Finans ve Bankacılık Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

The Finance and Banking Program is an undergraduate program that aims to provide its students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in the world of finance and banking, provides its students with an education supported by practical applications as well as theoretical knowledge, and trains banker/financier candidates equipped with up-to-date knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of banking and finance, which is needed in our country, with the physical and social opportunities it provides.

The courses in the curriculum are conducted in the classrooms and computer laboratories in the Faculty building. In addition, the applied education process will be supported by activating BISTLAB (Borsa Istanbul Finance Laboratory) in the Faculty as of the 2025-2026 academic year. In addition, the Program offers the opportunity for an optional internship.

1. Define both basic and current concepts in finance and banking.
2. Explain the general functioning of financial markets and institutions and the developments in the relevant legislation.
3. Can explain the basic principles of financial statements, accounting, and economics.
4. Interpret financial and economic indicators, analyse the causes and consequences of financial crises and compare the products and services of different financial institutions.
5. Analyse financial problems with critical thinking and decision-making skills and make rational financial decisions by approaching financial phenomena objectively with appropriate methodologies.
6. To be able to analyse and model data using financial analysis techniques.
7. To be able to take part in financial processes using teamwork skills and communicate effectively to convey financial information to different audiences.
8. Can complete tasks in a planned manner by using time effectively.
9. To be able to follow innovations in financial products and services and to be able to update his/her knowledge continuously.
10. Can continue his/her career in cooperation with stakeholders in the professional field.
11. It can provide the opportunity to reach the European Language Portfolio B1 level in a foreign language in order to follow the information related to the field and to communicate with stakeholders.
12. Develops up-to-date strategies against the problems encountered in the business area of the sector and can provide effective governance by using appropriate technology.
13. Can act honestly and responsibly in financial markets by adhering to ethical values.

Possesses the following key competencies at an advanced level:

1. Literacy competence

2. Multilingual competence

3. Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology, and engineering

4. Digital competence

5. Personal, social, and learning-to-learn competence

6. Citizenship competence

7. Entrepreneurial competence

8. Cultural awareness and expression

1. Measurement and evaluation methods are carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulation.
2.  Different methods such as homework, project, application, midterm and final exams are used in measurement and evaluation.
3. Grading systems based on letters and/or numbers are used in the evaluation of student success.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

• CoHE is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising the education and training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.
• “University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports” of higher education institutions prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by CoHE are published every year. The reports prepared according to these reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are also shared with the public by CoHE
• CoHE publishes the “Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report” containing academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions every year. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by CoHE.

The quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the “Procedures and Principles for the Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs”:

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

• CoHE determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.
• The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will provide to students are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by CoHE on these issues.
• The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher        education institutions with the approval of CoHE after being approved by the        relevant Deans Council.

2. Measurement-Evaluation:

The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to students is done according to the education-training and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in line with the basic principles determined by CoHE on these matters.

3. Certification:

Students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive a bachelor's degree if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions.

4. Self-Assessment-External Evaluation:

In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Internal Institutional Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) at the beginning of each year. THEQC shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by THEQC regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation institutions authorized or recognized by THEQC also show that the quality assurance of the program qualifications is provided. THEQC conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.

Accreditation Institution: STAR Social Human Basic Sciences Accreditation and Rating Association

Accreditation Validity Date: 02.04.2025 - 02.04.2028

1. Graduating from secondary education institutions or foreign secondary education institutions whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and meeting the conditions for admission to undergraduate programs of higher education institutions.
2. Having a sufficient score for EA type placement in AYT and TYT exams conducted by the Evaluation, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) and whose procedures and principles are determined by CoHE.
3. Being placed in undergraduate programs that are a continuation of the fields they have completed in higher education institutions for associate degree graduates as a result of the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM and whose procedures and principles are determined by CoHE.
4. Being placed through horizontal transfer provided that they have started their education in an equivalent program in Turkey or abroad and meet the necessary conditions.

1. Students who successfully complete the program and graduate can apply for master's and doctoral degrees in Finance and Banking or other branches of science that accept students from this field.
2. Program students have the right to participate in double major and minor programs offered by the University. Students enrolled in double major programs can take courses from two diploma programs simultaneously and receive two separate undergraduate diplomas if they are successful.
3. Graduates can work in the finance departments of public and private sector organizations.

1. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education

• Regulation on the Principles of Transfer, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions
• Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Program Graduates

2. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education (Additional Article-35)

• Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

3. Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Associate and Undergraduate Education-Teaching and Examination Regulations

Qualification is continuous.