About the Department
Economics, is a social science that not only covering all processes from production to consumption but also studies topics such as trade, distribution, imports and exports. The history of economics started with the start of human-induced economic activities. The economics department, on the other hand, enables to follow, observe, inspect the economic transactions of the governments, companies, institutions or organizations and to obtain effective results in the fields of sales / marketing by drawing meaningful results from these transactions. The economics department aims to teach basic economics and analysis techniques to university students. It also aims to teach basic economics and analysis methods, and to develop students' research, analysis and evaluation of results. Economics Department also has master's programs with and without thesis.
Education Opportunities
In the Economics department, students are given a 4-year undergraduate education. Individuals who graduate from this program are given the title of "Economist". The curriculum applied in the economics undergraduate department is prepared to integrate economic theory and economic policies with the practices of the business world. Thus, it aims to create a solid economic foundation. The educational content, which starts with the basic theoretical courses, is updated in accordance with the current conditions. Students are supported by theoretical and applied field courses. Prospective students who aim to include this department in their preference lists will be responsible for Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, Money and Banking, Political Science, International Economics, Statistics, Development Economics, History of Economic Thought and many other courses throughout their education life. If they wish, students can continue their graduate program and head towards an academic career.
Career Areas
The graduates of economics department are also graduates of a science, their application areas are quite wide. The majority of those holding the title of economist prefer to take part in the following areas;
-Banking,
-Stock market,
-Sales and marketing,
-Education,
-Food and beverage service activities,
-Real estate activities,
-Academic career,
-Public services,
-Information and communication,
-Economic consultancy,
Graduates of the economics department can find jobs in any sector where there is a trade and shopping relationship. On the other hand, economists can decide on the type of work they want to be in with the experience they have gained during their undergraduate education. Some of them may prefer to be a clerk in government offices, advisory offices, supervisory units, banks or various economic organizations, some may prefer to be in private companies. Thus, there are many job opportunities for economics graduates in both public and private sectors.
Contact
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Çevik Uraz Center, CU241
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2201
Faculty E-mail: secretary-fes@ciu.edu.tr
Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Demet Beton KALMAZ
Head of Department E-mail: dkalmaz@ciu.edu.tr
Compulsory Courses
First Semester
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS-I
Course code
BUSN101Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course is designed to teach introductory business students fundamental knowledge about a business. For this purpose, understanding the contemporary business environment is a starting point. After briefly covering the business of managing, all functional areas of a business are discussed. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of business concepts as a foundation for studying other business subjects. The students will be able to identify potential marketing opportunities, relate how business institutions are operated nowadays, and describe business ownership forms. The course is also designed to expose students to the multitude of career fields in the area of business and it will also help them to obtain information about starting their own businesses, identifying basic long and short term planning techniques.
MICROECONOMICS
Course code
ECON101Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
This course involves introduction to economics with the question; What is economics? Micro and Macro Economics, Needs, wants, preferences, scarcity and consumer preferences, Production Possibilities Frontier, Opportunity Cost, Budget Line, Cost-Benefit Principle, Explicit and Implicit costs, Elasticity -Inferior goods, normal goods, luxury goods, complement goods and substitute goods, Demand Curve and Supply Curve, Excess demand and supply, Demand and Supply functions, Equilibrium price and quantity by using functions, Types of taxes and their effects on demand and supply,Types of Costs; Fixed costs and variable costs. Calculating total revenue and total costs, Calculating profit and loss, Calculating Break even quantity, Drawing Break Even chart, Types of Depreciation and calculating depreciation all will be focused on.
READING AND WRITING SKILLS-I
Course code
ENGL141Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4
This course aims to develop students' listening, speaking, reading - writing and study skills. The course provides students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills through controlled activities and to equip students with the basic study skills necessary to follow the curriculum of English. This course also provides students with the opportunity to process the newly acquired knowledge and to develop their ability to ask questions about how to apply the new knowledge to new situations and ask them to think critically. In addition, this course will enable students to learn about the different strategies required to review the various reading pieces, such as finding the main idea and distinguishing the details from the main idea.
MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS-I
Course code
MATH111Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4
This course is designed for students who study in the departments of Business and Economics in order to equip students with the knowledge and aspects of mathematics such as simple and compound interest, payroll, annuities, asset valuation, retail evaluation, linear programming. The intention behind this course is to teach students how to integrate key components of economic analysis into managerial decisions by using mathematical tools. Topics include: working with algebraic statements, power and indices, fractions, factorization, functions of one variable, linear and quadratic functions, solving linear and quadratic equations, sketching graphs of functions of one variable, linear and power functions, using linear models to model cost, revenue, profit, demand, supply, break-even points, and equilibrium points.
SOCIOLOGY
Course code
SOCY101Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5
This introductory course in Sociology begins with an overview of the nature of the discipline, followed by a survey of various aspects of the structures and dynamics of social life. The history of sociology, the views of its founders and the major modern sociological perspectives are examined afterwards. Research methods and theories in sociology are explored to illustrate how thinking sociologically adds to our knowledge of the world around us. In this course, basic topics of sociology such as culture, socialization, media, family, education, social stratification, urbanization, social change are analyzed through different sociological perspectives. The course is accommodated to groups of students with different backgrounds and professional education. Class discussions on covered topics are encouraged and are valuable parts of this course.
TURKISH LANGUAGE
Course code
TREG100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2
This course examines basic areas of language and expression. In the first half of the course, the theoretical approach to language is formed and the spelling rules of the Turkish language are studied. In the latter part of the course, language and narrative errors are studied together with editing. In the second half of the course, formal writing, curriculum vitae, petition, evaluation of the columns in terms of language and style, types of written expression and practice; Turkish production and application of shooting attachments; Turkish grammar structure; It is aimed to teaching subjects like phonetics of Turkish to students.
TURKISH
Course code
TURK100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2
This course provides an orientation to modern Turkish language for foreign students who wish to communicate in this language for their needs. It mainly focuses on the differences between Turkish and English Alphabets, especially the sounds and the letters which are not included in the English alphabet (i.e. Turkish letters ç-ğ-i-ö-ş-ü). In addition, basic grammar and sentence structure forms in Turkish are practised. The required grammar and vocabulary will also be developed through their adaptation to daily situations in contexts such as introducing yourselves, greeting, talking about the things they possess by using possessive adjectives, forming positive, negative and question sentences by using present simple, telling the time, talking about their own timetables, using demonstrative pronouns when describing the place of objects and becoming familiar with vocabulary related to family members.
Second Semester
MACROECONOMICS
Course code
ECON102Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
This is an introductory course covering money, the monetary system and their relevance to the functioning of the national economy. It covers monetary and fiscal policies, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation as well. It dwells on the measurement of the level of output and its determination. Particular emphasis is placed on the forces that determine the actual and potential level of output and on policies designed to promote economic stability and growth. Important policy debates such as the sub-prime crisis, social security, the public debt and international economic issues are critically explored. The balance of payments is explained. The determination of the exchange rate is presented with reference to the international monetary system.
READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
Course code
ENGL142Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4
This course is the continuation of ENG 101. The course aims to improve students' listening, speaking, reading, writing and working skills. In the course, students are guided in writing compare and contrast essays using Venn diagram. In addition, the aim of the course is to learn the necessary conjunctions for composition writing. In addition, the students will be able to write a four-part critical composition by learning the difference between ideas and factual real sentences and how to write the opposing opinion and sentences used to refute it. Thus, the students will be able to distinguish between the compare and contrast essay and discursive essay. Students will also be able to make presentations by using presentation techniques. In addition, this course aims to summarize the reading pieces of the students and to use the strategies of reading and to draw conclusions and meanings using their reading skills.
