Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Higher Economy and Trade School, on which contemporary Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences was founded upon, was established on September 9th, 1944. It was renamed as Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy on June 8th, 1959 by the by the Law No. 7334. It was included in Ege University as a faculty in 1968. With the establishment of Dokuz Eylül University by Decree Law No. 41 on the Organization of Higher Education Institutions, it was joined the establishment as Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Contemporarily, the Faculty consists of seven departments which are Business Administration, Economics, Public Finance, Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Public Administration, Econometrics and Management Information Systems. All departments have both day and evening formal education programmes.
Department of Economics carries out research and education activities on topics such as effective usage and increasing of resources in order to meet human needs, and sharing of goods and services produced.

Qualification Awarded

The graduates, who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum of Economics Programme, are awarded with the Bachelors Degree in Economics.

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Registration and admission requirements of Economics Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These requirements can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b6.html.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The rules and regulations for recognition of prior learning for Economics Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These rules and regulations can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b7.html.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students are required to successfully complete all courses of the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) and obtain a minimum average grade point of 2.00 out of 4.00. In addition, conditions in the relevant articles of the second and fourth parts of the Associate and Bachelors Degree Education and Examination Regulations (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) should be met.

Profile of the Programme

Economics undergraduate programme aims to provide students robust theoretical background in the field and ability to support this with econometric and statistical method and analyses in application. Main purpose of the programme is to provide students a wide perspective in economics events and problems in life, and ability to use modern analytical tools in order to solve these problems.
First four semesters of the programme mostly consists of general courses offered by various departments of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Beginning from the fifth semester, field specific courses weight. There is a large selection of elective courses that students can choose among them according to their fields of interest. In addition, there are 6 courses thought in English in Erasmus Exchange Program. Also, local students can benefit both from Farabi Exchange Program through Turkish Universities and Erasmus exchange Program through European universities for one or two semesters.
In the 2012-2013 Academic Year, Department of Public Administration continues education and research activities with an academic staff consists of 6 professors, 6 associate professor, 9 assistant professors and 19 research assistants.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to have the theoretical knowledge related to economic and administrative sciences.
2	To be able to understand the economic phenomena and the behavioral principles of decision-making units at the micro level within the framework of basic concepts.
3	To be able to aggregate economic phenomena at the macro level and to assess the general process of the economy by establishing a relationship between decision-making units.
4	To be able to have the theoretical knowledge in economics and to gain the ability of methodological thinking skills by scientific thoughts and explanation methods.
5	To be able to understand economic theory and economic phenomena within political, sociological, philosophical, historical, cultural and technological dimensions.
6	To be able to model economic relationships and to gain the ability of using mathematical, statistical and econometrics techniques on the basis of the theoretical knowledge of economic field.
7	To be able to analyze the economic problems on the basis of the theoretical knowledge and tools.
8	To be able to understand the historical development of economic events at the national and international level, to develop a critical approach to economic phenomena and to evaluate economic issues with regard to this perspective.
9	To be able to develop policy recommendations to increase the welfare of the community by solving economic problems and to contribute to strategic planning by increasing awareness of and responsibility for the efficiency and productivity of resources.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Economics Programme can be employed both in public and private sectors. They can participate in inspector, auditor and assistant expert examinations of various ministries, and can be employed with related titles. Public and private banks, research institutions, national and international companies are amongst employers of programme graduates. In addition, graduates can register undergraduate programmes and further in academic career.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates who completed undergraduate programmes requirements successfully can register to second and third cycle pogrammes (masters and doctorate) of national and international higher education institutions if they can meet the related requirements.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
There are a total of 95 courses under Economics undergraduate programme. Of those courses, 45 are compulsory and 50 are elective. 6 of elective courses are Erasmus courses. Students select 13 of these elective courses over eight semesters of education. Elective/compulsory courses ratio is 22,4 %. Considering ECTS credits, this ratio is 21,7 %. 16 of the compulsory courses and 19 of the elective courses are offered by other departments of the faculty.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1. Semester:
1	ISL 1001	BUSINESS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
2	IBF 1003	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	ISL 1005	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
4	IKT 1001	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	IBF 1005	MATHEMATICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
6	IBF 1001	BASIC NOTIONS OF LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
7	TDL 1001	TURKISH LANGUAGE I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
8	ATA 1001	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
9	YDİ 1009	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
0	SECGRUP1	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:							30

2. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	YDİ 1008	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
2	ISL 1002	BUSINESS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	TDL 1002	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
4	KMY 1010	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	IKT 1002	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
6	ISL 1004	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
7	EMT 1004	BASIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
8	ATA 1002	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
9	IBF 1006	MATHEMATICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
0	SECGRUP2	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:							30

3. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	IKT 2011	ECONOMIC HISTORY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
2	IKT 2007	MACROECONOMICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
3	IBF 1007	STATISTICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	MLY 2013	PUBLIC FINANCE	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	IKT 2003	ECONOMIC METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH METHODS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
6	IKT 2005	MICROECONOMICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP3	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:							30

4. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	IKT 2004	MACROECONOMICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
2	IKT 2002	MICROECONOMICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
3	IKT 2010	ECONOMIC HISTORY II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
4	IBF 1008	STATISTICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
5	IKT 2006	ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
0	SECGRUP4	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:							30

5. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	EMT 3001	ECONOMETRICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
2	IKT 3001	MONETARY THEORY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
3	IKT 3003	HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHTS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	IKT 3005	ECONOMIC POLICY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP5	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:							30

6. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	IKT 3004	ECONOMIC GROWTH THEORIES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
2	EMT 3002	ECONOMETRICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
3	IKT 3002	MONETARY POLICY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	IKT 3020	FINANCIAL ECONOMICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP6	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:							30

7. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	IKT 4003	ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC PLANNING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
2	MLY 4001	TURKISH TAX SYSTEM	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
3	IKT 4021	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BANKING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	IKT 4001	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
0	SECGRUP7	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 7	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:							30

8. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	IKT 4002	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
2	IKT 4008	PROJECT APPRAISAL	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
3	IKT 4006	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	IKT 4026	TURKISH ECONOMY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP8	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 8	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	8
TOTAL:							30

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	BDE 1001	PHYSICAL EDUCATION I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
2	GSM 1001	MUSIC I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
3	GSR 1001	PAINTING I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	GSR 1002	PAINTING II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
2	GSM 1002	MUSIC II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
3	BDE 1002	PHYSICAL EDUCATION II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ISL 2026	LAW OF OBLIGATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
2	ERA 2601	PUBLIC FINANCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
3	IBF 2001	READING AND SPEAKING IN FOREIN LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
4	KMY 2025	POLITICAL SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ISL 3033	BUSINESS LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	MLY 2002	PUBLIC BUDGETING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	IKT 2066	PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	ERA 2304	ENERGY ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	IKT 2012	ENERGY ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
6	ISL 2014	MARKETING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
7	CEK 2002	SOCIAL POLITICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
8	ISL 2015	ADJUSTING ENTRIES IN ACCOUNTING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	YBS 3003	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	ERA 3303	GAME THEORY AND INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	IKT 3011	INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS BASED ON GAME THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	IKT 3067	PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	ISL 2004	COST ACCOUNTING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
6	ISL 3036	LAW OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
7	ISL 3031	BUSINESS FINANCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
8	CEK 2012	LABOUR ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ISL 3009	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	IBF 3002	FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	IKT 3026	HISTORY OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	ISL 2024	SALES MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	IKT 3012	INFORMATION AND INNOVATION ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
6	IKT 3008	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
7	IKT 3024	MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
8	ERA 3922	ECONOMIC GROWTH: THEORY AND STRATEGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 7:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	IKT 4011	COMPETITION THEORY AND POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	IKT 4023	ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	IKT 4017	REGIONAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	IKT 4015	MACROECONOMIC MODELLING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	IKT 4025	MONETARY AND CAPITAL MARKETS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
6	IKT 4007	NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
7	ERA 4301	INTERNATIONAL TRADE: THEORY AND POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
8	MLY 3024	FISCAL POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 8:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	IKT 4014	FOREIGN TRADE TRANSACTIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
2	IKT 4016	TOURISM ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
3	IKT 4018	VALUATION ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
4	CEK 4021	LABOUR LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
5	IKT 4010	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND EU	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
6	IKT 4012	INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS AND DERIVATIVES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
7	IKT 4020	WORLD ECONOMY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
8	ERA 4922	ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES OF THE EU	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the course details prepared by the faculty member/s that can be reached in the Information Package. The relevant articles of ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAM REGULATIONS (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) of the Council of Higher Education and EDUCATION AND EXAM APPLICATION REGULATIONS of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University (http://www.iibf.deu.edu.tr/sanal_ ogrenci/ sayfa=genel/yonetmelikler/ogretim_sinav_uygulama_esaslari.htm) are applied to the exam and course grades.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements are as described in the Qualification Requirements and Rules section. The requirement for graduation is to complete all of the courses in the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) successfully and to have a CGPA of minimum 2.00 out of 4.00. Also, second and fourth parts of the articles of the conditions in the Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations must be met (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683).

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Programme Director: Prof. Dr. Hüsnü ERKAN
e-mail: husnu.erkan@deu.edu.tr
ECTS / DS Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mert URAL Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilgün ACAR BALAYLAR
e-mail: mert.ural@deu.edu.tr - nilgun.balaylar@deu.edu.tr
Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics Dokuzçeşmeler Campus 35160 Buca İZMİR TURKEY- Telephone: 00 90 232 311 05 52

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