The Banking & Finance Department provides contemporary knowledge and professional skills that will enable students to succeed in a variety of jobs in banking sector as well as in other financial institutions. Through various courses of banking and finance delivered both at domestic and international levels, students will acquire all the necessary concepts, principles and skills which should allow them not only to obtain positions in local financial markets and institutions but also in international ones. The graduates of this programme may also continue their academic studies by proceeding with a master’s degree in Banking and Finance or in a related field of study.
The courses of the programme aim to establish a firm knowledge in business and banking & finance; educate students with a good command in written and oral English and build strong communication skills much necessary in the local and global financial world. The programme’s duration is eight semesters and during this period each student is expected to fullfil a thirty calendar day internship at a financial organization approved by the Faculty so as to be able to acquire some limited practical knowledge in his/her chosen area of interest.
The four-year BSc programme in Banking and Finance is a structurally well-balanced programme requiring the completion of forty four courses equivalent to 132 credit hours. In the first two years of the programme, students are equipped with a strong foundation in the fundamental concepts of business management, business law, computer applications, accounting, economics and statistics. Upon this foundation, the students of banking and finance department continue to build a more thorough knowledge in business finance, international finance, commercial bank management, international banking, more advanced accounting concepts and management information systems in their last two years of study. Students’ knowledge is also broadened with three departmental and four non-departmental elective courses all of which are encapsulated within the four-year programme.
Throughout their study, students can utilize computing facilities equipped with state-of -the-art personal computers, high-speed internet access and students can also reach university’s library sources (cybrary) as well as external electronic databases such as ABI Inform, EBSCO Business Source Complete, EBSCO Regional Business News and EBSCO Master File Premier much required in business research and project and thesis preparation.
The Banking and Finance Department Outcomes
1. Develop critical and strategic thinking, improve analytic skills and techniques, and enhance effective decision-making
2. Demonstrate ability for team-working, collaboration and leadership
3. Understand social and legal issues both within local and global environments
4. Acquire proficiency in English and utilize effective communication skills
5. Gain IT skills which are conducive for research using various resources and databases
6. Put knowledge acquired into practical experience through on-site internship(s) before graduation
7. Gain ethical consciousness and behavior required by the finance discipline
8. Possess the knowledge and skills required in the management of commercial banks and financial institutions
9. Analyze financial statements of the institutions mentioned above andevaluate their performance with respect to profitability, liquidity, activity, risk and solvency
10. Review and utilize interest rate concepts and theories, asset pricing and security valuation models as they apply to the financial decision-making processes in a managerial position in banking and finance
11. Analyze credits and their terms and conditions as they pertain to evaluation of agricultural, commercial, consumer and real estate loan applications
12. Analyze and select the types of securities that businesses acquire for their short and long term investment portfolios
13. Analyze, evaluate and select investment projects in addition to making sound capital budget decisions
14. Demonstrate the knowledge and managerial skills required in international banking and finance through use of hedging, speculation, swaps, futures, options, leasing, factoring and forfeiting
15. Review and analyze various cases, scenarios or actual situations and make sound decisions in the sector
DERS İÇERİKLERİ
Banking & Finance Electives:
BUS422 (3,0)3 Project Evaluation and Investment Management
BUS425 (3,0)3 Portfolio Theory & Management
BUS426 (3,0)3 Financial Institutions & Markets
BUS438 (3,0)3 Financial Derivatives in Corporate Decision-Making
BUS445 (3,0)3 Workshop in Export and Import
BUS447 (3,0)3 Comperative Banking Regulations
BUS464 (3,0)3 Accounting for Banks
BUS465 (3,0)3 Special Topics in Finance
BUS213 (3,0)3 Business Ethics
Non-Departmental Electives:
Accounting Electives:
BUS417 (3,0)3 Advanced Accounting
BUS428 (3,0)3 International Accounting
BUS429 (3,0)3 Comparative Accounting Standards
BUS460 (3,0)3 Budgeting Systems & Control
BUS461 (3,0)3 Accounting Software Applications
Business Management Electives:
BUS406 (3,0)3 Insurance & Risk Management
BUS407 (3,0)3 Innovation & Entrepreneurship
BUS408 (3,0)3 Non-Governmental Organizations
BUS409 (3,0)3 Corporate Governance & Family Business
BUS418 (3,0)3 Small Business Seminar
BUS419 (3,0)3 Research Methods in Business
BUS420 (3,0)3 Contemporary Issues in Business
BUS430 (3,0)3 Supply Chain Management
BUS444 (3,0)3 Cross Cultural Studies in Organizations
BUS452 (3,0)3 Advertising and Promotion Management
BUS454 (3,0)3 Logistic Management
BUS462 (3,0)3 Leadership and Organizational Culture
Service Courses:
(3,0)3 Language Elective I
(3,0)3 Language Elective 2
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
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ECON101 | Intro. to Economics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
COMP103 | Computer Applications l | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
SOCY100 | Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MAT101 | Business Mathematics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
EGL101 | Development of Reading Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
NH001 | National History | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TFL101 | Turkish as a Foreign Language I (for non-natives) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Toplam | 15 | 0 |
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
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ECON102 | Intro. to Economics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
COMP104 | Computer Applications ll | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS108 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MAT102 | Business Mathematics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
EGL102 | Development of Writing Skill | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
NH002 | National History II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TFL102 | Turkish as a Foreign Language II (for non-natives) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Toplam | 15 | 0 |
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
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ECON203 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS203 | Financial Accounting I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS205 | Statistics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS207 | Introduction to Law | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
CS201 | Communication Skills I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
TURK001 | Turkish I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Toplam | 15 | 0 |
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
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ECON204 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS204 | Financial Accounting II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS206 | Statistics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS208 | Business Law | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
CS202 | Communication Skills II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
TURK002 | Turkish II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Toplam | 15 | 0 |
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUS301 | Organisational Behaviour | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS303 | Human Resource Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS307 | Business Finance I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS315 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
ECON305 | Money & Banking | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Toplam | 18 | 0 |
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUS304 | Operations Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS306 | Management Info. Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS308 | Business Finance II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS411 | Cost Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
ECON306 | Business Cycles & Forecasting | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
STJ 030 | Internship -30 calendar days | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Toplam | 21 | 0 |
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
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BUS412 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS423 | International Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS424 | Commercial Bank Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Non-Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Non-Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Toplam | 18 | 0 |
KOD | DERSİN ADI | T | U | K | AKTS | Ön Koşul | Syllabus | Açıklama |
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BUS404 | Strategic Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS410 | Auditing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
BUS427 | International Banking | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Non-Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Non-Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Toplam | 18 | 0 |