BANKING AND INSURANCE
Master’s Degree Program without thesis in Banking and Insurance is a 90 ECTS credit program with a duration of 1,5 academic years and with 3 30-ECTS semesters. The regular program consists of 10 courses of 30 local credits and a term Project. The institute, upon the request of the program director, may require the prospective student to take additional courses if his/her background is not seen fit to follow the program.
Banking and Insurance, creating a high added value, is the fastest growing sector in Turkey. In terms of employment, Banking and Insurance is the most employment providing sector. Presently, some 165 000 qualified employees are working in 7852 departments of 46 banks of Turkey. 33 of these 46 banks are deposit banks and 13 are reconstruction and development banks . Moreover, “İstanbul Finance Center” projects executed by the government intend to change İstanbul into a regional financial market. The aim of this program is to give the students the basic knowledge and a wide vision about banking and insurance. Theory and practice are executed together.