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
Course code
HIST100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2
The aim of this course is to outline the development of civilizations in the course of history. It firstly focuses on the concepts such as “Civilization”, “Prehistoric”, and “Historic” and on the factors forcing the emergence of the first civilizations. As well as examining the prehistoric periods and their characteristics in the course of human life since the first appearance of human beings on earth, the course mainly focuses on the early civilizations, namely the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Aegean, Classical Greek, Hellenistic, Indian, Chinese and Roman Civilizations. Political, social, economical, cultural, intellectual, philosophical and scientific aspects in these entities are also examined in this course.
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
Course code
ITEC110Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4
The aim of this course is to give the students an understanding of the fundamentals of computers such as the basic components of the computers, input, output, storage devices and processing as well as application and system software, utility programs and internet basics. At the end of this course students will be familiar with the computer terminology and able to use the word processing and spreadsheet programs as well as efficient internet usage. General presentation of computer technologies, Windows operating system and applications in the Microsoft Office packageWord, Excel, Access and Power Point , softwares used in pharmacies, drawing for academic purposes and web-based method of screening of literature are also covered.
MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS-II
Course code
MATH112Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4
The course is a continuation of MATH111, Mathematics for Businesss and Economics-II.This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and aspects of mathematics for business and economics such as linear programming, matrices and their properties, matrices with applications to business, management and economics, linear and non-linear equations, their properties, finding solutions, their graphs and principles of differentiations ( derivative of elementary functions, derivative of quotient, product etc.), marginal concepts and optimization, partial differentiation, rules of differentiations and applications, definite and indefinite integrals, integration integral of elementary functions, integration by parts and substitution methods, applications of the integral, matrix addition , subtraction, multiplication and elementary operations, inverse, transpose of matrices.
PSYCHOLOGY
Course code
PSYC110Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the wide range of topics covered by psychology. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the major theories and the methods of research used to analyse behavior. These include the biological basis of psychological functions, sensation, perception and different states of consciousness. In addition to cognitive topics, the course provides an introduction to social, developmental and clinical psychology.
MODERN TURKISH HISTORY
Course code
TARH100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2
In this course, Ottoman state and society, factors causing the collapse of the state; Ottoman modernization; Tripoli and Balkan Wars, World War I, Mudros Armistice and Sevres Agreement; parties and associations, the national resistance movement led by Mustafa Kemal, the Havza and Amasya Circulars, the Congresses, the National Pact, the Turkish Grand National Assembly; the rebellions, the regular army and the War of Independence; the Mudanya Armistice, the Lausanne Peace Treaty; Revolution in the political field, secularization of the state and society, abolition of the sultanate, declaration of the republic, abolition of the caliphate; 1921 and 1924 constitutions, constitutional changes; Sheikh Said Rebellion; Multi-party experience, secularization and modernization in law, nationalization and secularization in education, Kemalizm and 6 principles, Turkish foreign policy(1923-1938) are covered.
Third Semester
ACCOUNTING-I
Course code
ACFN211Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course is an introduction to the financial statement which contains theory, practice and application of accounting principles. The objective of this course is to achieve a strong foundation of accounting principle and to ensure the students understand the process of classifying, reporting, evaluating and interpreting financial information. Accounting helps students to build a foundation upon which they will continue to learn and grow in their study. By the completion of the course students should be able to do the following: 1-Identifying the steps in accounting cycle, 2- Interpreting and recording the business transactions, 3-Classifying the similar transactions into useful reports, 4- Summarizing and communicating information to decision makers.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW
Course code
BUSN201Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
The course is about law and legal institutions in society, emphasizing areas of law relevant to business operations, general legal and social environment with emphasize on business ethics, the role of contracts in business, and employment obligations. The main aim of the course is to offer an insight to various aspects of business law. To this end, general principles of contract law, company law, international trade law and competition law will be examined. Furthermore, the nature of negotiable instruments and international payment instruments will be analyzed. The course is essentially based upon Turkish law, but at times references will be made to other jurisdictions for comparative purposes.
