21 PhD Degree Programs in Turkey

As an inter- and transdisciplinary PhD program, Gender Studies at Sabancı University investigates how relations of gender and sexuality are embedded in social, political, economic, and cultural formations through a wide variety of academic backgrounds to introduce the doctoral students to the concepts, methods and cutting-edge research that shape gender analyses. 

The program offers the PhD candidates the main courses of Current Issues in International Relations, Comparative Politics, Turkish Political Life, Political Theory and Research Methods as well as a wide variety of 30 elective courses under five different “fields of specialization”: “International Relations”, “Comparative Politics”, “Turkish Politics”, “European Politics” and “Political Theory”.

Finance as an area of expertise has extended its scope with help of developments in recent years. Besides, risk management, derivative markets, banking, insurance, behavioral finance, investment analysis and management, financial modeling, international financial markets have become academic specialization fields as sub-disciplines of finance.

The İzmir University of Economics, Department of Economics offers an English language based graduate program for prospective students to earn a Ph.D. degree in Economics.The program provides a high-quality alternative to similar programs both in domestic and international institutions.

The program aims to cultivate scholars who formulate and conduct original scientific research in the field of Architecture and sub-research areas such as History of Architecture, Theory and Criticism, Cultural Studies, Environmental Control and Building Technology, Building Information, Urban Design. The target of the program is to provide students with basic theoretical approaches and accumulation of knowledge in the field of architecture and the listed sub-research areas at international, national and local scales.

Sociology PhD Program aspires to educate sociologists who analytically look at people, society and dynamics in societies in the light of different techniques based on the basic theories and concepts of Sociology, understand, interpret, implement them, and conduct sociological research on various social issues in the light of this information, and make original contributions to the field at theoretical and methodological levels.

Design Studies graduate program has been established with the aim of uniting all design disciplines in order to make these more creative by interacting. The program commenced its facilities in the 2006-2007 academic year, though advanced level research in Design Studies area is needed. That is why the doctoral program of Design Studies is going to admit students in the 2013-2014 academic year for the first time.

Ever increasing the spread of information technology into people’s daily life calls for a constantly escalating intensity in scientific research and study. The Computer Engineering doctorate program, with this intention, paves the way for students to contribute to the world of science by giving them all the tools and the know-how required for an advanced study.

The main goal of the doctoral training in Experimental Psychology is to provide students with a more elaborate and deeper understanding of human psychology through theoretical and empirical endeavor in core areas of psychological science such as behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, cognition, learning, memory, sensation and perception, biopsychology, electrophysiology, research methodology, statistics, computer programming and brain imaging.

Our Masters in Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an advanced course designed for engineering graduates to enhance their skills in this area of high technology.

The Ph.D. Program in International Relations provides a rigorous approach to the study of global affairs with a particular emphasis on security and regional studies. Students are expected to develop substantive knowledge, theoretical perspectives and methodological skills necessary for conducting research and teaching in their field.

Ph.D. Program in Business Administration is completely customizable and is open to executives who want to gain theoretical knowledge in business or aspiring academicians.Students are provided with the opportunity to specialize in one of six sub-branches of Business Administration. These branches are Management, Marketing, Accounting, Production and Technology Management, and Logistics Management.

The aim of thePh.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering program with academicians who can conduct scientific and technological research and development activities on a universal scale in Electrical and Electronics Engineering is to educate researchers and innovative graduates who will be capable of using existing and emerging technologies to take an effective part in overcoming complex problems in development processes of new products, designs, production methodologies, and services.

Biology, biotechnology and biosciences have been rapidly developing since 2000. To handle the data produced, computer technology is required due to the excessive amount of data.

The field of Finance is one of the disciplines that provide many high-quality job opportunities all around the world. The demand for the study of Finance is increasing, which in turn, increases the need for academicians specializing in Finance. Additionally, the development of new complex financial products and instruments has triggered a profound change in the practice of Finance, necessitating more researchers and managers with quantitative skills that can be obtained during a Ph.D. study. The Ph.D. program in Finance aims to satisfy the needs of both the academic world and the capital markets for highly-qualified researchers and managers.