Economics

Description

The study of economics explains how people make choices and helps us understand societal, business related and global issues. Economics is a particularly useful major in today's ever-changing global job market. A degree in economics provides problem-solving and analytical skills, which are applicable in many professions and careers.

The goal of the program is to understand the decisions of businesses and consumers as well as the implications and causes of economic issues. The Economics Faculty at Ozyegin University is committed to delivering first-class undergraduate and graduate programs and to producing high quality economics research. The Economics group has been on an upward trajectory through its efforts in recruiting and retaining highly productive faculty. Please visit our seminar page for information about recently presented work. The undergraduate economics page gives detailed information about our undergraduate B.A. program. Finally the faculty profiles give detailed information about our growing faculty.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline August 23 Tuition fee

• EUR 5800 Year (International)

$ 7,500

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 240 ECTS
Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

The Undergraduate Economics Program aims to instil its students the necessary skills to study economic phenomena; develop their communications skills; and prepare them for their future careers as economists or for their graduate and postgraduate education. Özyegin University strives to provide its graduates with a global vision and intellectual wealth.

• Freshman students will take intoductory courses such as Introduction to Economy, Calculus and Economic Research that will introduce them to the key principles of economy and will provide them with basic skills in economics.
• Sophomore students will develop their general skills in economics through courses such as Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics and Statistics. Students will also gain a deep understanding in specific areas through courses such as Money and Banking, Game Theory, and History of Economics.
• Junior students are offered a set of core and elective courses such as Econometrics, International Trade and Industrial Organization.
• Senior students learn to think outside the box and analyze economic phenomena with a broadened vision through the History of Turkish Economics and Financial Economics courses. During their senior year, students can specialize in certain tracks through a rich variety of elective courses.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 80

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Requirements

Foreign students are admitted to the institutions of higher education in Turkey on condition that applicants fulfill the requirements for student admission determined by the relevant institution of higher education and approved by the Council of Higher Education.
The applications from following students will be accepted:

• foreign students who are either high school graduates or are studying their last year in high school,
• students with dual nationality who abandoned their Turkish or TRNC citizenship and who complete their entire high school education abroad
• citizens of TRNC who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result

The applications from following students will not be accepted:

• Turkish citizens,
• TRNC citizens (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality one of which is Turkish,
• Students with dual nationality one of which is TRNC (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned their Turkish citizenship and who have completed their entire high school education either in Turkey or TRNC,
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned their TRNC and who have completed their entire high school education either in Turkey or TRNC (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned either their Turkish or TRNC citizenship and who graduated from the Mission schools in Turkey
• Students expelled from an in institutions of higher education in Turkey due to disciplinary action.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Ozyegin University.

Funding

Self or government funding, sports scholarships. Very limited number of entry scholarships are available for international students

There are scholarships available based on International Baccalaureate, ABITUR, Matura and French Baccalaureate diplomas, completion of AP program and performance in International Science Olympiads. You will also have the opportunity to improve your scholarship status after admission to OzU by demonstrating high academic performance in your classes (academic merit scholarships).

Accreditation

Turkish Council of Higher Education