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
Course code
ECON201Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
The course will cover fundamental concepts of microeconomics through the comprehensive discussion of consumer behavior, derivation of individual and market demand, production theory, cost and competitive and noncompetitive market structures. This course aims to give students a strong introductory theoretical framework in microeconomics, thus equipping them with tools for managerial and public policy decision-making. Topics covered include Consumer Theory, Production Theory, Cost of Production and Market Structures. The course, is appropriate for the students with diverse background, provides logical entry point for those intending to pursue their careers in Economics, Business Administration and Banking & Finance, and Accounting & Finance programs.
ECONOMICS SOCIETY TIME & PLACE
Course code
ECON207Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
The course is designed for highlighting the importance of geography and society in economics. This course examines the inter-relatedness of economy and society and how these impact places where people live and work. We start by looking at theories that challenge market based explanations of how places are shaped. We pay particular attention to housing choices and how these might confer social advantage or disadvantage. After this we use a series of place-based typologies and phenomenon to expand on the theory. Examples might include but are not limited to; suburbanisation, rural second homes and gentrification. We close by considering how changes in governance impact particular communities and places.
STATISTICS-I
Course code
STAT205Credit
3Theoretical
1Practical
2Ects
5
The first aim of this course is the organizing data sets used in business and economics, the representation of these data sets by frequency tables and graphics, the analysis of the characteristics of the distributions by calculating the descriptive statistics. Understanding the properties of normal distribution, making simple area and probability calculations by using tables, converting raw scores into standard scores, learning the applications of normal distribution and standard z-scores in business and economics constitute an important part of the course. Applications of correlation and regression analysis, understanding the relationships between variables and making predictions from these relationships in the fields of business and economics are another important part of the course.
Fourth Semester
ACCOUNTING-II
Course code
ACFN212Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
Students will develop advanced skills that build upon those acquired in Accounting I. Additional accounting skills such as reconciling uncollectible accounts, calculating depreciation on assets, interpreting financial information, and calculating notes and interest will be developed. Computerized accounting will again be incorporated as an essential tool where resources are available. On successful completion of this course, all students will have developed knowledge on how to prepare a bank reconcitiation, record merchandising activities in perpetual and periodic inventory systems, account for uncollectible receivables, account for marketable securities, calculate depreciation for tangible fixed assets using different depreciation methods, account for short-term and long-term liabilities and stokholders’s equity.
ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Course code
EASC220Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
8
The course is designed to familiarize students with concepts such as morality, theory of right and wrong, theory of value, what entails goodness and badness, and the theory of virtue and vice. After introducing these concepts, the course encourages students to think about ethical aspect of real life events and issues, makes them analytically examine their position in social life and how they deal with ethical issues. Students become more effective decision makers by examining the meaning and role of ethics in business environment, and social responsibility of business organizations. Topics include the relationship between business and society; identifying stakeholders and issues; the theoretical basis of business ethics; business ethics in management and leadership; the concept of corporate social responsibility; corporate social responsibility in practice.
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
Course code
ECON202Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
In this course, the students will build on and apply what they learned in ECON102: Principles of Macroeconomics. They will use the concepts of output, unemployment, inflation, consumption, and investment to study the dynamics of an economy at a more advanced level. For example, now that they understand the relationship between supply and demand in general terms, they will be asked to examine the effects that short-run and long-run price changes have on full employment and output. As the course progresses, they will gain a better appreciation for how policy shifts and changes in one sector impact the rest of the macroeconomy (whether the impacts are intended or unintended).
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Course code
ECON208Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course surveys the main schools in the history of the development of economic thought, beginning with the Classical school and the works of Smith, Ricardo, J.S. Mill, Thornton, Say. It then reviews challenges to the classical school by Marx, Marginalists, and subsequent figures like Marshall, Walras and Neoclassicalists. Economic thought associated with the early 20th century transitionalists are briefly addressed, including economists Wicksell, Schumpeter, Fisher. Selective chapters and passages of Keynes General Theory are read, focusing in particular on Keynes in areas of investment, interest rate theory and money demand. Post-1945 revisions of Keynes and Neoclassical economics in the form of early and late IS/LM analysis are reviewed, and its main challenges by Friedman (Monetarism),Lucas (Rational Expectations), Real Business Cycle theorists, and Post-Keynesian thought.
