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Head of Program : Güzin Gülsün Akın

Executive Committee: Güzin Gülsün Akın, Burak Saltoğlu, Orhan Aygün

Professors : Yiğit Gürdal, Begüm Özkaynak, Burak Saltoğlu, Kerem Şenel*, Mine Ugurlu*

Associate Professors :Güzin Gülsün Akın, Burçay Erus, Ozan Hatipoğlu, K., Kıvanç Karaman, Seçil Yıldırım Karaman*, Murat Koyuncu, Tolga Umut Kuzubaş, Orhan Torul, Levent Yıldıran

Assistant Professors : Orhan Aygün, Yeliz Kaçamak, Meltem Poyraz, Emekcan Yücel

Instructors : İbrahim Aksoy, Dr. Buğra Baban, Dr. Cumhur Bilgili, Dr. Ahmet Burak Emel, M. Petek Kutucuoğlu, Dr. Ayhan Yüksel

* Part-time

In an increasingly integrated and competitive world, the need for professionals who have the capability to understand and evaluate complex economic events is greater than ever, both in the financial and the industrial sectors. In addition, Turkey is in the process of joining the EU and integrating with the world economy. At a period of deep restructuring in financial markets all around the world, there is ever more need in Turkey for professionals who are skilled and proficient in both economics and finance.

This program intends to prepare students for this challenging new financial and industrial environment, as well as for further studies leading to a Ph.D degree in economics and in finance-related areas.

Throughout the program students will acquire a solid theoretical basis in economics (micro and macro economics) and finance theory (financial economics, financial markets and institutions, corporate finance, and risk management), and they will be exposed to state-of-the-art analytical tools and techniques of quantitative analysis (statistics and econometrics). The required courses in economic analysis, finance, and quantitative techniques are geared towards this objective. The elective courses are designed to allow students to further specialize in the economic and financial topics (such as banking, derivatives, strategic decision-making, port-folio management). These elective courses are application-oriented and are prepared in close collaboration with the leading practitioners in the Turkish and international markets. Additionally, students are required to write a project paper during the summer term. Intensive refresher courses will be offered in mathematics, law and accounting.

This is a one-year tuition-based program, consisting of three terms (Fall, Spring and Summer; the Fall and the Spring terms are of 12 teaching weeks, whereas the Summer term is of 6 with doubled teaching load). The core of the teaching faculty is from Department of Economics at Bogazici University while leading experts and visiting international scholars teach as adjunct faculty. The curriculum is taught in English.

** This program is subject to additional tuition and fees.

M.A. PROGRAM IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Total: 33 Credits/92 ECTS.
* Directed readings and term projects are taken together and the same grade (P/F) is given for both.