School of Applied Sciences
Logistics
Applications open
Tuition and study format
Academic year: 2026/27
Intakes and application dates
- 2026/2027 Ön BaşvuruApplications openJanuary 1, 2026 — August 31, 2027
Programme information package
The programme's definition and learning outcomes, as the university publishes them in its official information package.
Programme definition
History
The Department of Logistics started its education within Istanbul Nişantaşı University School of Applied Sciences on 19/04/2016. It accepted its first students in the 2016-2017 academic year and had its first graduates in 2020.
Qualification Awarded
Bachelor's Degree in Logistics
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle)
Bachelor's Degree (EQF-LLL Level 6)
Specific Admission Requirements
Turkish Citizens: The prospective student must first have taken the YKS exam conducted by ÖSYM in the year in which he applied and his TYT score must have been calculated. Students who are eligible for registration must complete their financial obligations and complete their final registration on the announced registration dates. Foreign Students: Foreign students are accepted in accordance with the criteria determined by the University Senate. Please review the relevant web page. Lateral Transfer: A student who has started his or her education in an equivalent program at home or abroad can apply for undergraduate lateral transfer. A student's acceptance is examined and evaluated individually before the start of the semester, taking into account each student's conditions and the degree to which he/she has applied. Please review the relevant legislation. Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Önlisans ve Lisans Öğretimi Yatay Geçiş Yönergesi: Yükseköğretim Kurumlarında Önlisans ve Lisans Düzeyindeki Programlar Arasında Geçiş, Çift Anadal, Yan Dal İle Kurumlar Arası Kredi Transferi Yapılması Esaslarına İlişkin Yönetmelik: Exchange Students: Within the scope of student exchange programs approved by the university and the framework of which is determined by an agreement, students from home and abroad can take the courses offered in the program.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
Students' previous education and achievements can be recognized in accordance with the “İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Önceden Kazanılmış Yeterliliklerin Tanınması, Ders Eşdeğerlik ve İntibak Esasları Yönergesi” and exemption from the necessary courses can be provided accordingly. Link to access the instructions:
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Qualification Conditions and Rules are as explained in the "Graduation Requirements" section.
Profile of The Programme
Vision: The vision of the Department of Logistics is to continuously increase the quality in scientific research and education activities, to contribute to regional development in the future with its expert academic and administrative staff, to respond to the needs of logistics and logistics management on a global scale in the most qualified way with the training it provides, to direct international logistics in its field, to be a department that ranks first in terms of preference. Mission: The mission of the Department of Logistics is to train highly qualified graduates with the talent, knowledge and skills to meet the requirements and changes created by international logistics and global business styles on logistics management. Aims/Objectives: • To train qualified individuals who can work in all relevant functions of businesses providing logistics services, in the context of logistics and logistics management requirements. • To train individuals who can use the necessary information technologies in all relevant functions of businesses providing logistics services in the digitalizing world. • To raise proactive individuals who can foresee changes, opportunities and threats in the international market and keep up with these changes. • To raise individuals who are aware of their national values, have knowledge of various cultures and have multicultural awareness. • To train entrepreneurs, leaders and managers who can create added value, are aware of their professional and ethical values, and have problem-solving skills. • Concepts such as following the technological developments in the sector and applying them in professional life are among the objectives of the department. In this context, it can be seen that the department has educational objectives that are compatible with our university's core missions of "lifelong learning" and "raising individuals who evaluate the innovations and opportunities that the technological revolution will bring to social life and business life". The Logistics Department is established to train individuals with multi-cultural values who can actively take part in all necessary functions of the business in global business processes.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Our graduates have the potential to be employed as experts and managers in various levels of national and international businesses, industrial organizations, accounting and auditing companies, banks, consultancy organizations, insurance companies, that use logistics information systems, foreign trade package programs, operate in the field of fleet management, foreign trade applications, supply chain, stock and inventory management. Alongside these graduates can be employed as experts and managers in fields such as tourism businesses, retailing, advertising, marketing and sales, as well as at various levels of international economic organizations such as the Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, the Undersecretariat of Treasury, the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, the Capital Markets Board, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations and the European Union. In addition, graduates have the opportunity to pursue an academic career by continuing their postgraduate education at our university.
