Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Economics offers a PhD program in Economics.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Economics (Ph.D)

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle

Specific Admission Requirements

Second Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines. Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first or second cycle (with thesis) cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. However, ALES requirement is waived for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs as well as for the admissions to the graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Transfer Students:
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation "The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer" and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management

The Graduate Transfers:
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the "The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs" Legilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in "Graduate Transfer Guide" and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam.

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be
recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing
Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

4 years, 2 semesters per year,16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

In the PhD program, it is aimed that student gets ability to learn, assess and explain scientific knowledge by undertaking research. As regards, it is aimed to provide a theoretical ground and to support this ground within econometric and statistical methods and analyses for applied fields.
The language of instruction of the PhD Program in Economics is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to deepen knowledge that gained in the same field or/and different field at the level of expertise by having comprehensive theoretical knowledge in his/her own field.
2	To be able to improve policy reccomendations for the economic problems to increase the well-being of society by using comprehensive theoretical and applied knowledge that gained in his/her own field.
3	To be able to work effectively as a team member of a scientific research project.
4	To be able to prepare seminar and present it in accordance with the scientific ethics and standards in his/her field.
5	To be able to write theses, reports etc., present and publish them as an article in accordance with the scientific ethics and standards in his/her field.
6	To be able to integrate the theoretical knowledge with the application in the field.
7	To be able to generate new knowledge by integrating the theoretical knowledge of the expertise level that is gained in the field with information that comes from different disciplines.
8	To be able to critically evaluate information related to the field.
9	To be able to treat the studies of other disciplines, that are integrated with information in the field.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Economics program PhD degree graduates can find a job both in public and private sector. They can attend the inspectors, auditors and assistant specialist exams that are carried out by various ministries, and can work with these titles. National and international companies that belong to the public and private sector are also institutions in that the graduates are employed. In addition, Economics program PhD degree graduates can make an academic career.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (57 ECTS), a field study (18 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS) and thesis (162 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year

1 .Semester:
G	1	SBE 6000	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	25
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	2	EKO 6011	STOCHASTIC MODEL	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	3	İKT 6627	ECONOMIC STABILITY THEORY AND POLICIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	4	İKT 6623	ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	5	İKT 6613	ECONOMIC DOCTRINES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	6	İKT 6603	ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	7	İKT 6605	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	8	İKT 6607	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	9	İKT 6621	THEORY OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	10	İKT 6615	THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	11	İKT 6601	ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	12	İKT 6619	STOCHASTIC FINANCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	13	İKT 6625	ECONOMICS OF TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	14	İKT 6617	APPLIED NONLINEAR TIME SERIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	15	İKT 6609	THE EU AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	16	İKT 6611	THE EU AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	17	ÇEK 6003	COMPARATIVE SOCIAL POLITICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	İKT 6196	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	3	0	3
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	27
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	2	ÇEK 6006	INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE EU AND TüRKIYE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	3	İKT 6626	ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	4	EKO 6036	MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL MODELS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	5	İKT 6612	ADVANCED ECONOMETRIC APPLICATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	6	İKT 6624	ECONOMIC PLANNING TECHNIQUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	7	İKT 6602	ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	8	İKT 6606	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	9	İKT 6608	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	10	İKT 6616	INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	11	İKT 6618	FINANCIAL ECONOMETRIC MODELS AND INTERPRETATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	12	İKT 6622	ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTING AND TRANSFORMATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	13	İKT 6620	MONETARY POLICY DEBATE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	14	İKT 6610	ADVANCED ECONOMETRIC APPLICATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	15	İKT 6604	ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	16	İKT 6614	GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	17	MAL 6006	ANALYSIS OF TAX SYSTEM IN TüRKIYE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	İKT 6498	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	18
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	12
TOTAL:								30

4 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	İKT 6699	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

5 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	İKT 6699	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

6 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	İKT 6699	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

7 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	İKT 6699	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

8 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	İKT 6699	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (57 ECTS), a field study (18 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS) and thesis (162 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/S/TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Avni EGELİ
E-mail: avni.egeli@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0232 3010552

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