Description of the program

The program is designed to be completed in four semesters. We strongly advise that enrolled students should not consider part-time work outside academia, since this may result in not completing the program within the time allowed.

Students enrolled in the program are required to complete 37 credit hours for the "MA Degree with thesis" option and 46 credit hours for the "MA Degree without thesis" option (details of these two options are available here on the MA Curriculum page).

In the first year of the program, all students take the same required courses and, at the end of the year, decide whether they will continue working toward an MA degree with a thesis or not. Those who choose the option with thesis take three elective courses and write a Master's thesis, while those who choose the option without thesis take six elective courses and prepare a graduation project. Also, all students are required to sit in a seminar course to complete the program.

Master's theses and projects are written under the supervision of faculty members on a wide range of economic issues, utilizing both theoretical and applied methods. The students present their research at departmental workshops, seminars, and also discuss their research with faculty members at informal lunches.

Abstracts of recently completed Master's theses are available on the Thesis & Dissertations page (see also the thesis style guide of the Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences of Boğaziçi University for further details on writing a Master's thesis).