Vocational School
MUH-101 Accounting Principles
The Accounting Principles course, which covers the general framework of accounting, introduces the function of accounting, its users, and accounting organizations. Main topics include the purpose of financial statements, double-entry bookkeeping, accounting principles, the accounting process, accounts, current assets, fixed assets, liabilities, and equity, as well as methods of calculating income.
IKT-103 General Economics
The purpose of the General Economics course is to help students make daily economic decisions, to equip them with the basic economic knowledge necessary for professional success, and to provide them with the economics knowledge that will help understand social and global events. The main topics covered are basic concepts of economics and economic systems, price theory and price formation, consumption and production theories, market types and firm equilibrium analysis, factor prices, and general equilibrium.
TRK-103 Turkish I
The Turkish I course covers the definition and characteristics of language, the relationship between language and culture, classification of languages, the place of Turkish among world languages, the historical development of the Turkish language, Turkish language in Turkey, phonology and phonological events in Turkish, spelling rules, punctuation marks, and rules for writing communications. Rhetoric, spelling rules, punctuation marks, and composition are taught both theoretically and practically to ensure that emotions and thoughts are expressed in a suitable and harmonious manner.
ING-105 English Language Skills I
ISL-107 Business Management
The course focuses on examining business management processes within the framework of a company's basic functions and management. It involves strategic approaches for reviewing the business environment and contemporary business management trends.
MAT-143 Mathematics
The Mathematics course essentially covers arithmetic operations leading to solution sets. Throughout the course, students gain the necessary mathematical knowledge and skills to understand mathematical concepts and systems, use them in daily life and other fields, and pursue advanced education in any area. Topics covered include sets of numbers, analytic approaches, algorithmic operations step-by-step, and the applications of consecutive, prime, rational, exponential, and radical numbers, factorial, base arithmetic, functions, and logarithms.
BLG-101 Digital Literacy
The course aims to equip students with the basic skills required to be considered "digitally literate." Various applications are conducted to ensure students acquire these skills and can apply them in their daily lives. The course includes training in basic computer usage, covering topics such as computer hardware, software, MS Office programs, operating systems, web browsers, popular websites, and other useful applications. The aim is to ensure that the knowledge conveyed through practical applications can be assessed in real life.
MUH-102 Financial Accounting
The Financial Accounting course focuses on how companies prepare financial statements. Students are guided to apply accounting rules and principles, similar to how professionals in the field do, in order to obtain financial statements. After preparing the financial statements, students are generally directed towards making evaluations.
BNK-104 Money and Banking
The Money and Banking course aims to help students understand the functioning of financial markets and the role and importance of banking within those markets. The course covers the development of banking in Turkey and worldwide, as well as the ability to understand and interpret published writings and developments regarding money and finance. Topics include the role of banks in the financial system, the functions of money, money supply, money multiplier, inflation, interest rates, monetary theory, monetary policy, monetary transmission mechanism, banking system, and the structure and duties of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
TRK-104 Turkish II
ING-106 English Language Skills II
HUK-203 Introduction to Law
The Introduction to Law course is designed to familiarize students with legal concepts and legal thinking. Basic topics include the rules of law, the purpose of these rules, rights, types of rights holders, how rights are acquired, used, protected, and lost, the enforcement of legal rules, the distinction between public and private law, the sources of positive law, and the application of laws. The aim is to help students learn the basic concepts of law and develop legal thinking skills.
TAR-203 Atatürk's Principles and Revolution History I
In the Atatürk's Principles and Revolution History I course, students learn about the strategy of the Turkish Revolution, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and the factors that led to the Turkish Revolution. Topics covered include the reform movements in the 19th century Ottoman Empire, internal and external events during the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, ideological movements in the late Ottoman period, World War I, the signing of the Armistice of Mudros, occupation, reactions, societies, the first steps of national resistance, and organizational efforts through congresses.
BNK-205 Basic Banking Services
The Basic Banking Services course aims to provide students with knowledge about the place of the banking sector in the economy and its service functions. It includes recognition of basic banking products and services, financial instruments used by banks, banking terminology, and documents used in banking services. Topics covered include deposit and credit transactions, banking operations based on commercial papers, money transfer and payment systems, custody services, investment advisory services, financial investment and brokerage services, electronic banking and bank cards, foreign trade and insurance-related banking operations.
SIG-205 Basic Insurance Operations
The Basic Insurance Operations course introduces fundamental insurance concepts and provides necessary information about the operation and business of the insurance sector in Turkey and worldwide. Topics covered include the relationship between risk and uncertainty and insurance, types and general principles of insurance, basic insurance concepts, premium calculations, reinsurance operations, and the functioning of the insurance system and branches of insurance.
ING-207 Professional English I
BSH-202 Banking and Insurance Law
The Banking and Insurance Law course focuses on the fundamental principles of banking and insurance law. Topics covered include the structure, types, and contents of legal regulations related to banking and insurance, such as laws, regulations, and legislation, along with necessary legal frameworks for further research.
TAR-204 Atatürk's Principles and Revolution History II
In the Atatürk's Principles and Revolution History II course, the reasons for the failure of reforms in the late Ottoman Empire and their effects on Atatürk's reforms are explained with examples. Ideologies put forward to save the state in the last period of the Ottoman Empire, such as Turkish nationalism, Islamism, Ottomanism, Westernism, and socialism, are introduced. The course also covers the Turkish War of Independence and its leadership by Mustafa Kemal to end occupations and establish a state based on national-popular sovereignty.
ING-208 Professional English II
BNK-212 Graduation Project
The Graduation Project involves a detailed examination of banking and insurance activities within banks and insurance companies, researching the legal, financial, and reporting infrastructure of banking and insurance activities. Students are expected to apply financial analysis techniques and present their findings through written and oral presentations in line with teamwork principles.
BNK-214 Banking and Insurance Practices
The Banking and Insurance Practices course introduces the basic applications of banking, including types of banking, banking operations, and the bank balance sheet. Topics like time value of money, deposit interest calculation, credit installments, future value, and present value calculations are taught practically using Excel. The course also introduces elementary and life insurance, premium calculations, and invites industry experts for up-to-date sector insights.
BNK-218 Financial Services and Digitization
The Financial Services and Digitization course covers topics such as types of financial services, digital transformation in finance, information security in finance, digital money, crypto assets, blockchain, the impact of digitization in banking and insurance, Fintech and InsurTech, digital payment systems, digital banking, open banking, and the risks and opportunities created by digitization in the financial sector.
ISL-218 Entrepreneurship and Leadership
This course introduces basic concepts related to entrepreneurship and leadership, including the definition, characteristics, and types of entrepreneurship, leadership theories, skills, and the roles of leaders as entrepreneurs. Topics include modern/contemporary entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurship ecosystem, the importance of leadership, and innovative strategies.
BNK-220 Professional Internship
The Professional Internship course aims to develop the ability to work both independently and in collaboration with others, integrate theoretical knowledge of banking and insurance, and perform tasks in a work environment. During the internship, students will actively participate in the daily operations of financial institutions and insurance companies.
ISL-220 Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
The course on Social Responsibility and Business Ethics covers the fundamental concepts of social responsibility and business ethics. Topics include the concept, approaches, and models of social responsibility, the historical development of business ethics, ethical, moral, and voluntary responsibilities in businesses, and strategies for creating social responsibility projects.