Islamic Economics and Finance

Program Summary

Islamic Economics and Finance bachelor program, which has been the first department of Islamic economics and finance established in Turkey, consists of four-year study period. Throughout the period of study, the students can acquire knowledge about the theoretical background of Islamic economics, the practical-oriented courses regarding Islamic finance, as they take many courses of economics and finance programs. These courses can be exemplified as; Islamic Economic Thought, Foundations of Islamic Economics, History of Islamic Economics, Participation Banking in Turkey. In addition, by the courses of Introduction to Economics, Principles of Accounting, Corporate Finance, Statistics, Econometrics, Economic Growth and Development and many others, it is aimed that the students can have a grasp of prevailing economic theory and the contemporary issues in economics. The students of Islamic Economics and Finance can have an opportunity to do minor and double major, as they can learn Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Russian and if the requirement of the minimum number of students for the course is satisfied they can also learn the other languages. They can do minor by taking six of the eleven elective courses from the same department throughout the eight-semester program, as for double major, if they take the all elective courses from the same department their course load will lower.