Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (RTEU) was founded on April 28, 2008. The Faculty comprises nine departments: Department of Management, Department of Economics, Department of Public Finance, Department of Public Management, Department of Political Sciences and International Relations, Department of Labor Economics and International Relations, Department of Social Works and Department of Management Information Systems.

The Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (first cycle in Business Administration) is awarded to the graduates who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum.

The general requirements explained in “General Admission Requirements” of Information on the Institution part are applied for admission of students.

The rules and regulations for recognition of formal prior learning are well defined. Transfer can be made among the institutions of which equivalency is recognized by Higher Education Council. Also successful vocational school graduates to continue their education to obtain Bachelor’s degrees if they are successful in the selection and the placement examination (DGS, i.e. vertical transfer examination) are admitted. The courses to be taken by these students are determined by the relevant department, on the basis of courses they have completed in the programs from which they have graduated. Recognition of prior non-formal and in-formal learning is at the beginning stage in Turkish Higher Education Institutions. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University and hence of the Department is not an exception to this. However, exams of exemption are organized at the start of each year at the University for the courses of English Language and Computer Skills. The students who have completed the proficiencies for these courses on his/her own or through other means, and believe that they have achieved the learning outcomes specified are given the right to take the exemption exam. The students who achieve a passing grade from these exams are held exempt from the related course in the curriculum.

Students must obtain a grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and successfully pass all courses on the program (equivalent to a total of 240 ECTS).

In a context of global competition, professional managers need to be well-informed and equipped with entrepreneurial vision and techniques. Therefore, a contemporary business education program should be prepared taking into account the changing national and international market environments. The purpose of undergraduate education of RTEU, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Business Administration is to equip students with a flexible mentality and adaptation capabilities to ever-increasing global competition. Undergraduate program aims to provide the students information in the fields of quantitative methods and computer in addition to courses related to business administration and social sciences. This program aims to provide education that helps to understand and deal with the developments of the 21st century.

Our undergraduates can be employed both in public and private sector at different positions. Graduates are employed in almost every industry, such as manufacturing industries, services industries, public and non-governmental organizations.

The graduates holding Bachelor’s Degree are eligible to apply to Master’s Degree programs at national level and /or international level both in the same and in related disciplines.

Students are required to take a mid-term examination and are required to take a final. The final grade is based on the mid-term examination grade, the final examination grade and with the contributions of 40% and 60%, respectively.

Graduation requirements are explained in the section “Qualification Requirements and Regulations”.

Head of the Program: Doç. Dr. Ali Sait ALBAYRAK Tel: +90 464 223 58 64 Fax: +90 464 223 58 65 Email: alisait.albayrak@rize.edu.tr – asalbayrak@gmail.com. ECTS/DS Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ali Rıza SAKLI Tel: +90 464 223 58 64 Fax: +90 464 223 58 65 Email: aliriza.sakli@rize.edu.tr Secretary of Department: Tuğba GÖKCAN Tel: +90 464 223 58 64 Fax: +90 464 223 58 65 Email: tugba.gokcan@rize.edu.tr Contact Info: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Business Administration, Fener Mahallesi, Merkez Kampüsü, 53100 Rize.

The Management Department consists of 8 full-time academic staff, of which 1 is professor, 2 are associated professors, 3 are assistant professors and 2 are lecturers. 12 research assistants are continuing education for master or PhD degree. All faculty members of the department have laptop computer and printer; there is internet connection in every room. The Management Department prepares students for a competitive work environment with computer and language labs and classrooms all fully equipped with projection machines. In our department there are various clubs which are related with sub-divisions of Business Administration. Students can take a part in the activities of these clubs in the light of their area of interest. By means of symposiums and congresses, speakers are invited to our faculty and students have the chance of chasing the developments in practice as well as in theory.