Sabanci University

What you'll study

The programme is a 12-month, non-thesis master’s taught in English. Teaching combines Sabancı faculty with senior executives, consultancy partners and international collaborators. Core required courses (each 6 ECTS unless noted) include:

• MART 801 Transformation Practices and Action Research (6 ECTS)
• MART 802 Decision Making Practice (6 ECTS)
• MART 803 Introduction to Action Research and Transformation (6 ECTS)
• MART 805 Reflective Practicum in Organizational Transformation (6 ECTS)
• MART 807 Corporate Innovation and Managing the Ecosystem (6 ECTS)
• MART 809 Leadership for Managing Transformations (6 ECTS)
• MART 810 Organizational Development and Transformation (6 ECTS)
• MART 820 Graduation Project (30 ECTS, integrated project work)

Elective offerings (ECTS indicated) allow specialisation in areas such as agile methods, sustainability, digital transformation and stakeholder communication. Example electives:

• MART 804 Agile Transformation (3 ECTS)
• MART 808 Supply Chain Transformation: Cooperation and Complexity (3 ECTS)
• MART 811 Stakeholder & Internal Communication: Reputation Management (3 ECTS)
• MART 816 Sustainability Transformation (6 ECTS)
• MART 818 Digital Transformation and Innovation (3 ECTS)
• MART 821 Corporate Diplomacy (3 ECTS)
• MART 822 Facilitation and Participative Methods (3 ECTS)
• MART 823 Advanced Topics in Organizational Development and Transformation (3 ECTS)

The curriculum is project-centred: participants design and execute an action research project on organisational development/transformation in their employer or another organisation and produce an article on that project, with project activities integrated across courses.

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold at least a bachelor’s degree and have a minimum of seven years of managerial experience. The application begins with an online form and requires documents such as a diploma, a passport-sized photograph and an official transcript. Short-listed candidates are invited to a personal interview on campus. Classes are held at Sabancı University's Altunizade Digital Campus in the evenings and on Saturdays.

Career prospects

The programme prepares participants to lead and design transformation initiatives and to apply action research methods in organisational settings. It is aimed at top‑middle managers and their potential successors in private companies, public institutions, SMEs and NGOs who will be responsible for knowledge co-generation, team design, decentralised and co-managed structures, ecosystem management and innovation leadership.

Scholarships & funding angle

The programme page does not specify scholarships or fees. An optional overseas study trip to Norway (developed with partners including NTNU) is offered as a voluntary international learning component; its cost is not included in programme fees. Prospective applicants should consult the programme admissions office for current information on tuition, scholarships and financial support.