Master of Science in Disaster and Humanitarian Aid Management (English)
About the Program

Disaster and Humanitarian Aid Management Programme is organized under the coordination of Political Science and Public Administration Department and it aims to graduate students in the fields of social sciences and health sciences to specifically work on disasters and aid in both public and private institutions in Turkey and abroad.

Disaster and Humanitarian Aid Management Programs include pre-disaster recovery and restructuring activities, including risk reduction and preparation strategies, search and rescue at the time of disaster, and humanitarian activities afterwards in case of a potential disaster. An effective disaster management depends on the existence of national disaster policies, interdisciplinary studies, and the  culture of disaster. Structurally, disaster management includes many different occupanital groups, specialties, methods, techniques, administrative and legal processes. So, it is essential to evaluate disaster management as an interdisciplinary management area. Thanks to this program, it is expected that Turkey, as a country faced with several disasters in the history, will achieve more effective and functional disaster management via qualified human resources. In the evaluation regarding the application areas of disaster policies, it is seen that traditional approach focuses on crisis management and produces local scale policies while strategic approach adopt a broader perspective and applications. Traditional method considers disaster management and humanitarian aid as part of engineering while  strategic approach adopt a broader perspective which includes multi-disciplinary, economic, social and environmental issues. This program adopts a strategic understanding that will ensure cooperation between public employees, NGOs, private sector, business professionals, representatives of professional organizations together with researchers and academicians who carry out scientific research in this field. Disaster and Humanitarian Aid Management Master Program, which is inherently interdisciplinary, is designed to deal with the main problems of humanity, disaster and humanitarian aid, from a social sciences perspective, and to ensure a more effective management in the policy development and implementation process.

 

Application and Admission Requirements

 

For Turkish Citizens
  • Applicants must hold a 4-year undergraduate degree. (In accordance with the ASBU Rules and Regulations Governing Graduate Studies, a maximum of two semesters of scientific preparation program can be applied to students admitted to graduate programs. The relevant head of the department decides which student will be subjected to the scientific preparation program and the content of the program.)
  • Undergraduate CGPA must be at least 2.50 over 4.00 (or 65 over 100.)
  • Applicants must submit a minimum ALES (Equal Weight) score of 55. An equivalent score on an exam accepted by the Higher Education Council is also valid.
  • Applicants must submit a minimum English YDS/e-YDS or YÖKDİL/e-YÖKDİL score of 80. An equivalent score on an exam accepted by the Higher Education Council is also valid.
  • Candidates must earn a minimum score of 60 from written science exams and/or interviews.
  • Overall assessment must be 65 or higher. 
For International Applicants
  • A commission set up by the relevant department’s directorate and composed of at least 3 faculty members determines the field in which applicants must hold an undergraduate degree and the minimum CGPA.
  • Candidates must demonstrate their proficiency in English to be able to start their studies. Those who have received their undergraduate degree from a university in which the language of instruction is English that is in a country where English is the official language or obtained the minimum specified score from one of the following language exams are regarded as proficient in English. Applicants who never submit any of these documents will be required to take the foreign language preparation programs, which will take a maximum of two semesters.

    TOEFL IBT

    (Minimum 16 from each skill)

    CAE

    CPE

    PTE

    ASBU EPE

    YÖKDİL /

    e-YÖKDİL

    YDS /

    e-YDS

    84

    C

    C

    62

    70

    80

    80
  • The determined tuition fee of the program for the International Students must be paid. Click for the current tuition fee.
Horizontal Transfer
  • Must be currently enrolled in a Master’s program
  • Must satisfy the requirements of the program that is being applied,
  • Current GPA must be at least 2.50,
  • Must have finished at least one semester in the currently enrolled program,
  • Must NOT be further than the half of the currently enrolled program,
  • Must NOT have any disciplinary record,
  • Must have satisfied all the requirements of the completed semesters of the currently enrolled program.
Curriculum

 

Click here for courses.

 

Program Coordinator and Contact Information

Research Assistant Didem ÖZAY

  didem.ozay@asbu.edu.tr

  +90 312 596 44 44 (interphone: 5119)

Application

 

For Turkish Citizens
  • Click here for the documents required for the application.
  • Click here for the online application page.

The application page becomes active in the period when the applications are accepted.

 

Application Calendar and Evaluation

Please click for the application calendar.

Applicants are ranked based on an initial evaluation carried out by weighting 50% of ALES score and 50% of GPA. The number of candidates invited to science exams can be up to five times the quota. Three points after comma in decimals are taken into consideration in the ranking of applicants. If more than one candidate rank last with the same score, all these candidates are invited to entrance examination.

After applications are accepted, a science exam is held on the announced date. The application results are determined by weighting 50% of ALES score, 20% of GPA, and 30% of science exam score. Based on this evaluation, candidates who have earned a score of 65 and above are deemed successful. Successful candidates are ranked according to general evaluation scores (in cases of equal general evaluation scores, science exam scores are taken into consideration), and a number of candidates and substitute candidates as specified by quotas are announced on the institute's website.

For International Applicants
  • Click here for the documents required for the application and for the online application page.

 

Application Calendar and Evaluation

Please click for the application calendar.

Applications are evaluated by taking into account acceptance requirements of the program and international student quotas. The evaluation result is sent to the applicant's e-mail address.
Horizontal Transfer

 

For transfer applications, the applicant must bring the required documentation to our institute in person during the application period.

Please click for the required documents.

 

Application Calendar and Evaluation

Please click for the application calendar.

 

Applications will be evaluated by the applied department and approved by the administrative board of our institute. The results of the board decision will be announced on our website (sbe.asbu.edu.tr).

Academic Staff
Prof. Dr. Aslı AKAY
Prof. Dr. Onur Ender ASLAN
Prof. Dr. Akif Argun AKDOĞAN
Assoc. Prof. Sutay YAVUZ











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