Information Package / Course Catalogue
International Money and Finance
Course Code: ECN508
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To give theoretical information about international money and financial markets, to explain, make sense of and analyze the financial system and the functioning of money and financial markets in open economies.

Course Content

Prices, exchange rates, interest rates, the relationship between economic theory and recently performed with the help of the validity of empirical research are discussed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the functioning of global money and financial markets.
2.Analyzes fluctuations in global money and financial markets.
3.Evaluates the importance of international portfolio investments and direct investments for the country's economy.
4.Have information about the exchange rate market and parities.
5.Learns the financial management of multinational companies.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Michael MELVIN ve Stefan C. NORRBIN - Uluslararası Para ve Finans, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
2.Havva TUNÇ - Uluslararası Ticaret, Para ve Finans, Sümer Kitabevi Yayınları.
3.Halil SEYİDOĞLU - Uluslararası Finans, Güzem Can Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
International Monetary Environment: Foreign Exchange Market
Week 2 - Theoretical
International Monetary Environment: International Monetary Regulations
Week 3 - Theoretical
International Monetary Environment: Balance of Payments
Week 4 - Theoretical
International Parity Conditions: Futures Market Instruments
Week 5 - Theoretical
International Parity Conditions: Eurora Market
Week 6 - Theoretical
International Parity Conditions: Exchange Rates, Interest Rates and Interest Parity
Week 7 - Theoretical
International Parity Conditions: Prices and Exchange Rates, Purchasing Power Parity
Week 8 - Theoretical
Risk and International Capital Flows: Exchange Rate Risk and Forecast
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Examination
Week 10 - Theoretical
Risk and International Capital Flows: Financial Management of Multinational Firms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Risk and International Capital Flows: International Portfolio Investments
Week 12 - Theoretical
Risk and International Capital Flows: Foreign Direct Investments and International Credits
Week 13 - Theoretical
Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments Models: Determinants of Balance of Trade
Week 14 - Theoretical
Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments Models: ISL-LM-BP Approach and Monetary Approach
Week 15 - Theoretical
Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments Models: Additions to the Monetary Approach to Setting Exchange Rates
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Examination
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination123225
Final Examination128230
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
2
3
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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2
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3
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1
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3
OÇ-5
2
1
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2
3
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026