DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

CURRICULUM

 

 

In addition to compulsory courses such as Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, students are allowed to select departmental or non-departmental elective courses such as Behavioural Economics, Experimental Economics, Data Analysis and Big Data Usage, Introduction to Political Economy. 

 

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Economics Undergraduate Program 

Freshman Year / FALL Semester

Course Code Course Name                                       PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
MATH121 Introductory Mathematics I   4 0 4 6
GLB101 AGU Ways    3 0 3 4
COMP101 Art of Computing   3 2 4 6
ENG101 English I    4 0 4 4
ECON101 Exploring Economics I   3 0 3 5
TURK01 Turkish ( )                2 0 2 2
ECON3NX1 Non-Departmental Elective (3ECTS)          3*
  Total Credits                                                                                                                                    30

 

Freshman Year / SPRING Semester

Course Code Course Name PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
MATH122 Introductory Mathematics II.         MATH 121 4 0 4 6
GLB1XX Global Issues Elective ( )   3 0 3 4
SOC101 Introduction to Social Science   3 0 3 5
ENG102 English II ENG 101 4 0 4 4
ECON102 Exploring Economics II   3 0 3 5
TURK02 Turkish ( )   2 0 2 2
ECON3NX2 Non-Departmental Elective (3ECTS)          3*
CP100 Career Planning   1 0 1 1
  Total Credits                                                                                                                    30

 

Sophomore Year / FALL Semester

Course Code Course Name                                PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
GLB2XX-1 Global Issues Elective ( )   3 0 3 4
HIST01 History of Modern Turkey ( )   2 0 2 2
ECON201 Microeconomics I ECON 101 3 0 3 5
ECON203 Macroeconomics I ECON 102 3 0 3 5
ECON205  Statistics I    3 0 3 5
ECON4NX1 Non-Departmental Elective (4ECTS)          4*
ECON5DX1 Departmental Elective ( )   3 0 3 5
  Total Credits                                                                                                                    30

 

Sophomore Year / SPRING Semester

Course Code Course Name                                     PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
GLB2XX-2 Global Issues Elective ( )   3 0 3 4
HIST02 History of Modern Turkey ( )   2 0 2 2
ECON202 Microeconomics II ECON 201 3 0 3 5
ECON204 Macroeconomics II ECON 203 3 0 3 5
ECON206 Statistics II ECON 205 3 0 3 5
ECON208 History of Economics    3 0 3 5
ECON4DX Departmental Elective ( )   3 0 3 4*
  Total Credits                                                                                                                    30

 

Junior Year / FALL Semester

Course Code Course Name                                     PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
GLB3XX Global Issues Elective ( )   3 0 3 4
ECON301 Econometrics I ECON 205 3 0 3 5
ECON303 International Economics ECON 102 3 0 3 5
ECON305  Game Theory for Economics  ECON 101 3 0 3 5
ECON321 Mathematical Economics  ECON 101 3 0 3 5
ECON3NX3 Non-Departmental Elective (3ECTS)          3*
ECON3DX Departmental Elective ( )   3 0 3 3*
  Total Credits                                                                                                                    30

 

Junior Year / SPRING Semester

Course Code Course Name                                 PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
ECON302 Econometrics II ECON 301 3 0 3 5
ECON304 Industrial Organization ECON 305 3 0 3 5
ECON306 Labor Economics    3 0 3 5
ECON307 Behavioral Economics    3 0 3 5
ECON5NX1 Non-Departmental Elective (5ECTS)          5
ECON5DX2 Departmental Elective ( )    3 0 3 5
  Total Credits                                                                                                                      30

 

Senior Year / FALL Semester

Course Code Course Name PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
ECON401 Data Analysis and Big Data Usage ECON 301 3 0 3 5
ECON403 Research Methods ECON 205 3 0 3 5
ECON5NX2 Non-Departmental Elective (5ECTS)          5
ECON4NX2 Non-Departmental Elective (4ECTS)          4*
ECON4NX3 Non-Departmental Elective (4ECTS)          4*
ECON499 Internship  150 AKTS       7
  Total Credits                                                                                                                    30

 

