Course Descriptions

Indefinite integrals, definite integral and its applications. Functions of several variables, partial derivative and its applications. Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations.

Illustration of “narration” and its types; writing and communication modes; exemplified by masterspieces chosen from Turkish and world literature; exercises in effective writing and public speech.

The themes of microeconomics. The basics of supply and demand. Consumer behavior. Individual and market demand. Uncertainty and consumer behavior. The cost of production. Profit maximization and competitive supply. Market power, monopoly and monopsony. Pricing with market power. Monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Game theory and competitive strategy. Markets for factor inputs. General equilibrium and economic efficiency. Markets with asymmetric information. Investment and capital markets. Externalities and public goods.

This course aims to discuss political, social, cultural and economic transformations in the 19th century in their relation with the formation of the Republican Turkey and focuses on the modernization process in the early republican period until 1945.

The agricultural revolution, the rise of civilizations in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Classical Greece and the Hellenistic world, Rome and its empire. The spread of civilizations and the movement of peoples. Byzantium and Europe. The rise and spread of Islam, African civilizations, Western civilization.

Introduction to accounting principles and concepts, the recording process, adjusting the accounts and preparing the statements, completion of accounting cycle, accounting for a merchandising operations, and internal control and cash account.

Origins and development of law, basic concepts in law, the hierarchy of law, the making of law, legislative, executive, and judiciary powers in a state, laws and constitution, rights and freedom of citizens.

Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions. In the course, a basic understanding of data analysis and statistical concepts is taught. Giving the ability to think critically about the quantitative information is aimed. The basic ideas and methods of probability that are required for statistics is introduced in the course.

National income and wealth. Macroeconomic stability and instability. Business cycles. Unemployment and inflation. The self-correcting economy. Causes of unemployment. Classical economics. Income and employment determination. Fiscal policy and national debt. Monetary economics and macroeconomic equilibrium. Central banking. Modern quantity theory. Monetarism and new classical economics. Rational expectations. Philips curve analysis. The open economy macroeconomics.

Political, social and cultural development of Turkey since WWII. Transition to multi-party system, social transformation in 1960s and 1970s, as well as the demographical change, industrialization and new social movements. The coup d'état of 1980 and its aftermath, political and social polarization in 2000s.