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The Master’s Program in Financial Economics is designed to meet the needs of professionals for a theoretical background as well as analytical methods in the solution of financial and economic problems.The unprecedented development of financial markets, financial institutions and financial instruments in addition to the integration of financial markets and institutions are undoubtedly some of the most important developments that have left their mark on the world’s economy in the last two decades.
Increasing uncertainty in interest rates and exchange rates have generated greater risks and speeded up financial innovation. As a result, we have witnessed diversification into newly emerged and complicated financial markets and instruments. The integration and the autonomous maturing of financial markets profoundly influenced the working of international economies.
Consequently, all of these developments mean that financial activities have to be closely investigated. This necessity can best be addressed with a program which brings the theory of economics, the theory of finance and quantitative methods together in an balanced way.
To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.
1. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
ECON 507 | Economics of Financial Markets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 527 | Financial Economics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 533 | Econometrics and Quantitative Methods | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ELEC 001 | Elective Course I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
Total : | 30 |
1. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
ECON 516 | Economics of Risk and Institutional Risk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 517 | Financial Econometrics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 595 | Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | |
ELEC 002 | Elective Course II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
Total : | 30 |
2. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
ECON 599 | Master Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Total : | 30 |
2. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
ECON 599 | Master Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Total : | 30 |
Elective Courses | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
BA 560 | Financial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 511 | Funds Management in Commercial Banks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 514 | Speculative Markets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 515 | Quantitative Methods in Economics and Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 520 | International Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 522 | Turkish Economy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 530 | Energy Economics and Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 531 | Decision Economics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 532 | Macroeconomics for Investment | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 534 | The Global Economic and Financial Crisis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ECON 535 | Economic and Financial Networks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
FM 506 | Stochastic Processes in Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
FM 551 | Scientific Computation and Simulation in Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ITF 501 | International Financial Markets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ITF 503 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ITF 507 | Corporate Financial Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
ITF 510 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
A-2-FOREIGN NATIONALS:
To hold an Undergraduate Degree Diploma from a (4 year) higher education institution that is recognized by the Higher Education Board, (To graduate from undergraduate program of Department of Psychology to apply for Experimental Psychology master program, to graduate from Faculty of Law for Special Law master program)
To be exempt from foreign language proficiency, students need to meet the below requirements:
To be graduated from a higher education program in which the medium of instruction is the same language as in the master program applied for within three years following their graduation,
To obtain the scores in the exams specified below, or obtain an equivalent score in the internationally recognized foreign language exams that are deemed equivalent to the exams specified below by the Higher Education Board.
Type of Exam |
Score |
KPDS ( Public Personnel Language Exam ) |
70 |
UDS ( Interuniversity Foreign Language Exam ) |
70 |
YDS (Foreign Language Placement Exam) |
70 |
IYS (IUE Proficiency in English Exam) |
70 |
The students studying in this second cycle program with thesis are required:
to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits, one seminar course, and a thesis. (The seminar and thesis are non-credit and graded on a pass/fail basis.)
to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CC/S
to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 3.00/4.00 with a minimum of 120 ECTS credits.