The Department of Management

This page is updated for the academic year 2023-2024.
Information for the academic year 2024-2025 will be updated in the coming days.
 

Master's Degree  

Programs  

1. Supply chain and logistics management  

2. Healthcare administration  *  

3. Industrial management  

* The healthcare administration program includes a specialization in public health.  

 
Tracks  

Two tracks are available:  

Track A – includes research and thesis submission. Successful thesis work opens the gates to doctoral work.  

Track B – not research-based. This track is intended for those who wish to expand their knowledge in the topics covered and do not intend to continue on to doctoral work.    
 

Application criteria and the admission process        

1. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution with a minimum grade point average of 85. (For students with a double major, the average is calculated from the final average of each department.)  

• Applicants to the supply chain and logistics management program must hold a bachelor degree in the sciences (B.Sc.), engineering, logistics or economics, with a minimum grade point average of 76.  

Business administration and management disciplines, with a minimum grade point average of –  80.  

• Applicants to the supply chain and logistics management – manager track must have a minimum average of 76 and proven managerial experience of at least three years.  
• Applicants to the industrial management program must hold a bachelor's degree in management disciplines: economics, business administration, technology management or logistics, with a minimum grade point average of 80. An undergraduate degree in sciences or engineering (B.Sc.) with an minimum average of 76.  
• Applicants to the healthcare administration program should hold a medical degree (M.D.) or a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 85 with proven experience in the health system after graduating.    
• In certain cases the required average may depend on the undergraduate major.  
• Space is limited, so that only students with the most favorable record will be admitted. Preference will be given to students with bachelor’s degree eligibility and relevant experience.  

The Department of Management is not obligated to admit all applicants who meet the minimum registration requirements indicated above.  

1. Final screening of candidates is at the discretion of the department.  The admission cutoff is determined at the end of the registration window based on the records of all applicants.  

2. The final decision on admission of an applicant is under the authority of the School of Graduate Studies.  

3. Students applying in their last year of undergraduate study must submit an authorization of degree completion to the School of Graduate Studies by the end of December of that same year.  

4. Admission committee decisions are based on grades submitted with the application only. The admissions committee will not wait for all grades to be in for applicants who have not yet completed their undergraduate degree. Furthermore, the committee will not take into consideration grade point average changes (improvements) after the application window.  

5. Overall grade point average of master’s degree (or partial grade) if such is available, is an advantage.  

6. New students are initially admitted to Track B – not research-based. Students who would like to transition to research-based Track A must submit a format request via the form for this purpose of the School of Graduate Studies, per departmental guidelines indicated below.   

Program duration  

1. The program is a structured one. Students are to plan their course schedules from the list of courses offered by the department and in accordance with its guidelines and requirements.  

2. Studies are held in consecutive semesters throughout the year (fall, spring, summer), on Thursday afternoons and on Fridays. Background completion courses may be held on different days/times.  

3. Students must complete their studies in research-based Track A within two years, or non-research Track B in three consecutive terms.  

4. When justified, the School of Graduate Studies may grant an extension for a third year to Track A (research-based) students, upon recommendation of the chair of the Departmental Committee and the advisor.  

Completion of background courses  

1. Students lacking appropriate academic background who are admitted to the master’s program in the Department of Management will be required to complete missing courses, as determined by the department on the basis of their academic background. Students must register for background courses and complete them within a single year.  

2. Students who have background courses to complete have the status of conditionally enrolled student, and must complete them within their first year of study with a minimum weighted average of 80.  

3. Details on courses for completion are available on the Department of Management website.  

4. Exemption from completion of background courses: Students who have taken these courses in a recognized academic institution within the last seven years, at the same scope and standard required for master’s degree course completion, may submit a request for exemption from those courses.  

5. Requests for background course completion exemption may be submitted to the department office in August or September before the start of the first year. Background course exemptions are under the authorization of the School of Graduate Studies.  

6. After completing all background courses, students must submit a request to the School of Graduate Studies to remove their conditional admission.  

7. Students who do not complete all background courses defined for them upon admission will not be able to receive their master’s degree eligibility.  

   

PhD  

Areas of specialization  

Supply chain and logistics management  

1. Management and models of inventory consumption  

2. Management and models of repairable inventory  

3. Purchasing management  

4. Transportation, transport and shipping  

5. Logistics information systems  

6. Medical supply chain management  

7. Supply chain risk management  

8. Management and models of maintenance systems  

9. System reliability  

10. Queuing models  

11. Resource management in service systems  

12. System logistics during emergency  

13. Military logistics  

14. Quality control models  

15. Reverse logistics  

16. Logistical economics  

17. Human aspects and safety management  

Industrial management  

1. Project management  

2. Performance management and measurement  

3. Risk management  

4. Innovation and technology management  

5. System reliability  

6. Queuing models  

7. Resource management in industrial enterprises  

8. Operations management  

9. Advanced management theories  

10. Financial management  

11. Leadership and employee motivation  

12. Managerial economics  

13. Human resources management  

14. Information systems management  

15. Production management  

16. Marketing management  

  
Healthcare administration  

1. Topics in healthcare policy (inequality, blend of private/public, competition among suppliers, incentives, state regulation, employee engagement).  

2. Topics in managing healthcare systems (efficiency, quality, human resource management).  

3. Topics related to different levels of health service organizations and relationships among them (primary care, secondary care, hospitals, nursing care, mental health, emergency care).  

4. Topics in public health (obesity, smoking, exercise, environmental health, promoting health).  

5. Topics related to health and healthy behaviors of special populations (older adults, children, women, minorities, residents of outlying areas).  

   

For further details  

 contacted the department by phone at 03-5318276 ext. 2,  

or by email or visit the Department of Management website