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ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (ENGLISH) - DOCTORATE

About the Program

It consists of seven courses, seminar, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and dissertation study. (240 ECTS total) The normal duration of this program is 8 semesters and the maximum duration is 12 semesters.

a.In order for a student who is enrolled in a doctoral program to graduate, at least one of the following conditions must be fulfilled.

  1. Two papers presented at national or international scientific meetings,
  2. An article published in a peer-reviewed/ indexed journal, accepted for publication, or received a DOI number,
  3. Two papers presented at Social / Science symposiums organized by IZU.
Admission Requirements

-To have graduate degree with thesis,

-Get at least 55 points from ALES (SÖZ-EA-SAY point type),

-To get a score of at least 70 from YDS or YÖKDİL (English), or from the foreign language (English) exams accepted as equivalent by ÖSYM.

-Graduates of the Master's program without thesis cannot apply to the doctoral program. However, students who are enrolled in non-thesis master's programs and who have graduated before 06/02/2013 can apply to the doctoral program.

-The courses of this program are given in İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Halkalı campus.

Graduation Requirements

Completing the courses successfully, with a GPA at 3.00 or above, and being successful in the thesis examination; for the student who submitted at least two copies of the bound thesis to the Institute within one month from the date of entrance to the thesis examination and whose theses endorsed by the format shall be granted by a doctoral diploma / Ph.D..

2019-2020
Study Plan

1th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 629 Advanced Islamic Economy CompulsoryEnglish300363
IEC 631 Advanced Islamic Commercial Law CompulsoryEnglish300363
BLS 001 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
BLS 002 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
BLS 003 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
Total:15001530,015,0

1th Semester Elective Courses

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 609 International Economics Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 611 Ottoman Economics and Finance Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 625 Methodology of Islamic Law Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 635 Islamic Economic Thought and History Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 645 Islamic Capital Markets Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 655 Islamic Social Finance Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 637 Non-Interest Financial Institutions and Instruments Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 639 International Islamic Banking Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 643 Participation Banking Marketing Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 646 Comparative Conventional and Interest-Free Banking Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 647 Advanced Microeconomics Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 649 Takaful Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 653 Accounting for Islamic Finance Institutions Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 654 Selected Topics in Islamic Economics and Finance Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 656 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
Total:45004590,045,0

2nd Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 602 Advanced Islamic Finance CompulsoryEnglish300363
IEC 699 Seminar CompulsoryEnglish200262
BLS 001 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
BLS 002 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
BLS 003 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
Total:14001430,014,0

2nd Semester Elective Courses

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 518 Modern Economic Systems and Islamic Economics Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 535 Economies of Islamic Countries Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 551 Risk Management in Islamic Finance Institutions Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 557 Applied Panel Data and Horizontal Cross Section Econometrics Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 608 Islamic Economic Analysis Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 610 Fiqh and Contemporary Financial Transactions Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 614 Participation Banking in Turkey Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 616 Credit Analysis Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
IEC 618 History of Finance and Businees Partnerships Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 620 Ottoman Cash Waqfs Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 622 International Finance Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 628 Turkish Economy Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 634 Economics and Finance Theory Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 636 Financial Management Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 638 International Islamic Finance Institutions Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 640 Corporate Finance Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 644 Economic Policy Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 648 Advanced Macroeconomics Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 650 Applied Time Series Econometrics Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
İEF 652 Mathematical Methods for Islamic Economics and Finance Departmental ElectiveEnglish300363
Total:600060120,060,0

3rd Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 600 PhD Thesis CompulsoryEnglish0000300
Total:000030,00,0

4th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 600 PhD Thesis CompulsoryEnglish0000300
Total:000030,00,0

5th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 600 PhD Thesis CompulsoryEnglish0000300
Total:000030,00,0

6th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 600 PhD Thesis CompulsoryEnglish0000300
Total:000030,00,0

7th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 600 PhD Thesis CompulsoryEnglish0000300
Total:000030,00,0

8th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
IEC 600 PhD Thesis CompulsoryEnglish0000300
Total:000030,00,0

Course Load Summary

Course Load SummaryTPLHECTSCr.
Grand Total (Number of Courses: 16)290029240,029,0
Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 10)110011204,011,0
Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 6)18001836,018,0
Course TypeNumber of CoursesRatio (%)
Zorunlu Ders1062,50
Seçmeli Ders637,50
Bölüm Dışı Seçmeli Ders00,00

T: Theory, P: Practice, L: Laboratory, WCH: Weekly Course Hours, ECTS: European Credit Transfer System, Cr.: Credit