Bachelor in Economics

Economics is the study of how individuals, businesses, and governments make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources, covering both microeconomic and macroeconomic principles. Students typically study supply and demand, market structures, national income accounting, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade, developing analytical tools to understand how markets and economies function. As the program advances, coursework often expands into econometrics, public economics, labor economics, and development economics, giving students the quantitative and theoretical skills needed to analyze economic data and policy questions. Statistics and mathematical methods are typically woven throughout the curriculum, preparing students to interpret economic indicators, build models, and evaluate the effects of policy decisions. The discipline's broad applicability means graduates are equipped to work across sectors that require analytical and quantitative reasoning about markets, resources, and policy. Career paths for economics graduates include roles in banking and finance, government economic and policy agencies, market research, corporate strategy and analysis, and international organizations, as well as further graduate study in economics, finance, or public policy. This program is taught in English over 4 years at OSTİM Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, providing a solid grounding in economic theory and analysis within an English-medium setting. The 4-year bachelor's degree moves from foundational micro- and macroeconomic theory toward more specialized and applied economics coursework in later years. English-medium instruction supports students aiming for international careers or further study in English-language academic systems, while Ankara's role as Turkey's political and administrative center offers relevant context for studying economic policy.