Graduate School of Sciences | Sports Management-Master with Thesis

Profile of the Programme

The sports management master's program is aimed at candidates who have received their bachelor's degree in sports management and business administration, who are pursuing an academic career or working in various sports organizations. This master's program is an interdisciplinary field that includes concepts, strategies and approaches related to general business administration, as well as sports management, sports marketing, sports law and sports economics. The main purpose of the master's program is based on providing students with the necessary information on theoretical and applied issues in order to gain competitive power in organizations. This program aims to cover current and applied issues related to sports management. The program is designed to identify and solve sports management problems and to provide students with a conceptual and applied understanding of sports management. The courses given within the scope of the program provide students with a strong foundation and also provide a perspective on practice. In addition to the updated theoretical information during the courses, students both establish their theoretical infrastructure and strengthen their perspectives on practice with the case studies and research projects they conduct. The program covers the course and thesis periods. After students submit their theses to the institute, they must defend their work orally in front of the jury. The master's program takes approximately two years. In line with the program, students go through a comprehensive education process through compulsory and elective courses in the field they want to specialize in.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

ANABİLİM DALI BAŞKANI
PROF. DR. HAKAN KATIRCI

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The student with a master's degree with thesis must have at least 7 courses and seminar courses, not less than 60 ECTS credits, proficiency exam and thesis proposal, and the Specialization Field Course and Thesis study, provided that it is not less than 180 ECTS credits. A student who has been accepted with a bachelor's degree must have at least 14 courses and seminar courses, not less than 120 ECTS credits, qualification exam and thesis proposal, and the Specialization Field Course and Thesis study, not less than 180 ECTS credits. A student enrolled in a doctoral program must have a grade of at least YT, CC or above from all courses taken, and a GPA of at least 3.00 out of 4.00. In addition, it is compulsory to take at least one course that includes Scientific Research Techniques and Research and Publication Ethics during graduate education. The duration of the program is 8 semesters for students who have a master's degree with thesis, and the maximum completion period is 12 semesters. For students admitted with a bachelor's degree, the program duration is 10 semesters and the maximum completion period is 14 semesters. During this period, the student who meets the above conditions and prepares and successfully defends his doctoral thesis graduates from the program. For detailed information, please review ESKİŞEHİR TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE EDUCATION-TEACHING AND EXAM REGULATIONS.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to doctorate programmes in any field or proficiency in fine arts programmes.

Graduation Requirements

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of the Sports Management Department master's program can work as senior managers in educational institutions, government institutions such as the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the General Directorate of Sports and Sports Federations. They can also work in private institutions and organizations such as sports clubs and private educational institutions. They can work as research assistants or lecturers in universities.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0