STATISTICS-II
Course code
STAT206Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5
The purpose of the course is to evaluate and analyze the quality of services available to a group or organization, analyzing the behaviors of groups of people in their environment and special situations, and determining the wants of people through statistical sampling. After completing this course the students will be able to define statistical applications for economics, develop an understanding for frequency distribution, calculate the measurement of the central tendency, assess the standard deviation and other measures of dispersion. They will be able to compute the correlation coefficient and covariance, and discuss the elementary concept of probability theory and also sampling theory.
Fifth Semester
BUSINESS FINANCE
Course code
EASC345Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course is designed to familiarize students with major financial decisions made by firms, the process those decisions passes through, and to provide a conceptual frame work for understanding and analyzing those decisions. Particularly, topics covered in this course will deals with financial statements, long term financial planning, and time value of money, bond and stock valuation. This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental issues of financial management and to the quantitative techniques used to address them. Adrressing questions of concern for both corporate financial managers and investments managers, describe and evaluate the basic features of financial markets identify the basic components of nominal interest rates and use them to make expected return comparisons among assets .
ECONOMETRICS
Course code
ECON304Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
The objective of this course is to provide the basic knowledge of econometrics that is a necessity for any serious economist or social scientist, to a level where the participant would be competent to continue with the study of the subject in a graduate programme. While the course is ambitious in terms of its coverage of technical topics, equal importance is attached to the development of an intuitive understanding of the material that will allow these skills to be utilised effectively and creatively, and to give participants the foundation for understanding specialized applications through self study with confidence when needed.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Course code
ECON305Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
This course will provide an introduction to macroeconomic modeling, particularly economic growth. It will focus both on models of economic growth and their empirical applications, and try to shed light on the mechanics of economic growth, technological change and sources of income and growth differences across countries. The course has a number of objectives: The first is to familiarize you with a set of issues and questions that are central to macroeconomics, and that are also exciting and important; the second is to develop some of the most important tools of dynamic economics useful in macroeconomics as well as in a number of other subdisciplines of economics including general equilibrium theory, political economy, industrial organization and contract theory.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS-I
Course code
ECON353Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
The course covers the fundamental trade theories such as comparative advantage, Heckscher-Ohlin model and other post-HO trade theories as well as the welfare analysis of trade policies such as tariffs, quotas, subsidies and economic integration. The aim of this course is to introduce the students to various trade theories explaining why trade exists and how it affects the welfare between and within the countries. The theories covered include comparative advantage, standard theory of trade, Heckscher-Ohlin theory and post-HO contemporary trade theories. The second part of the course covers different trade policies such as tariffs, quotas, VERs, subsidies and economic integration, and their welfare analysis.
UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNISXX1Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
3
UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Sixth Semester
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
Course code
BUSN302Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
In this course, the development, interpretation, and use of relevant cost behavior, control, and traceability concepts for management planning, controlling and decision making are emphasized. Topics include: an introduction to product costing, the contribution concept, performance standards and variance analysis, responsibility accounting, segment profitability, alternative choice decisions, and capital budgeting. A study of the uses of accounting information for managerial decision making. Areas covered include: manufacturing, merchandising, and service cost systems: costvolume profit analysis; budgeting; and capital investment decision making, cost accounting terminology, job costing, process costing, activity-based costing, activity-based management, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, standard costing, variance analysis, responsibility accounting, variable costing, transfer pricing and decision making.
