PROGRAM
GAU
Banking and Insurance (ASc)
About Program
Associate of Science in Banking and Insurance program will prepare students for entrylevel careers in banking and/or insurance industry. This program will teach students various relevant topics such as banking, insurance, risk management, fraud, customer service, products of each industry, as well as technical skills such as software applications. Graduates would have opportunity to choose to work in numerous fields’ as bank officers, bank managers, insurance brokers, insurance experts, risk officers and brokers.
Banking and Insurance is a two year Associate Degree Program. Students need to complete 60 credit hours to graduate with an Associate’s degree in Banking and Insurance. This program enables students to transfer to senior institutions that offer a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance.
Career Opportunities
Student Opinions
Departmental Courses
| Year 1 |
| Fall |
| AACT101 | Basic Accounting | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| ABSM101 | Introduction to Business & Mgmt. I | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:8 |
| ACOM101 | Computer Applications I | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| AMAT101 | Business Mathematics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| EGL101 | Development of Reading Skills | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| NH001 | National History I | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2 |
| Spring |
| ABNK203 | Money and Banking | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:7 |
| ABSM214 | Marketing & Consumer Behaviour | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:7 |
| ACOM102 | Computer Applications II | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| EGL102 | Development of Writing Skills | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| INS102 | Fundamentals of Insurance | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| NH002 | National History II | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2 |
| Year 2 |
| Fall |
| ABNK201 | Business Finance I | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| ABNK205 | Commercial Banking | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| ABSM201 | Microeconomics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| ABSM203 | Statistics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| INS201 | Accounting of Insurance | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| TURK001 | Turkish I | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2 |
| Spring |
| ABSM202 | Macroeconomics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| CAS101 | Case Study | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| INS202 | European Banking Framework | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| INS204 | Risk Management | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| INS206 | Insurance Broker & Agent Skills | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| TURK002 | Turkish II | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2
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About Program
Associate of Science in Banking and Insurance program will prepare students for entrylevel careers in banking and/or insurance industry. This program will teach students various relevant topics such as banking, insurance, risk management, fraud, customer service, products of each industry, as well as technical skills such as software applications. Graduates would have opportunity to choose to work in numerous fields’ as bank officers, bank managers, insurance brokers, insurance experts, risk officers and brokers.
Banking and Insurance is a two year Associate Degree Program. Students need to complete 60 credit hours to graduate with an Associate’s degree in Banking and Insurance. This program enables students to transfer to senior institutions that offer a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance.
Career Opportunities
Student Opinions
Departmental Courses
| Year 1 |
| Fall |
| AACT101 | Basic Accounting | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| ABSM101 | Introduction to Business & Mgmt. I | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:8 |
| ACOM101 | Computer Applications I | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| AMAT101 | Business Mathematics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| EGL101 | Development of Reading Skills | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| NH001 | National History I | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2 |
| Spring |
| ABNK203 | Money and Banking | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:7 |
| ABSM214 | Marketing & Consumer Behaviour | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:7 |
| ACOM102 | Computer Applications II | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| EGL102 | Development of Writing Skills | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:4 |
| INS102 | Fundamentals of Insurance | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| NH002 | National History II | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2 |
| Year 2 |
| Fall |
| ABNK201 | Business Finance I | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| ABNK205 | Commercial Banking | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| ABSM201 | Microeconomics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| ABSM203 | Statistics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| INS201 | Accounting of Insurance | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| TURK001 | Turkish I | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2 |
| Spring |
| ABSM202 | Macroeconomics | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| CAS101 | Case Study | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:5 |
| INS202 | European Banking Framework | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| INS204 | Risk Management | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| INS206 | Insurance Broker & Agent Skills | CR:(3,0)3 | ECTS:6 |
| TURK002 | Turkish II | CR:(0,0)0 | ECTS:2
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