BA in Economics
Istanbul, Turkey
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 19,500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Economics is often described as the study of how individuals, groups, societies make or should make choices when resources are scarce. The concepts and tools of economic analysis are increasingly used in a variety of fields such as management science or political science, government, law, or international relations.
The purpose of the Undergraduate Economics Program at Sabancı University is to provide students with a rigorous foundation in economic theory and its applications. The program is structured to serve a range of interests: For students interested in a deeper exposure to economic science, the program offers higher-level courses and orientation for graduate study. For students who aim to serve as professional economists in the private or the public sector, the program develops skills necessary for macro or sectoral economic analysis and for the evaluation, formulation, implementation of monetary, fiscal, or regulatory policies. For students who want to pursue careers in business and management, the program offers coursework on strategic analysis and topics such as accounting, finance, marketing.
Program Objectives
The Undergraduate Economics Program provides students with a rigorous foundation in economic theory and its applications. All students receive a solid basic background in humanities, sciences, and mathematics. The economics program is structured to serve a range of interests. Students may concentrate on policy analysis and evaluation, follow a business and management orientation by taking courses in strategy, finance, and marketing or an academic orientation by focusing on theory and mathematics.
Education System
At SU, students have the chance to choose their majors after their first or second academic year. This allows students to decide what program to study at university with greater understanding about higher education and about their own academic and career interests and talents.
Medium of Instruction and Language Proficiency
The medium of instruction at Sabancı University is English. All undergraduates are required to take the Sabancı University English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE). Students who pass this exam begin their undergraduate programs while those who do not meet the standards of English language proficiency enroll into School of Languages. School of Languages is the English prep school where students learn English for one semester or one year depending on their English proficiency level.
The students who can certify that they have passed one of the national and/or international foreign language examinations at a level determined by the university are entitled to begin undergraduate programs. Please visit our website to learn more about accepted exams and scores for prep school exemption: https://www.sabanciuniv.edu/en/faculties-programs-exemption-exams
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Program Outcomes
Common Outcomes of Bachelor's Programs:
- Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values, and responsibility to the self and to others.
- Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice.
- Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship, and engage in life-long learning in various subjects.
- Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical, and technological means.
- Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team, and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.
Common Outcomes of Bachelor of Arts Programs in Social Sciences:
- Develop knowledge of theories, concepts, and research methods in humanities and social sciences.
- Assess how global, national, and regional developments affect society.
- Know how to access and evaluate data from various sources of information.
Program Specific Outcomes of Bachelor of Arts in Economics:
- Provide constructive analysis of economic phenomena at the national and international level, and interactions between the two.
- Develop an understanding of organizations and institutions in the society as well as their influence on the economy.
- Recognize how incentives shape the behavior of individuals and organizations.
- Identify “economic” problems and propose alternative models and/or design and conduct research to provide viable solutions using theoretical tools and/or quantitative methods.
- Communicate problems and solutions to managerial and policy decision-making units as well as to lay audiences.