Production and Operations Man. Masters (Thesis)
Production and Operations Management is a master’s degree program with a thesis that is carried out by the Department of Business Administration of Hacettepe University. The medium of instruction for the program is Turkish. Students graduate with a degree of bachelor of art completing their 120 ECTS, which consists of compulsory and elective courses and a master's thesis study. The first two academic terms of education consist of compulsory and elective courses and the last two academic terms consist of thesis writing.
This program is suitable for people who want to specialize in the field of Production and Operations Management. The program is convenient for candidates who not only graduate from the Department of Business Administration, but also graduate from other disciplines. This program reflects the current developments in the field with rich course contents such as, Production and Operations Management, Optimization Methods, Logistics Systems Design and Analysis, Digital Transformation in Production, Technology and Innovation Management, Production and Operations Analysis, Total Quality Management, Demand and Inventory Control, Service Operations Management, Supply Chain Analysis, Sustainability.
Today, the fact that having a sophisticated and interdisciplinary perspective is important for careers of business world professionals, regardless of their area of expertise. Having a master's degree in production, which is one of the basic functions of the business, provides a great advantage to the candidates in gaining this broad perspective. This program is especially designed by considering the current competitive environment and including the recent developments and changes in the literature (sustainability and digital transformation, etc.) for the candidates who want to continue their career in Production and Operations Management and specialize in this field. The purpose of the program is to enable individuals who can solve real-life production problems by using scientific methods and to specialize in the field of production. Another purpose of the program is to contribute to the professional life of the participants to be senior executives in both the private and public organizations in the future.