ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The purpose of the program is to present the students a structure that is proritized and preferred in the area of economics and finance in which they will be trained. For this purpose the program embodies faculty members and provides a curriculum and research opportunities through providing all the theoretical and practical set of knowledge that is required by the field. It is desired that the students, together with enriching themselves with the academic attributes that their departments present, come forth as individuals equipped with ethical values in relation to both academic and professional necessities. The program presents rich fundamental content in the areas of economics and finance. Therefore, it is essential that upon graduation, the students become individuals with solid theoretical knowledge and strong in terms of analytical skills and quantitative methods, and most importantly, to become individuals with the ability to understand the relationship between theoretical and practical dimensions who can uncover the country’s potential and raise the country standards.In this regard, it is among the essential goals of the program to train high-level executive candidates who can improve the current states of the competitive sectors that are part of the Turkish economy.
The university’s physical infrastructure and financial status will considerably facilitate the attainment of the recourses that the students need. Moreover, through its structure which makes multidisciplinary education, behavioral and knowledge improvement possible, the department presents itself as a clearly advantageous and preferable choice which will significantly enrich the goals of the students. In addition, opportunities which will help the students to reach their goals after completing their education will be provided by the department by creating added value through the relationships that will be established with the sectors and industries .
MISSION
The mission of the department of Economics and Finance is to ensure the student’s highest acceptance by the prominent representatives of the sector aside of successful exam performances, while promoting significant added value through the collaboration among departments by being in harmony with with the other undergraduate programs of the school, training individuals to become expert and able persons in their areas so that the graduates are based in the economic units which relate to the decision mechanisms and ensure the applications of taken decisions, holding in high level the necessary academic infrastructure that relates to much needed middle and high level executives in the financial departments of firms operating in the real sector financial markets, and particularly banks and intermediate/brokerage institutions, in addition;
the Department of Economics and Finance aims to contribute to our economy by training individuals who are up-to-date with technological improvements and contemporary financial issues, who have a good understanding and are able to direct business processes when necessary, and who have the necessary quality to apply their theoretical knowledge to industrial applications.
VISION
To provide a dynamic education environment that is reinforced by practical knowledge, encouraging innovation and creativity, as a department that derives inspiration from theory and research in the light of important global issues.
DEGREE EARNED
The students who successfully complete the program earn the right to obtain a “Piri Reis University Economics and Finance Diploma.”
LEVEL OF THE DEGREE EARNED
The Department of Economics and Finance which is within the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Piri Reis University is a program that provides education in the undergraduate level.
CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF REGISTRATION
Students who are graduates from highschool or equivalent institutions, upon their selection of one of our programs that accept students based on the TM-1 scores following the undergraduate placement examination and their placement to one of these programs by the Measuring, Selection and Placement Center can earn the right to study in Piri Reis University. The registration conditions for all departments are published in the guidelines of the Measuring, Selection and Placement Center.
RULES REGARDING THE REQUIREMENT OF THE EARNED DEGREE
The requirement of the degree earned and the rules are published in the Undergraduate Education and Examination regulations of Piri Reis University.
Students who successfully complete the program to which they are registered according to the regulations in these guidelines, and who did not get an FF or FD grade from any course, who has a GPA equal or grater than 2.00, who has earned the minimum amount of credits required by the program, completed the cultural development seminars and satisfied the internship requirements earn the right to receive a diploma.
DEFINITION OF PREVIOUS EDUCATION
Of students who register for the first year, those who had completed their education in any institution recognized as equivalent by The Council of Higher Education are required to apply for waving through a formal request for the courses that they have successfully completed in the previous institution, together with their transcripts and course content list at least one week beforehand to the relevant faculty.
PROGRAM DEFINITION
Money and capital markets play an important role in both directing savings to efficient and productive investment areas and in supporting the pace of economic development. To be able to manage these markets in a competitive and fair manner the need for experts in stated fields continue to rise each day. In an emerging and dynamic economy such as Turkey which has a very high growth potential there is a growing demand for individuals who have the expertise and competency to work in decision making mechanisms and institutions that are enforcing policy decisions. Graduates of the Department of Economics and Finance will be qualified to work in a wide range of positions in money and capital markets, the banking sector and intermediaries, the finance departments of companies in the real sector, basically in all positions which require specific skills in managing money.