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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS
Economic Development and International Economics-Masters with Thesis
Course Catalog
http://www.katalog.ktu.edu.tr/DersBilgiPaketi/generalinfo.aspx?pid=3655&lang=1
Phone: +90 0462 +90 462 377 20 22
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS / Economic Development and International Economics-Masters with Thesis
Katalog Ana Sayfa
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FOUNDATION & HISTORY  
The Subdivision was established in 1982 in order to conduct advanced scientific studies, train academic staff and researchers from various segments of society. The Master's Program in Economics was divided into three main programs in 2017: Economic Theory, Economic Policy, Economic Development and International Economics.
QUALIFICATION AWARDED  
The students who have successfully completed a minimum of 24 local credits (equivalant to 60 ECTS credits) from thought courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, achieved a CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and prepared and successfully defended a thesis are given Master's Degree in ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTARNATIONAL ECONOMICS.
LEVEL of QUALIFICATION:  
Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 2
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 7  
MODE of STUDY  
Full Time
ADMISSION & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS  
- 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.
OBJECTIVE of THE PROGRAMME  
The main purpose of the program is to train qualified personnel who can think scientifically, analyze economic problems, and offer solutions to economic problems for both the private and public sectors. For this purpose, education and research within the scope of the program are carried out within the framework of basic fields such as international economics, growth, development, international finance and crises, world economy, regional economics, integration, and open economy. It is aimed to provide students with advanced economic analysis skills. In order to be successful within the scope of the program, students must have the ability to think analytically and be able to prepare an academic study (thesis, article, etc.) within the scope of economic development and international economics.
RECOGNATION of PRIOR LEARNING  
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.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and REGULATIONS  
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
EXAMINATION, ASSESSMENT and GRADING REGULATIONS  
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.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS  
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.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES of GRADUATES  
Graduates of this department work as 'economists'. Public institutions and private sector institutions such as the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Ministry of Trade, Presidency of Strategy and Budget, Capital Markets Board, Competition Authority, Central Bank constitute the main fields of work for the graduates of this department.
ACCESS to FURTHER STUDIES  
Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 3
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 8  
CONTACT INFORMATION  
Postal Adress
Phone: +90 462 377 20 22
Fax: +90 462 325 32 10
E-Mailsosbilens@ktu.edu.tr
Web Adresshttp://www.katalog.ktu.edu.tr/DersBilgiPaketi/generalinfo.aspx?pid=3655&lang=1
DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES : 
It has a staff composed of 10 professors, 4 associated professor, 5 assistant professors.The department is using the a part of the fifth floor of the first building bloc of the faculty of administrative and economical sciences for academic personnels. A part of the first floor of the second building bloc of the faculty equipped with technological classrooms and compter laboratories are allocated to the public administration. All of the academic personnels have labtobs computers connected to internet