Qualification Awarded

The curriculum is regarded compatible with ECTS and to gain economics and finance licence, students must succeed all of the required and elective courses (totally equivalent to 240 ECTS) and grade point average must be minimum 2,00 over 4,00.

Specific Admission Requirements

It is needed to succeed in the exam conducted by OSYM for the acceptance to the universities in Turkey.

Qualification Requirements

To succeed in the program, a student must succeed all of the courses in program list (equivalent to 240 AKTS), and minimum 2,00 grade point average must be reached over 4,00.

Recognition of Prior Learning

For Computer and English Courses, which take part in the education plan of Department of Economics and Finance in the Fethiye Faculty of Business Administration of Muğla Sitki Kocman University, exemption exam is handled at the beginning of every academic term. The students who peforms the learning outcomes, expected for the courses, have the right to take the exam. The students who succeed in this exam are exempted from the related courses in the program list. The students who are registered to the Department of Economics and Finance in the Fethiye Faculty of Business Administration of Muğla Sitki Kocman University for the first time, in case of application in the first week of academic year, the credits and final grades received in previous higher education department/program are transferred to the related department and program by board decision. The number of terms equaled to these courses are calculated by considering the total credits of the courses affirmed and the term credits of the department that the student is registered. This period is reduced from education period limit defined in the 44th article of law and the term, which is going to be acclimated, is defined by board decision.

History

Founding process of Fethiye Faculty of Business Administration has been completed when the council of minister decision numbered 2011/2260 was promulgated in the official gazette dated 24 October 2011 and numbered 28094. Education activities at the level of bachelor degree will be conducted in five departments within the faculty, which are "Economics and Finance, Business Administration, Tourism Management, International Trade and Logistics, Management Information Systems". The education language of faculty is Turkish.

Profile of the Programme

Department of Economics and Finance targets to educate and supply work force, which endowed with contemporary business, entrepreneurship and management formation and skills, that public and private sectors need. The department is responsible hierarcially Deanship of Faculty and Rectorship. The students are educated for several positions in both public and private sectors. The stakeholders that department of Economics and Finance interacts are the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Minister of Trade , Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Agent of Developing, NGO's, Tourism Investors and particularly universities, research instututes. It aims to contribute to the economic, socio-cultural development of the region and contributes to the employment market of country with its educated students and to the science world with its qualified academic researches. The department tries to serve the best for the students with its qualified academic staff.

Program Outcomes

1-	To have knowledge of quantitative and qualitative economic methods to test the propositions of different economic theories on an applied subject in order to contribute to solving current economic problems.

2-	To have the experience of writing, using software and making presentations that can share the knowledge and problem-solving skills created during the education process in media such as newspaper, magazine articles, sessions, panels and their virtual (internet) equivalents.

3-	To be involved in academic, professional, regional and global networks related to the subject, to have the ability to use these networks effectively.

4-	To have sufficient social responsibility and awareness about the needs of the society, and to have the experience and ability to organize/support activities that can affect/direct social dynamics when necessary.

5-	To be able to synthesize the necessary information by evaluating the information acquired during the education process together with the information obtained in business life and in his/her own life.

6-	To be able to identify their own learning needs and direct their advanced learning, thanks to the ability to think critically and analytically.

7-	To have sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge to define economic actors and relations at local, national and global level, to compile and process data about them, and to reach scientific research capacity that can guide economic policies.

8-	Having the ability to articulate social dynamics to economic processes both as an input and as a result, not forgetting that economics is a social science, and to be open to theoretical innovations in this field.

9-	To be able to associate the knowledge gained at the university with the cultural and historical structure of the society and to convey it to different layers of the society.

10-	To be able to follow information and changes related to the economy using a foreign language and to be able to communicate with colleagues.

11-	To have social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, announcing and applying economic data.

12-	To have a command of a second foreign language that will help in the continuation of professional and personal development after university.

Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading

Exams consist of mid-terms, final exams, excuse exams, repeat exams, exemption exams and one course exam. Mid-terms: There are mid-term exams for the courses that exist in every term. 40% of a mid-term exam is considered. Final exams: There are final exams to test academic success at the end of the term. 60% of a final exam is considered. Excuse exams: If a student has a valid excuse for the mid-term or final exams, related board allow for excuse exams. For the excuse exams, student must submit a petition, which explains the excuse, in 3 days to deanship/ management. Moreover, the excuse should be approved by related board. Repeat exams: Students may take repeat exams for the courses, which are graded as FD or FF that they fail and which are graded as DD or DC that they pass, at the end of term. The point of a repeat exam substitutes for the final point of that course. The percentages of mid-term and repeat exams are assessed in the same way as final exams. For the repeat exams, final point is considered regardless of what was graded before. Exemption exams: Exemption exams are set for the courses defined by the senate on the specified dates in academic calender. One course exams: They are for the students who failed in one course and will graduate in case of succeeding in that course. Moreover, the students may take one course exam to increase their own average score, although they succeed all of the courses in the program, for the reason that they cannot graduate due to grade point average is less than 2,00. To take one course exam for graduation, a petition should be given to the head of department. One can take this exam only once. For every course, students are graded at the end of the term as below by the lecturer of the course. Grade Equivalent Mid-term/Final Grade Coefficient 90-100 AA 4 85-89 BA 3,5 80-84 BB 3 75-79 CB 2,5 70-74 CC 2 65-69 DC 1,5 60-64 DD 1 50-59 FD 0,5 49 and below FF 0 The assessments apart from the above, TT means failure becausse of absenteeism, MM means exemption for the course, GG success in course, KK means failure in the course, VV means abolished course. The students are graded as “TT” if they are absent in the courses and/or applied courses. The students, who succeed in Foreign Language Proficiency Exam, are exempt from the required foreign courses (English, German, French) and graded as “MM”. The students who succeed in Preparatory Foreign Language Program and internship graded as “GG”. The students who fail in Preparatory Foreign Language Program and internship graded as “KK”. For the courses which are abolished from the education program are graded as “VV” with the proposal of head of department and with the decision of board.

Graduation Requirements

Students must succeed all of the courses exist in the program (equivalent to 240 ECTS) and grade point average must be minimum 2,00 over 4,00.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of the Department of Economics and Finance can be employed in public institutions such as the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Minister of Trade, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey as well as in the finance, accounting and budget departments of public and private institutions operating in various fields, especially banking, capital markets, insurance. The need for educated labour force is increasing in our country and in the local businesses of Fethiye district, which has been developing rapidly in recent years. It is foreseen that employment will be realised in line with the needs in local enterprises, however, graduates can be employed in various public or private institutions and organisations within the country. Considering the need for educated, qualified personnel in our country, there is no doubt that graduates of this programme will be qualified to respond to this workforce demand.

Access to Further Studies

The students who succeed in bachelor level further in his postgraduate with thesis or non-thesis, in formal or evening education and distance education in case they succeed in Academic Postgraduate Exam, have sufficient English level and succeed in the exams offered by related institutions.

Mode of Study

Bachelor

Programme Director

Prof.Dr. Serkan ÇİÇEK

ECTS Coordinator

Asist Prof.Dr. Ali Rıza AKTAŞ

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Evaluation Questionnaires

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix