The information and program qualifications related to the Economics (English) Doctor of Philosophy Program, under the Department of Economics of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
ITU Department of Economics aims to train economists who can combine theory and practice, have high numerical analysis skills, are ready for global competition and have sectoral expertise. The aim of the economics doctorate program affiliated with the department is to equip students from different backgrounds with the ability to understand, use and expand research in economics.
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Spring Semester
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical or Equally Weighted must be minimum 75 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 700, new system GRE minimum 155 ). Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.2/4 (81.33/100). Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.5/4 (88.33/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Banking, Banking and finance, Banking and Insurance, Big Data and Business Analytics, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Econometrics, Economics / Ekonomi, Economy and Finance, Finance and Banking, Physical, Computational Science and Engineering, Economics and Administrative Sciences Programs, Economics / İktisat, Islamic Economics and Finance, Statistics, Business, Chemistry / Kimya, Exchequer, Mathematic, Accounting and Financial Management, Politics and Economy, Capital Market, Farming Economy, International Economy, International Finance, International Finance and Banking, International Trade, International Trade and Finance / Uluslararası Ticaret ve Finans.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 5
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical or Equally Weighted must be minimum 75 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 700, new system GRE minimum 155 ). Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.2/4 (81.33/100). Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.5/4 (88.33/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Banking, Banking and finance, Banking and Insurance, Big Data and Business Analytics, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Econometrics, Economics / Ekonomi, Economy and Finance, Finance and Banking, Physical, Computational Science and Engineering, Economics and Administrative Sciences Programs, Economics / İktisat, Islamic Economics and Finance, Statistics, Business, Chemistry / Kimya, Exchequer, Mathematic, Accounting and Financial Management, Politics and Economy, Capital Market, Farming Economy, International Economy, International Finance, International Finance and Banking, International Trade, International Trade and Finance / Uluslararası Ticaret ve Finans.
Quota (For International Students): 5
Application Page Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
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Program Educational Objectives
The program aims to train students to become world-class and globally competitive academicians or practitioners. Advanced core theory courses are complemented by field courses. Faculty members include successful Ph.D. students in research and consultancy projects.
The aims of the program are to train graduates with the following characteristics.
• Ambitious in national and international business environments, preferred at management levels, by providing specialization through elective courses and doctoral thesis,
• Able to interpret economics as a whole, have a broad perspective and high analytical power,
• Contributing to the development of business processes, taking an active role in the team, showing leadership characteristics,
• Able to bring effective and practical solutions to problems, use time and all resources efficiently and effectively,
• Able to observe and analyze social dynamics, observe ethical values and incorporate them into decision-making processes; have a sense of social and professional responsibility,
• More competitive and integrated into the international academic and business circles in all fields of economics.
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
A doctorate candidate must take a total of 24 credits of courses. Four of them are compulsory courses and they are 600 coded courses. The remaining four will be selected from the elective course pool (500 coded). Apart from these, it is obligatory for the candidate to attend non-credit seminar courses. The candidate who passes the proficiency exam will be entitled to write a doctoral thesis. In order to take the proficiency exam, 24 credits must be completed and the average must be 3.00 and above.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Title : Doctor of Philosophy
Program Employment Opportunities
The majority of graduates work as analysts or economists in areas such as banking, electricity, hospitals, oil and natural gas, telecommunications or transportation, in addition to being in academia.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Developing economic knowledge with mathematical theories and statistical research methods based on undergraduate and graduate-level qualifications.
P.O.2 To be able to interpret the knowledge acquired in the field of economics by integrating it with the knowledge from different disciplines, to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction, and to use the acquired skills in interdisciplinary studies.
P.O.3 To be able to use economic and statistical research methods, especially econometric models, with the help of related software, by establishing and basing a theoretical model in the analysis of economic data.
P.O.4 To be able to carry out scientific research independently, to take part in teamwork and to lead when necessary, to systematically transfer current developments in the field of economics and their own studies with quantitative and qualitative data to groups in their field and outside in written, oral and visual formats in Turkish as well as in English, and to be able to make works in accordance with academic rules.
P.O.5 To be able to bring economic approaches to the strategies and policies for the solution of public problems and to transform them into concrete policy proposals in the light of the economic data that they follow regularly.
P.O.6 To have a general knowledge of the developments in the field of expertise and other fields by following the economics literature.
P.O.7 To know the relations between people and societies, the relations between human-society and the natural environment and the rules of operation; to be able to critically examine the norms that guide these relations, to make predictions for the future based on the knowledge of the causes and consequences of the transformations of societies, and to take action to change social relations when necessary.
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