Senior Year / SPRING Semester

Course Code Course Name PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
ECON450 Undergraduate Research Project 180 AKTS 2 0 2 5
ECON5DX3 Departmental Elective ( )   3 0 3 5
ECON5DX4 Departmental Elective ( )   3 0 3 5
ECON5NX3 Non-Departmental Elective (5ECTS)          5
ECON5NX4 Non-Departmental Elective (5ECTS)          5
ECON5NX5 Non-Departmental Elective (5ECTS)          5
  Total Credits                                                                                                                    30

 

Elective Courses

Course Code Course Name PreReq Lec Lab Credits ECTS
ECON209 INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON FOR ECONOMICS   2 1 3 5
ECON325 SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE   3 0 3 5
ECON326 SELECTED TOPICS IN BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON327 INTRODUCTION TO FORECASTING FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   3 0 3 5
ECON332 MICROECONOMETRICS   3 0 3 5
ECON334 PERSONNEL ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON335 INSTUTUTIONAL ECONOMICS ECON101 3 0 3 5
ECON338 MONETARY THEORY, POLICY AND BANKING   3 0 3 5
ECON339 GOVERMENT FINANCE AND FISCAL POLICY   3 0 3 5
ECON341 TURKISH ECONOMY   3 0 3 5
ECON350 EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON351 GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON352 ECONOMICS OF REAL ESTATE ECON101 3 0 3 5
ECON353 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY ECON101 3 0 3 5
ECON354 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE   3 0 3 5
ECON356 URBAN ECONOMICS ECON101 3 0 3 5
ECON357 TRANSPORT ECONOMICS  ECON101 3 0 3 5
ECON358 ECONOMIES OF SOUTH ASIA ECON101 3 0 3 5
ECON359 ISLAMIC ECONOMICS, ECONOMY, AND FINANCE    3 0 3 5
ECON407 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS   3 0 3 5
ECON408 ECONOMIES OF FAR EAST   3 0 3 5
ECON409 HEALTH ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON410 INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS   3 0 3 5
ECON411 SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON413 CURRENT TOPICS IN MICROECONOMOCS   3 0 3 5
ECON414 CURRENT TOPICS IN MACROECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON415 SELECTED TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON416 SELECTED TOPICS IN MACROECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON421 GROWTH ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON422 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON424 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY   3 0 3 5
ECON427 SEMINAR IN THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON428 SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS   3 0 3 5
ECON343 ECONOMY OF THE MIDDLE EAST    3 0 3 4
ECON348 CULTURE AND ECONOMY    3 0 3 4
ECON222 ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS    3 0 3 4
ECON345 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS    3 0 3 4
ECON442 GAME THEORY                                                                                                        3 0 3 4

Advisor approval is required for courses to be taken from other departments.

 

*GLB Electives 

(4 GLB courses must be taken )

Course Code Course Name  PreReq      Lec Lab Credits ECTS
  GLB 104   AGU Ways II                                                                                                   3 0 3 5
  GLB 203   Good Health & Wellbeing                            3 0 3 5
  GLB 205   Sustainable Cities & Communities   3 0 3 5
  GLB 206    Clean Water & Sanitation   3 0 3 5
  GLB 207   Responsible Consumption & Production   3 0 3 5
  GLB 209   Innovation and Entrepreneurship   3 0 3 5
  GLB 210   Reduced Inequalities   3 0 3 5
  GLB 270   Affordable & Clean Energy   3 0 3 5
  GLB 300   Sustainability                                                                                                           3 0 3 5

 

Exchange Transfer Electives 

Course Code Course Name                                                                                            PreReq     Lec Lab Credits  ECTS 
ECD 433   Exchange Transfer Elective 1   3 0 3 3
ECD 434   Exchange Transfer Elective 1                  3 0 3 4
ECD 435 436 437 438   Exchange Transfer Elective 1, 2, 3, 4   3 0 3 5

Exchange transfer courses are accepted as departmental electives.

 

General Transfer Electives 

Course Code Course Name  PreReq        Lec Lab Credits ECTS
ECN 439, ECN 440, ECN 441  General Transfer Elective 1, 2, 3   3 0 3 3
ECN 442, ECN 443, ECN 444  General Transfer Elective 1, 2, 3                 3 0 3 4
ECN 445, ECN 446, ECN 447, ECN 448, ECN 449  General Transfer Elective 1, 2, 3, 4, 5   3 0 3 5

General transfer elective courses are accepted as non-departmental electives.