The M.A. Program in Economics aims to equip its students from various backgrounds with the ability to understand, use, or extend research in economics. Graduates are typically placed as analysts or economists in either state or private institutions or continue with their Ph.D. studies in different parts of the world. Core theory courses Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Research Methods are complemented by field courses that are shared with the doctoral program. The program's language is English.

Graduate School Frequently Asked Questions: https://lee.itu.edu.tr/ogrenciler/sss

Admission Requirements:

• Istanbul Technical University Senate’s Admission Requirements(https://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/TR/mevzuat/lisansustu-esaslar.php# )

• A minimum of 80 from ALES (Equally weighted) or a minimum of 155 from GRE (Quantitative) or a minimum of 600 from GMAT.

• A GPA of 3.15/4.00 or 80/100

• 2 reference letters

• A minimum of 65 from YDS or 70 from TOEFL.

• For additional informations please visit the: https://lee.itu.edu.tr/ogrenciler/basvuru/lisansustu-basvuru

First Semester:

IKE 501E	Microeconomics I
IKE 503E	Macroeconomics I
IKE 505E	Research Meth.in Economics I
	Elective

Second Semester:

IKE 502E	Microeconomics II
IKE 504E	Macroeconomics II
IKE 506E	Research Meth.in Economics II
IKE 596	Bilimsel Araş.,Etik ve Seminer
	Elective

Third Semester:

IKE YLT	Tez Çalışması
	Elective

Forth Semester:

IKE YLT

Tez Çalışması

Electives:

IKE 508E	Game Theory
IKE 517E	Time Series Econometrics
IKE 520E	Development Economics
IKE 596	Bilimsel Araş.,Etik ve Seminer
IKE 511E	Health Economics
IKE 513E	Industrial Economics
IKE 596	Bilimsel Araş.,Etik ve Seminer
IKE 508E	Game Theory
IKE 514E	Panel Data&Cross Secti.Models
IKE 519E	Environmental Economics

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Program Structure
The students should successfully complete 27 credits, 2 seminar courses (no credits –and in one of which the thesis topic should be presented) and a thesis should be submitted. There are 6 core courses (18 credits) and three electives (9 credits). To be able to graduate, students should score minimum 3.00 GPA.

MA Students who are admitted in 2022-2023 Spring and after, can take one of the career development courses(LEE Coded) as an elective course. (Optional)

MA Thesis Submission Process: https://lee.itu.edu.tr/ogrenciler/yuksek-lisans/tez-teslim-sureci

Executive Committee
Prof. Dr. Bülent Güloğlu (guloglub@itu.edu.tr)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Resul Aydemir (resulaydemir@itu.edu.tr)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Yuret (tyuret@itu.edu.tr)