Civil Aviation Management Doctorate Program

General Information about the Department

The aim of the Aviation Management doctoral program is to provide the high-quality human resources training required in accordance with the developments in the aviation field. In order to enter the program, it is necessary to have graduate and/or bachelor's degree, to meet the qualification requirements such as getting enough scores on ALES exam, foreign language exam and to have required grade level of graduate degree. The target audience of the civil aviation management doctoral program are academician candidates who have a master's degree in the relevant field, those who are still in academic staff or working in different areas of the aviation sector such as airport, airline, ground handling services, and those who are interested in aviation management.

In the program, there are courses on research design and reporting, management, marketing, human resources, as well as courses such as airline cost analysis, airport planning and management, fleet planning and simulation applications in aviation.

In order for the program to be completed, the students with a master's degree must have succeeded in at least 7 courses, seminar course, Phd qualifying exam not less than 60 ECTS credits and thesis proposal, specialist field course and thesis study not less than 180 ECTS credits.

Students who are accepted with a bachelor's degree must have succeeded in at least 14 courses, seminar course, Phd qualifying exam, not less than 120 ECTS credits, as well as a thesis proposal, specialist field course and thesis study, not less than 180 ECTS credits. It is required to get a letter grade of at least YT, CC or above from all courses. In this program, the student's GPA must be at least 3.00 out of 4.00.

Career Opportunities

The main goal of Civil Aviation Management doctoral graduates is to advance in their academic career. However graduates of this program can find jobs at almost every level in the aviation industry, primarily in airlines and airport companies. They can work as researchers and managers in companies, institutions and organizations operating in the field of aviation management, and also contribute to employment, economics, cultural and social developments by establishing their own business.

Why international students should choose your department to study?

Aviation is one of the fastest growing fields of activity. Regulations on aviation activities are international in nature. Regulations and policies in the aviation field, airport, airline and air traffic activities, and aircraft production and maintenance activities have strategic importance. In addition, aviation economy is one of the most obvious examples of globalization. Producing sustainable policies in economic, technological and commercial developments as well as education, defense, employment and their consistent implementation in these fields are closely related to strengthening international relations, cultural interaction and cooperation in the aviation field.

This program can prepare the ground for such an interaction. However, the language of the program is Turkish. In order for the graduates of the program to easily participate in global aviation activities, they must improve their foreign language levels, especially English.