The Master's Degree in Financial Economy (without thesis) of Altınbas University is established in 2016 and it accepted its students at 2018-2019 academic year.

• The objective of a Master's program in Financial Economics is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles, theories, and practices in the field of financial economics. This program aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to analyze financial markets, make informed investment decisions, and contribute effectively to the financial sector.

• The aim of the program is to enable students to develop a deep understanding of financial economics, including concepts related to asset pricing, risk management, financial derivatives, and financial institutions, enhance students' analytical and quantitative skills, allowing them to critically assess financial data and make evidence-based decisions, prepare students for careers in finance by providing them with the expertise and competencies required in the financial industry, including financial modeling, portfolio management, and financial planning, cultivate students' ability to conduct independent research in financial economics and address real-world financial challenges, instill ethical values and principles in financial decision-making and emphasize the importance of ethical conduct within the financial industry.

Students, who successfully completed the program, become entitled to acquire "Financial Economy Master's Degree (without thesis)".

Master's Degree (without thesis).

Social and Behavioural Science

The conditions for the acceptance and the registration to this program is implemented, based on the regulations that was changed, based on the clause (c) of the 44th article of the Higher Education Law of the Council of Higher Education with a law no: 2547 and the date of 4.11.1981, and the fifth article of the regulations that is published at the date of April 20, 2016 in the Official Journal with the journal no: 29690. http://www.yok.gov.tr/documents/10279/23688337/lisansustu_egitim_ve_ogretim_y%C3%B6netmeligi.pdf/8451c3e1-7975-40f1-bc81-3ca01cb288c8

The recognition of the previous formal learning is made according to the framework regulations of the Council of Higher Education at the national level and the related regulations of Altınbas University.

-To able to graduate from this program, student are required to have at least 3.00 General Point Average over 4.00. -At the curriculum of the master's program which comprises of thirty credits and eleven courses on the condition that ECTS is not less than 96, with a course of term project, students are required to register to the course of term project at the year in which the course of term project is taken, and to give report and/or written project at the end of semester. -The course of term project is non-credit and students are required to be evaluated as successful. The related proficiency levels are similar to those given below: PROFICIENCY LEVEL: Master's 7. level EQF-LLL 7. level QF-EHEA: 2. level PROFICIENCY TYPE: Professional Weighted

Altıınbas University aims to educate the students of the Master's Program in Financial Economy (Without Thesis) as the individuals who make a difference with the knowledge in their domain, equipment and communication skills. Students take the core and selective courses at the duration of education, and get the opportunity to meet the academician and the professionals who are prominent in their area and to get the benefit from their experiences. Students improve their own interest area and have a deep information accumulation directed the professional management process with the master's program project or master's program thesis work.

The students, who graduate from this program, act according to the regulations that was changed, based on the clause (c) of the 44th article of the Higher Education Law of the Council of Higher Education with a law no: 2547 and the date of 4.11.1981, and the regulations that is published at the date of April 20, 2016 in the Official Journal with the journal no: 29690. http://www.yok.gov.tr/documents/10279/23688337/lisansustu_egitim_ve_ogretim_y%C3%B6netmeligi.pdf/8451c3e1-7975-40f1-bc81-3ca01cb288c8

To be able to graduate from this program, students are required to 3.00 General Point Average (GPA) over 4.00 and to be successful by getting, at least, CC mark from all courses and completing at least 96 ECTS credit loads.

Full-time

During their education, students from the Master's Program in Financial Economy (Without Thesis) of Altınbas University meet the realities of business world and get the opportunity to meet the professionals and academicians who are prominent in their occupations, through the selective courses, conferences and seminars and to get benefit from their experiences.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bengi YANIK İLHAN(Head of Department of Economics) bengi.ilhan@altinbas.edu.tr Altınbaş University, The Institute of Social Sciences & SEM Campus Tel: (0 212) 373 59 00 Address: Büyükdere Avenue, Yazarlar Street, No: 36 Esentepe / İstanbul

• Assist. Prof. Dr. FULYA SONÜSTÜN