Access to Further Studies
Candidates who have successfully completed their undergraduate education can continue their master's and doctoral studies in programs that accept students from this field, provided that they receive the required score from ALES and have the Foreign Language score required by the university and program to which they will apply.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Students who register for the relevant course at the beginning of the semester must attend at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the applied courses in order to take the final exam. Students are subject to midterm and final exams for each course. The contribution of the midterm exam (scores obtained from measurement tools such as homework, laboratory exam, quiz, etc. can also be evaluated as midterm exam grade) to the success grade is 40%, and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. For the measurement and evaluation criteria of each course, you can click on the course name in the Curriculum (below). You can review the relevant regulations and guidelines. In addition, measurement and evaluation methods are also included in the course information packages. İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Ön Lisans ve Lisans Eğitim Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği:
Graduation Requirements
In order to be eligible for graduation, students must have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum (equivalent to a total of at least 240 ECTS) and their overall weighted grade point average at graduation must be at least 2.00 out of 4.00. Please review the relevant regulations and guidelines. Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Ön Lisans ve Lisans Eğitim Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi 8. Yarıyılda İş Başında Mesleki Uygulamalar (İMU) Yönergesi: İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Diploma, Diploma Eki Ve Diğer Belgelerin Düzenlenmesine İlişkin Yönerge:
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
Tam Zamanlı
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Department Chair: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşen Bakkaloğlu E-mail: aysen.bakkaloglu@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Adress: Neotech Kampüs, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V ve No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul
Facilities
Logistics department graduates graduate with the competence, knowledge and skills to work in all relevant functions of global scale businesses. In addition, students' ability to choose multidisciplinary elective courses that will contribute to the field is one of the factors taken into consideration when preparing the curriculum. Students who gain competence in theoretical knowledge about the profession take the on-the-job professional practices course in the 8th semester. In addition, students currently working in the sector have the opportunity to prepare an internship file (applied research project) as a permanent student working in a company. There is a faculty advisor who monitors the students' academic development, guides them, and supports their academic problems and career planning. The counseling system is monitored and improved through methods such as student portfolios. Students have easy access to advisors and have a variety of access opportunities (face-to-face, online). Psychological counseling and career center opportunities are available and accessible (face-to-face and online) and are made available to students. The adequacy of the services is monitored periodically. Career Counseling: Internship and Job adverts: Graduate Feedbacks:
Programme outcomes
- Accumulation of the theoretical infrastructure of logistics with some other logistics operations such as storage, transportation, stock management, lashing, packaging etc. at the undergraduate level and having the ability to understand and use those
- Having social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, applying and announcing the results of data related to the field of logistics
- Having knowledge level which is enoygh tı involve in asupply chain operatios as of today within rapidly altering business environment
- Having ability to use information systems and software which are essential in ithe nternational business operations and data analysis, using computers as well.
- Having research and analytical thinking skills and being able to make the cause-effect relationships
- Having the ability to get knowledge from different resources and present this information after analyzing
- Having leadership qualities, being familiar to teamwork and having the ability to communicate.
- To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at least at the advanced level of European Computer License.
- To have an ability to speak English language at a level to use in the logistics sector
- Being able to organize projects and activities for the social environment while they live with social responsibility awareness.
- having skill to enterprate the international and national legal and administrative regulations of international logistics
Programme outcomes and the Turkish Qualifications Framework
Each line is an item of the Turkish Qualifications Framework; the numbers beside it are the programme outcomes that meet it.
KNOWLEDGE
- 1
Possess advanced level theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks with updated information, practice equipments and other resources
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
SKILLS
- 1
Use of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge within the field
Programme outcomes4 · 5 · 6 · 8 - 2
Interpret and evaluate data, define and analyze problems, develop solutions based on research and proofs by using acquired advanced knowledge and skills within the field
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 7 · 9
COMPETENCES ( Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility )
- 1
Conduct studies at an advanced level in the field independently
Programme outcomes10 - 2
Take responsibility both as a team member and individually in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the implementations in the field
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 9 · 11 - 3
Planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project
Programme outcomes8
COMPETENCES ( Learning Competence )
- 1
Evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach
Programme outcomes6 · 8 · 10 · 11 - 2
Determine learning needs and direct the learning
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 9 - 3
Develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning
Programme outcomes7
COMPETENCES ( Communication and Social Competence )
- 1
Inform people and institutions, transfer ideas and solution proposals to problems in written and orally on issues in the field
Programme outcomes3 · 4 · 7 · 10 - 2
Share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals and non-professionals by the support of qualitative and quantitative data
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 5 - 3
Organize and implement project and activities for social environment with a sense of social responsibility
Programme outcomes6 - 4
Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level
Programme outcomes9 · 11 - 5
Use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Advanced Level software knowledge
Programme outcomes8
COMPETENCES ( Field Specific Competence )
- 1
Act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethic values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 11 - 2
Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, worker's health and security
Programme outcomes5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10