The Department of Economics and Finance, located within the Faculty of Political Sciences established within Adnan Menderes University, provides undergraduate education. Our department aims to provide knowledge and skills on economic developments and financial issues by offering an interdisciplinary education opportunity. In this context; it aims to educate individuals who are sensitive to technological developments and current economic and financial issues, who understand the interaction between business processes and the financial sector and industry, who can direct them when necessary, and who are qualified to adapt their theoretical knowledge to sectoral practices. Our department has a total of 5 academic staff, including 2 Professors, 2 Assistant Professors and 1 Research Assistant. Graduates of the Department of Economics and Finance can work in decision-making and supervisory positions such as managers, experts, inspectors, financial advisors in all sectors, especially in banks and financial market institutions. In addition, our graduates have the opportunity to continue their academic career by continuing their master's and doctoral level programmes.

In accordance with the Presidential Decree numbered 8129 published in the Official Gazette dated 24.01.2024 and numbered 32439, Aydın Faculty of Economics within our university was closed and the Faculty of Political Sciences was established instead. The Faculty of Political Sciences established at our university is the first and only Faculty of Political Sciences in the Aegean Region. The Department of Economics and Finance within the Faculty of Political Sciences first started to admit students in the 2013-2014 Academic Year.

Economics and Finance Undergraduate Programme is an undergraduate programme that provides education in fields such as economics, finance, business administration, accounting and prepares its graduates for a career in different sectors of the business world. Economics and Finance Undergraduate Programme is a programme that provides students with up-to-date and applied knowledge, provides them with the competencies to adapt to the global competitive environment, and develops a flexible and analytical mindset.

The compulsory and elective courses in the Economics and Finance Undergraduate Programme provide students with the opportunity to analyse data, use mathematical models, apply economic theories, manage financial resources; it aims to prepare students for the future, expand their vision, and contribute to innovative and creative solutions.

To train specialists who have sufficient knowledge of economic systems to work in all positions in financial institutions and organisations.

Faculty of Political Sciences is established on an area sized as 5560 m2 and consists of 2 floors of which the first floor of A Block and the second of C Block are used. The first floor of A Block and the second floor of C Block are assigned to the use of our faculty which are sized 3260 m2 and 1700 m2 respectively.There is one auditorium sized as 280 m2, one classroom sized as 110 m2, 6 classrooms sized as 108 m2 and finally 5 classrooms sized as 72 m2. Moreover, there exist 4 offices, which are sized as 50 m2, for the head of the departments and 6 rooms sized as 50 m2 that are assigned for the use of academicians.

All classrooms and the auditorium are equipped with projector, a computer and internet connection. Specifically for the use of Econometrics bachelor students, there exist two computer labs sized 125 m2 each. Moreover, the program students are allowed to use a lab, which has a 60 people capacity, of engineering faculty located in the same campus where the department of Econometrics is located as well.