| FOUNDATION & HISTORY |
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| The Department was established in 2005 to help increase the number of staff members in different social areas, and to educate researchers. Research and education in the department are divided into three main fields including econometrics, statistics and operational research. |
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| QUALIFICATION AWARDED |
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| The students who have graduated from the Department of Econometrics are awarded with a Master of Science degree in the field of Econometrics |
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| LEVEL of QUALIFICATION: |
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Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 2
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 7 |
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| MODE of STUDY |
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| Full Time |
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| ADMISSION & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS |
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- KTU Senate’s Decision dated 15.06.2021 and numbered 320/12 (The Senate Principles for Graduate Programs Application and Admission Conditions)
- KTU Graduate School of Social Sciences Graduate Programs Application Guidelines
- Students admitted to the program from outside the field are required to attend the Scientific Preparation Program and be successful in the courses determined based on their graduation status. |
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| OBJECTIVE of THE PROGRAMME |
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| Department of Econometrics carries out a curriculum to educate students who can produce solutions using economics theory, mathematics and statistics. The curriculum constructed to achieve these objectives contain courses in the field of econometrics, statistics, econometrics, mathematics, micro and macro economics, international economics and business management.In addition to compulsory courses, the students are given the chance of taking courses from the list of elective courses based on their own preferences, which makes the programme flexible from the students' perspective. This enables the department to educate mathematical economics who have the competency to work individually or in groups to identify econometrics problems, find solutions for them. |
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| RECOGNATION of PRIOR LEARNING |
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The "Directive on Recognition of Prior Learning", Senate Decision No. 340 issued on July 28, 2023, has been accepted and entered into force regarding the students registered in all programs of Karadeniz Technical University to determine the principles to be followed for the recognition, crediting, and adaptation of the achievements acquired by the students at non-university institutions.
In this Directive,
- recognition of knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired with special interest through an exemption exam to be substituted as program courses,
- recognition of workplace and internship experiences through portfolio evaluation to be substituted as program courses,
- and the crediting of certificates received from accredited institutions regarding students' special interests are covered.
Announcements of courses included in the scope of recognition of prior learning, applications, and evaluation will be made on the dates specified in the academic calendar.
Recognition of prior learning will offer numerous benefits to our students and employers. For our students, increasing professional development and mobility in the labour market, preventing repetition of education and waste of time, providing early graduation, reducing the cost of learning, encouraging learning, and increasing the student's motivation and self-confidence can be counted among the benefits of recognition of prior learning. From the employers' perspectives, it will contribute to satisfying skill or competence deficiencies in the workplace, reducing the time employees spend outside the workplace for training purposes, and thus using resources more efficiently. |
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| QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and REGULATIONS |
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The study period of the program is four semesters and can be extended to a maximum of six semesters. By the end of the fourth semester at the latest, the student must have successfully completed minimum eight courses stated in the curriculum including compulsory and elective courses, one of which must be in English, corresponding to at least 24 credits (120 ECTS credits) in total as well as the 'Seminar' course and the 'Scientific Research and Publication Ethics' course (non-credit). Also, at the end of the sixth semester at the latest, the thesis study must be completed, and the student must be accepted successful in the thesis defense examination (see KTU Regulations on Graduate Education).
KTU Graduate Education Regulations |
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| EXAMINATION, ASSESSMENT and GRADING REGULATIONS |
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| Students are subjected to a midterm exam, term study (project, seminar, quiz, assignment, or a second midterm exam), and final exam for each course. The share of the midterm exam in the final grade of the course is 30%, that of the term study is 20%, and that of the final exam is 50%. All exams are graded out of 100 points. For a student to be considered successful in a course, s/he must get at least a letter grade of CC as the end-of-semester grade in that course. |
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| GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS |
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To graduate from the master’s degree program, it is necessary to successfully complete
- Minimum eight courses including compulsory courses, one of which must be in English, corresponding to at least 24 credits (120 ECTS credits) in total as well as the “Seminar” course and the “Scientific Research and Publication Ethics” course (non-credit) by the end of the fourth semester and
- The thesis study by the end of the sixth semester. |
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| OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES of GRADUATES |
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| The graduates of department can work in the research units of private and public sector for the application of microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics. Some public establishments in which they can work are Turkish Statistical Institute, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Capital Markets Board, Borsa Istanbul, all banks, insurance and research companies. |
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| ACCESS to FURTHER STUDIES |
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Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 3
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 8 |
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
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| DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES : |
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| Its computer laboratories and technology classes, the department prepares its students for the competitive labor market. It has a staff composed of 4 professors, 2 doctor lecturer and 2 researchers. |