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 doctoral studies with the Department of Public Finance are conducted by the Sub-departments of Public Finance Theory, Budget and Fiscal Planning, Fiscal Law and Fiscal Economics.

This department, in the Doctorate in the Department of Public Finance within Higher Education, is subject to third-phase degree system of ECTS credit of least 240. Upon the successful completion and fulfillment of the requirements of the program, the doctorate degree is granted in the Field of Public Finance.

Third Cycle

1- Candidates should have a master`s degree and a minimum bachelor´s graduation score of 2.50. 2- Candidates should have the required score from the postgraduate education entrance exam (PEEE) valid for 3 years and the verbal-equiponderant score should be 55 the minimum (See the Masters Degree Instruction). The PEEE score document and internationally accepted documents (GRE, GMAT etc.) are required for foreign students without any score clause. 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 - PEEE 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 includes compulsory and optional courses covering the disciplines of the department of public finance.