor that the candidates are planning to study together during their doctorate education. Reference letter is uploaded to the system by the person who is giving the reference, not by the candidate P.S. 1: Required ALES, GRE, GMAT minimum scores and minimum cummulative GPA may differ according to Master’s and Ph.D. programs . Requirements for programs and quotas are given at the Registar’s Office Web page

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    PhD in Management Engineering at Istanbul Technical University
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