FISCAL POLICY AND PUBLIC FINANCE
Course code
ECON312Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
MALİ POLİTİKA VE KAMU MALİYESİ
MONEY AND BANKING
Course code
ECON332Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
This course is designed to explain the importance of money and banking to economic activity. This course offers a systematic analysis of monetary theories and the financial system. Apart from exposing students to different approaches in monetary analysis, the course places a special emphasis on the up-to-date analysis of how information costs affect financial structure and monetary policy. The course will cover the structure and importance of the financial system, the functions of money, behavior of interest rates, financial structure and asymmetric information, bank management and regulation, debates on macroeconomic and monetary policies, the targets and instruments of monetary policies, the transmission mechanism of monetary policy and its effectiveness, money and inflation, rational expectations and its applications.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II
Course code
ECON354Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNISXX2Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4Seventh Semester
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Course code
ECON401Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This is an intermediate undergraduate course in development economics. The course covers the following topics: the meaning and measurement of economic development, growth theories, poverty and income distribution, the role of geography and institutions, fertility and population growth, the role of credit markets and microfinance, health and nutrition, education, female empowerment. On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: demonstrate familiarity with some central themes and issues of economic development, demonstrate the understanding of the difference between growth and development, major growth theories, the measurement of inequality, significance of agricuture in developing countries, poverty and population issues facing the world, international trade, and importance of foreign aid. They will be able to analyse empirical evidence on the patterns of economic development.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Course code
ECON403Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
The main aim of this course is to enhance the students’ knowledge of monetary economics and combine the accumulated knowledge from different courses into a one useful package. On successful completion of this course, students are expected to have developed knowledge and understanding of: Central Banking, Monetary policy tools and goals, Money Supply, Transmission mechanisms of monetary policy. In addition, on successful completion of this course, students are expected to have developed their skills in: Understanding the relationships between money, central banking and economic variables. Students will be able to observe the monetary side of the economics and its impacts in macroeconomics.
MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
Course code
ECON467Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course introduces the students to the concepts in mathematical economics. The course refreshes students’ knowledge on differentiation, integration and presents applications of these concepts in economics. The applications include elasticity calculations; constrained and unconstrained optimization; welfare analysis via consumer and producer surpluses; and input-output table analysis. On successful completion of this course, all students will have developed knowledge and understanding of: Derivatives and differentiation, integration, expressing economic relations as mathematical equations, and applying accumulated theorems and techniques of mathematics in solving economic problems. The students will be able to use their improved mathematical economics skills in their further research projects.
ELECTIVE
Course code
ECONXX2Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
Course code
ECONXX3Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
ELECTIVE
Eighth Semester
RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES
Course code
EASC470Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
This course is designed for the students to help them understanding what is research, how to conduct a valuable research, and teach them the general ethics about the academic contributions. The course is a second year course, and will help the students to have an idea how to conduct an academic research. The aims of this course could be listed as: Develop knowledge and understanding on the fundamental principles of research design. Understand the steps in conducting a scientific research. Develop skills in conducting literature review using references. Understand the process of developing hypothesis and variables. Assimilate the knowledge when deciding between different types and styles of research.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS
Course code
ECON406Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course provides students with a better understanding of the structure of energy and resource markets. An overview of the theory and empirical practice of economic analysis will be used in evaluating energy and environmental problems. Topics covered include the natural resource economics, as well as electricity and oil markets. Other topics include environmental policy (pollution and economic efficiency); analysis of economic instruments, such as tradable property rights and pollution taxes; the allocation of non-renewable and renewable resources; and contemporary issues of growth, sustainable development and climate change. They will also be able to understand electricity markets and the economics of climate change.
ECONOMICS CAPSTONE PROJECT
Course code
ECON430Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5
The course was constructed in a manner that is consistent with the description of undergraduate research. As developer of this course, the instructor felt that students would gain even more in terms of skill development if their experience was grounded in their own interests as opposed to a prescribed set of topics. As a result, no topic-driven content was covered during the course; rather, the students investigated an issue and the course focused on the development of analytical thinking and research skills. Although no explicit links to other courses were presented during the class itself, students were constantly challenged to integrate their research with what they had learned in other courses taken as part of their major.
