Department of Economics

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

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	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ECON 101		Principles of Microeconomics	3	0	3	6
ENG 101		Academic Skills in English I	2	2	3	3
HIST 100		Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution	4	0	4	4
IUE 100		Orientation and Career Planning	1	0	1	2
MATH 101		Calculus I	3	0	3	6
POOL 004		GEC- Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences	3	0	3	6
SFL 1013		Second Foreign Languages I	2	2	3	3
Total :						30

1. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ECON 102		Principles of Macroeconomics	3	0	3	6
ENG 102		Academic Skills in English II	2	2	3	4
MATH 102		Calculus II	3	0	3	6
POOL 005		GEC- Social Sciences C: Arts and Communication	3	0	3	6
SFL 1024		Second Foreign Languages II	2	2	3	4
TURK 100		Turkish	4	0	4	4
Total :						30

2. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
BA 221		Financial Accounting	3	0	3	5
BUS 210		Data Literacy for Business and Social Sciences	2	2	3	5
ECON 211		Theory of Microeconomics I	3	0	3	6
ECON 215		Mathematical Economics I	3	0	3	4
ECON 280		Statistics for Business & Economics	2	2	3	6
SFL 201		Second Foreign Languages III	2	2	3	4
Total :						30

2. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
BUS 220		Data Analytics for Business and Economics	2	2	3	5
ECON 202		Theory of Macroeconomics	3	0	3	6
ECON 212		Theory of Microeconomics II	3	0	3	5
ELEC 001		Elective Course I	3	0	3	5
LAW 300		Business Law	3	0	3	5
SFL 202		Second Foreign Languages IV	2	2	3	4
Total :						30

3. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ECON 301		Econometrics	3	0	3	6
ECON 303		Money and Banking	3	0	3	6
ECON 305		International Economics I	3	0	3	6
ELEC 002		Elective Course II	3	0	3	4
ELEC 003		Elective Course III	3	0	3	4
ELEC 004		Elective Course IV	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

3. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ECON 306		International Economics II	3	0	3	6
ELEC 005		Elective Course V	3	0	3	5
ELEC 006		Elective Course VI	3	0	3	5
ELEC 007		Elective Course VII	3	0	3	5
ELEC 008		Elective Course VIII	3	0	3	5
ENG 310		Essential Speaking Skills in English	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

4. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ECON 401		Structure of Turkish Economy	3	0	3	6
ECONST 405		Internship	0	0	0	5
ELEC 009		Elective Course IX	3	0	3	6
ELEC 010		Elective Course X	3	0	3	5
ELEC 011		Elective Course XI	3	0	3	5
POOL 007		GEC-Innovation and Entreprenuership	3	3	0	4
Total :						31

4. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ECON 496		Seminar in Economics	3	0	3	8
ELEC 012		Elective Course XII	3	0	3	6
ELEC 013		Elective Course XIII	3	0	3	6
ELEC 014		Elective Course XIV	3	0	3	6
POOL 006		GEC- Social Awareness and Ethics	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

