Information Package / Course Catalogue
World Economy and International Trade
Course Code: İKYL518
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 main aim of this course is to provide information about the recent developments in world economy and globalization process.

Course Content

Structure of World Economy, the First and Second World War, Capital Accumulation, Crises, Globalization, International Trade

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students analyze various regional economic integrations and their impactson the world economy.
2.Students can realize the difference between the developed economies and the Third World.
3.Students obtain knowledge about globalization process.
4.Students understand the position of Turkey in the world economy.
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6.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.inan Sönmez, Dünya Ekonomisinde Dönüşüm, İmge Kitabevi, 1998
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Structure of World Economy
Week 2 - Theoretical
1873 Crisis and the First World War Era
Week 3 - Theoretical
From the First to Second World War
Week 4 - Theoretical
Post-Wars Era
Week 5 - Theoretical
New International Division of Labor and Colonialism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Third World
Week 7 - Theoretical
Capital Accumulation in the Thirdd World
Week 8 - Theoretical
Foreign Aid and Debt in the Thirld World
Week 9 - Theoretical
Crises in the 1970s
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Second Petroleum Crisis and Monetarism
Week 11 - Theoretical
Bretton Woods Conference, IMF, the World Bank
Week 12 - Theoretical
Stability Policies and Structural Adjustment Programmes
Week 13 - Theoretical
Globalization and the New World Order
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case studies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory121348
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination118119
Final Examination129130
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
4
3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
4
3
3
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
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2026