Ibn Haldun University
MA in Economics

Başakşehir, Turkey

DEGREE TYPE

DURATION

2 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The MA in Economics program offers a comprehensive study of economic theory and practice. Students delve into various economic models and policy applications, equipping themselves with the analytical skills needed for real-world challenges. The course typically duration lasts one year full-time or two years part-time. This degree is suitable for individuals aiming to deepen their understanding of economics and its role in society.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue diverse career paths, including roles as economic analysts, policy advisers, financial consultants, or researchers in academic and governmental institutions. Opportunities also exist in international organizations and NGOs focusing on economic development and policy-making.

Why Economics at Ibn Haldun University?

The scope of economics, which mainly focuses on the studies of the use of scarce resources to meet human needs, has expanded its coverage from analyses of the economic behavior of individuals and firms to the analysis of the economic behavior of countries and international institutions. Economic behavior has become a subject that requires analysis at the global level due to the rapid development of information and communication technologies in the 1990s. In addition, companies operating at the worldwide level prepare their strategies with optimization at the global level. This reduces the constraints imposed on the national level of economic behavior and requires a global structure that allows for the free movement of goods and services and factors of production such as capital and labor. Although the worldwide crisis of 2008 has some consequences that will cause the effects of nation-states on economic behavior to rise again, economic globalization is continuing.

These developments at the global level have increased the importance of economics as a science. The analysis of labor, money, and capital markets and products in goods and services markets, as well as the interaction between these markets, is vital in understanding the policies that need to be developed at the national and global levels. In this respect, universities have a significant role. The rising of human resources with knowledge and experience of basic concepts of economy, methods of analysis, and economic policies will contribute to the sustainable development of the countries and the continuation of their competitive advantages. Moreover, it is possible to improve human resource potential in this area through graduate programs.

İbn Haldun University's Master of Arts in Economics program is expected to contribute to students coming from different undergraduate majors to gain the ability to understand and evaluate the changes in local and global economics. In addition to the core courses for two years, a variety of elective courses will allow the participants to apply theory to the current economic issues and prepare the theses. As the medium of instruction in the program is English, the graduates are expected to be employed at national and international organizations.