ELECTIVE
Course code
ECONXX5Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
ECONXX5
ELECTIVE
Course code
ECONXX6Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
ELECTIVE
Elective Courses
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Course code
ECON465Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Course code
DMMA203Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Course code
BUSN410Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course aims at underlying the importance of knowledge and its processes in organizations. It focuses on the processes of knowledge such as creating, sharing, structuring, using and auditing in the context of knowledge management life cycle (KMLC). Furthermore, the course examines two type/dimensions of knowledge, tacit and explicit knowledge. Hierarchy of knowledge is also the key concept of knowledge management course which includes physical process, data, information, and knowledge and wisdom concepts. Knowledge management discipline, knowledge management applications and knowledge mapping techniques will be explained at this course during the Semester. Some of the additional theories such as resource based view of the organization theory, resource dependency theory, intellectual capital theory will directly be explained.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course code
BUSN441Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course introduces the concept of managerial process in project management. It explores the process of lifecycle management of projects and the tools for decision making. The course will cover the important topics of project management process including cost and time estimation, project scheduling, managing risk, outsourcing, project closure and how to become an effective project manager. The technical and behavioral issues in project management with a broad range of industries to which project management principles can be applied will be also highlighted. By the end of this course the students will be able to understand how project management theories are practiced in business cases and will be able to apply theories in real life cases.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Course code
BUSN315Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
This course is designed to provide students with a basic working knowledge of the main facets of the human resources management functions. Topics discussed in this course include; selection, orientation and socialization practices, training, development, and performance appraisal systems; view of HRM from the perception of both management and subordinate employees. The importance of maintaining fair and equitable compensation and benefit program will be alighted. The student will be exposed to practical situations and problem solving regarding areas of employee counseling, discipline and termination, equal employment opportunity will be discussed in order for the student to understand its need, importance and the legal issues surrounding it. Other critical areas of international human resource management, staffing and strategy will also be explored.
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Course code
BUSN207Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
The purpose of this course is to train students with theories and applications dealing with motivation, decision-making, team dynamics, negotiation, leadership and organizational culture. Development of analytical skills and critical thinking are important for the course. The course exposes students to advanced behavioral science theories and applications in management. Organizational behavior (OB) is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerous disciplines including psychology, sociology, economics, organization theory, statistics, and many others. After an overview of OB and how to assess the value-added of "soft" management interventions, topics will include work motivation, work attitudes, newcomer socialization, "natural" and nominal work teams, leadership, decision making, and management of change.
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Course code
BUSN484Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
Course code
BUSN236Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Course code
BUSN423Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5
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INVESTMENTS
Course code
EASC465Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7
Develops an understanding of the models and concepts of profitable investing, relying on theoretical development and consideration of observed pricing, market, and participant behavior. Examines the markets through which investment funds are channeled and the motivations of the investing and borrowing communities.On successful completion of this course, all students will have developed knowledge and understanding on: how secutires are Traded, Mutual funds and other invesment companies, Global Financial Instruments, Eifficent Diversification, The efficent market hypothesis, Interntional investing, Taxes. Inflation, and invesment Stratages, Investores and the investment process, Behavioral Fianance and Technical analysis. Examines the markets through which investment funds are channeled and the motivations of the investing and borrowing communities.
TRNC citizens and TR citizen candidate students who have completed their entire high school education in TRNC. They are placed in undergraduate programs in line with their success in the CIU Student Placement and Scholarship Ranking Exam and the programs they prefer.
Students who are successful in the exam can register from the TRNC Marketing Office.
Applicants can directly apply online to our undergraduate programs by using the application portal. Please fill in your details correctly and upload all the required documents listed on the last page of the application form.
Required documents;
- Completed application form,
- Higher/Secondary Certificate or equivalents (e.g. O/A’Level, WAEC/NECO)
- Evidence of English Language competence: TOEFL (65 IBT) or IELTS (5.5). Students without these documents will take the CIU English proficiency exam on campus following arrival,
- Scanned copy of international passport/birth certificate,
- Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application).
Cyprus International University provides academic scholarships for its students as an incentive for success, with most students benefiting from 50%, 75% or 100% scholarships or discounted tuition fees. Click for more information.
| Non-Scholarship | 50% Scholarship | |
| Undergraduate Programs | € 5.843,00 | € 3.099,00 |
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