The roots of the Department of Public Finance date back to the Institute of Business Administration and Econometrics within the framework of the Bursa Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences founded in 1970. The Department of Public Finance included within the Institute of Social Sciences of Uludag University founded in 1982 in accordance with the 2547-numbered Law of Higher Education, has been actively in operation with education and training activities since the 1982-1983 academic year. The Department of Public Finance within the Institute consists of four disciplines: fiscal theory, budget and financial planning, fiscal law, and fiscal economics. A non-thesis master´s program in Financial Law has been offered since 2025.

The Public Finance Doctoral Program is based on a third-stage degree system of 240 ECTS credits. Successful completion of the program and fulfillment of the program requirements will result in a PhD in Finance and the title of Doctor of Science.

Third Cycle

1- Candidates must have a master´s degree and a minimum GPA of 2.80. 2- Candidates must have the required score from the Graduate Entrance Exam (ALES) (valid for 3 years and must have a Verbal-Equally Weighted (55) score). For foreign students, the ALES document and internationally valid documents (GRE, GMAT, etc.) are valid, and no score requirement is required. 3- Candidates should sufficient foreign language proficiency (the score of 55 the minimum from such language proficiency exams as YDS in the languages of English, French, German and Arabic, the score of 55 the minimum from TOEFL IBT, the score of 134 from TOEFL CBT, the score of 453 from TOEFL PBT and the equiponderant other exams). Foreign students (apart from those who have studied in Turkey) are required to have the minimum score of 55 from languages such as English, French, German and Arabic and should also have the TÖMER documents proving that they have sufficient proficiency of Turkish language (except those who studied in Turkey). For Doctorate Degree - ALES 50% + GRADUATE SUCCESS AVARAGE 10% + MASTER SUCCESS AVARAGE 10% + WRITTEN/INTERVIEW 30% = Candidates are ranked according to the weighted total score that they have earned from the general assessment and students are admitted according to the quota starting with the candidate with the highest score (Minimum score of 70 must be obtained for a passing grade). For Foreign Students MASTER SUCCESS AVARAGE 50% + FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 50% = Candidates are ranked according to the weighted total score that they have earned from the general assessment and students are admitted according to the quota starting with the candidate with the highest score.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

The students who take 24 credit courses the least or 30 credit course the most out of the offered courses (Annually 24 credits for the course with a thesis), and who successfully complete the program by getting at least 75% out of 100%, and who successfully defend their thesis before a selected jury equivalent to at least 240 ECTS are granted the Doctorate Degree in the Field of Finance.

The Doctorate Degree program in Public Finance, with its contemporary and comprehensive educational and training activities in the field of public finance, aims to educate experts and researchers much needed by the public and private sectors who will contribute to the universal fund of knowledge. In accordance with this purpose, the program provides students with the necessary equipment in line with their career plans through compulsory and elective courses covering the scientific branches of the public finance department.
the program includes compulsory and optional courses covering the disciplines of the department of public finance.

Graduates of Public Finance doctorate program have the chance of pursuing academic careers especially at public finance departments of universities. Moreover, they have a chance to find employment in the high management positions of public and private sectors.

Graduates of Public Finance doctorate program have the chance of being accepted in the post-doctoral programs of foreign universities upon meeting the requirements of those universities.

For each student to be able to enroll in the program and take the end-of-term exams there is the condition of at least 70% compulsory attendance to the courses. For each course, students have to take at least one end-of-term final exam in each course. All exams are evaluated on the scale of 100 points. Students have to take the score of at least 75 points from the Doctoral Degree half-term final exams. Those students who manage to take one of the letter marks of AA, BA, BB and CB in one course, the student will have passed the course.

In order to successfully complete the program, students are required to pass all the courses (equivalent of 240 ECTS) available in the program, pass the proficiency exam, pass all the field-related courses, it is required to publish at least two articles in a journal indexed in the TR Index and to successfully complete the thesis.

Full-Time

Maliye Anabilim Dalı
Uludağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer, Bursa, Türkiye
Telefon (224) 294 24 27 Faks (224) 294 24 34
Program Başkanı: Prof.Dr. Ufuk SELEN
e-posta: uselen@uludag.edu.tr
Bologna Koordinatörü: Prof.Dr. Adnan GERÇEK
e-posta: agercek@uludag.edu.tr
Erasmus Koordinatörü: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Feride BAKAR TÜREGÜN
e-posta: feridebakar@uludag.edu.tr

Presently, there are 8 professors, 2 associate professor, 6 assistant professors, and 2 research assistants at the programme.
The language of the Doctoral Degree program is Turkish.
Students can benefit from all the facilities at Bursa Uludağ University´s Central Library. They can also use the faculty´s reading room and two separate computer labs. The campus also includes a student cafeteria where students can enjoy lunch, a cultural center, and gyms.