Elective Courses
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
BUS 495		Applied Administrative Sciences Skills Development	1	18	10	18
ECON 203		Economic History	3	0	3	6
ECON 208		Public Finance	3	0	3	5
ECON 216		Mathematical Economics II	3	0	3	6
ECON 300		Advanced Macroeconomic Theory	3	0	3	6
ECON 304		Monetary Theory and Policy	3	0	3	4
ECON 311		International Economic Institutions	3	0	3	4
ECON 314		History of Economic Analysis	3	0	3	5
ECON 315		Regional Economics	3	0	3	4
ECON 317		Economics of European Union	3	0	3	5
ECON 318		Topics in Macroeconomics	3	0	3	5
ECON 322		Economics of Technology	3	0	3	4
ECON 324		Applied Econometrics	3	0	3	5
ECON 330		Environmental Economics	3	0	3	5
ECON 405		Economic Growth	3	0	3	6
ECON 407		Applied Economic Topics	3	0	3	6
ECON 408		Advanced Economic Growth Theory	3	0	3	6
ECON 409		Political Economics	3	0	3	6
ECON 411		Public Economics	3	0	3	5
ECON 412		Industrial Organization	3	0	3	6
ECON 413		Computational Economics	3	0	3	6
ECON 414		Financial Economics	3	0	3	6
ECON 415		Managerial Economics	3	0	3	5
ECON 416		Time Series Analysis	3	0	3	6
ECON 418		Game Theory	3	0	3	6
ECON 424		Selected Topics in Turkish Economy	3	0	3	5
ECON 426		Development Economics	3	0	3	5
ECON 428		Labor Economics	3	0	3	5
ECON 430		Social and Economic Networks	3	0	3	6
ECON 440		Health Economics	3	0	3	6
ECON 444		Economics of Gender	3	0	3	6
ECON 450		Cultural Economics	3	0	3	5
ECON 465		Introduction to Data Science with Applications in Economics	3	0	3	6
INS 411		Actuarial Science	3	0	3	5

Additional Notes

In order to graduate, 240 ECTS courses are required. The department students must complete the GED and elective courses to provide a total of 240 ECTS. Otherwise they will be deemed not to fulfill the conditions for graduation from the program.

Important Explanation about Elective Courses

There are 14 elective courses in the curriculum of the Department of Economics. Elective courses must be taken as 8 departmental electives and 6 free electives (either departmental or non-departmental).

The students are required to take 8 department electives, at least one from each of 4 of the 6 specialization areas listed in the table below. Specialization areas and related courses are listed in the table below.

("BUS 495-Course Introduction and Application Information will be counted for 3 elective courses: 2 elected courses offered by university and 1 elective course offered by the Department of Economics")

Important Explanation About Elective Pool Courses
- There are 4 pool courses in the curriculum of the Department of Economics.
In order to graduate, students are required to take;

1 course from "Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences"
1 course from "Social Sciences C: Arts and Communication"
1 course from "Ethical Issues"
1 course "Innovation and Entrepreneurship"

Area	Code	Course Name
Microeconomics Area	ECON 428 ECON 418 ECON 450 ECON 440 ECON 430 ECON 412	Labor Economics Game Theory Cultural Economics Health Economics Social and Economic Networks Industrial Organizations
Macroeconomics Area	ECON 405 ECON 408 ECON 300 ECON 304 ECON 318	Economic Growth Advanced Economic Growth Advanced Macroeconomic Theory Monetary Theory and Policy Topics in Macroeconomics
Development Economics Area	ECON 426 ECON 314 ECON 409 ECON 405 ECON 440	Development Economics History of Economic Analysis Political Economics Economic Growth Health Economics
Health Economics Area	ECON 208 ECON 411 ECON 440 ECON 324	Public Finance Public Economics Health Economics Applied Econometrics
Financial Economics Area	ECON 414 ECON 216 ECON 304 ECON 416	Financial Economics Mathematical Economics II Monetary Policy and Theory Time Series Analysis
Applied Economics Area	ECON 324 ECON 413 ECON 430 ECON 407 ECON 415	Applied Econometrics Computational Economics Social and Economic Networks Applied Economic Topics Managerial Economics
Data Science and Economics	ECON 324 ECON 407 ECON 416 ECON 430 ECON 465	Applied Econometrics Applied Economic Topics Time Series Analysis Social and Economic Networks Introduction to Data Science with Applications in Economics
Sustainability and Economics	ECON 330 ECON 405 ECON 409 ECON 426 ECON 444	Environmental Economics Economic Growth Political Economics Development Economics Economics of Gender

(*)The Department of Economics students can specialize in a field. All courses in that group need to be completed in order to receive the specialization certificate.

If you need support for these courses due to your disability, please refer to Disability Support Unit. Contact; engelsiz@ieu.edu.tr

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