Information Package / Course Catalogue
World Economy and International Trade
Course Code: UTB526
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

The study of how the world economy works,examination of the relationship between the functioning of this system

Course Content

The structure of the world economy, I-II. World Wars, Capital Accumulation, Crisis, Globalization

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.understand the logic of the holistic functioning of the underlying mechanisms of the world economy
2.To be able to comprehend the structure of world economy.
3.Analyzing the economic situation in less developed countries.
4.Understanding Stability Policies and Structural Adjustment Programs.
5.To have knowledge about globalization, New World order, foreign aid and foreign debts.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sinan Sönmez, Dünya Ekonomisinde Dönüşüm, İmge Kitabevi, 1998
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Structure Of The World Economy
Week 2 - Theoretical
New international division of Labor and colonialism
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Least Developed Countries
Week 4 - Theoretical
The crisis of the 1970s
Week 5 - Theoretical
II. Oil Shock And Monetarizm
Week 6 - Theoretical
Bretton Woods conference, the IMF, the World Bank
Week 7 - Theoretical
Bretton Woods conference, the IMF, the World Bank
Week 8 - Theoretical
Stabilization Policies
Week 9 - Theoretical
Stabilization Policies
Week 10 - Theoretical
Structural Adjustment Programs
Week 11 - Theoretical
Globalization, New World Order
Week 12 - Theoretical
Foreign Aid And External Debt
Week 13 - Theoretical
Bright Capital Accumulation In
Week 14 - Theoretical
Bright Capital Accumulation In
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1403070
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination140343
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026