DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Economics

General Description

History

The Department of Economics consists of two programs as Economics and Financial Economics and Banking in the Graduate School of Social Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University. As of 2012-2013 academic years, Department of Economics is continuing its education and training activities with 7 professors, 5 associate professors, 10 assistant professors and 18 research assistants.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Economy (M.Sc.)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) diploma; a minimum score of 55 from the Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field or GRE/GMAT equivalent; a minimum score of 50 from the Foreign Language Exams (ÜDS/KPDS/YDS/e-YDS/YÖKDİL) or from equivalent foreign language proficiency exam approved by OSYM or a minimum score of 55 from DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test. Transcript; a minimum score of 65 from the graduate school academic proficiency exam.

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

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

1,5 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 90 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

To educate the professionals who think originally and independently, gain the required information and skill to undertake a research, can integrate the knowledge of other disciplines with the studies of his/her own field, can produce solutions for the problems in his/her own field and have ethical values

Key Learning Outcomes

1   To be able to deepen knowledge that gained in the same field or/and different field at the level of expertise by having comprehensive theoretical knowledge in his/her own field.
2   To be able to improve policy reccomendations for the economic problems to increase the well-being of society by using comprehensive theoretical and applied knowledge that gained in his/her own field.
3   To be able to work effectively as a team member of a scientific research project
4   To be able to prepare seminar and present it in accordance with the scientific ethics and standards in his/her field.
5   To be able to write theses, reports etc., present and publish them as an article in accordance with the scientific ethics and standards in his/her field.
6   To be able to integrate the theoretical knowledge with the application in the field.
7   To be able to generate new knowledge by integrating the theoretical knowledge of the expertise level that is gained in the field with information that comes from different disciplines.
8   To be able to critically evaluate information related to the field
9   To be able to treat the studies of other disciplines, that are integrated with information in the field.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The related master's degree enables the holder to exercise the profession.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

There are 121-national-credit (=220-ECTS) courses in the program. In the 121-national-credit (=220-ECTS) courses there are 42-credit (=84-ECTS) common elective courses and elective courses in the field of specialization with 75 credits (=132 ECTS) that the diploma supplement will include. Thus 34.71% (=38.18%) of total 121-national-credit (=220-ECTS) course program is common elective and 65.29% (=61.81%) of it is composed of elective courses in the field of specialization that will take place in the diploma supplement. Some courses have prerequisites.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 30
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 İKT 5007 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 2 İKT 5131 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 3 İKT 5043 ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 4 EKO 5029 ADVANCED STATISTICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 5 İKT 5067 APPROACHES OF GLOBALISATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 6 İKT 5069 ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 7 İKT 5071 COMPETITION THEORIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 8 İKT 5077 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND WTO ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 9 İKT 5081 CLASSICAL POLITICAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 10 İKT 5083 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 11 İKT 5085 LABOUR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 12 İKT 5087 NEW APPROACHES IN FOREIGN TRADE THEORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 13 İKT 5089 INFORMATION ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 14 İKT 5091 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND WTO ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 15 İKT 5093 GAME THEORY IN ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 16 İKT 5097 EFFICIENCY IN FINANCE INDUSTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 17 İKT 5100 SOURCES AND METHOD OF RESEARCHES IN ECONOMIC HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 18 İKT 5133 MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 19 İKT 5135 MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 20 İKT 5055 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 SBE 5000 TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
B 2 İKT 5196 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2
B 3 İKT 5298 FIELD STUDY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 20
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İKT 5102 INTER-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 2 İKT 5202 MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 3 İKT 5106 GLOBALISATION AND WORLD ECONOMY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 4 İKT 5108 REGIONAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 5 İKT 5110 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF TURKISH ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 6 İKT 5112 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 7 İKT 5114 GENERAL BALANCED ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 8 İKT 5116 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 9 İKT 5118 NEW TRENDS IN ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 10 İKT 5120 COMPETITION POLICIES AND STRATEGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 11 İKT 5122 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN CAPITAL ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 12 İKT 5124 ECONOMIC CYCLE TEORIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 13 İKT 5126 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND POLITICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 14 İKT 5128 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 15 İKT 5130 ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 16 İKT 5132 CRITIQUE OF CLASSICAL POLITICAL ECONOMY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 17 İKT 5134 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 18 İKT 5136 SCHOOLS OF HETERODOX ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 19 İKT 5138 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY AND TRADE MODELS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 20 İKT 5140 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 21 İKT 5200 MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 22 İKT 5104 SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
 
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 İKT 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İKT 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 53 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS) and field study (4 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/S/TP grades.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Yaşar Uysal
E-mail: yasar.uysal@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0232 3010552