About the Program
It consists of seven courses, seminar, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and dissertation study. (240 ECTS total) The normal duration of this program is 8 semesters and the maximum duration is 12 semesters.
a.In order for a student who is enrolled in a doctoral program to graduate, at least one of the following conditions must be fulfilled.
- Two papers presented at national or international scientific meetings,
- An article published in a peer-reviewed/ indexed journal, accepted for publication, or received a DOI number,
- Two papers presented at Social / Science symposiums organized by IZU.
Admission Requirements
-To have graduate degree with thesis,
-Get at least 55 points from ALES (SÖZ-EA-SAY point type),
-To get a score of at least 70 from YDS or YÖKDİL (English), or from the foreign language (English) exams accepted as equivalent by ÖSYM.
-Graduates of the Master's program without thesis cannot apply to the doctoral program. However, students who are enrolled in non-thesis master's programs and who have graduated before 06/02/2013 can apply to the doctoral program.
-The courses of this program are given in İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Halkalı campus.
Graduation Requirements
Completing the courses successfully, with a GPA at 3.00 or above, and being successful in the thesis examination; for the student who submitted at least two copies of the bound thesis to the Institute within one month from the date of entrance to the thesis examination and whose theses endorsed by the format shall be granted by a doctoral diploma / Ph.D..
Study Plan
1th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 629 | Advanced Islamic Economy | Compulsory | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 631 | Advanced Islamic Commercial Law | Compulsory | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| BLS 001 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| BLS 002 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| BLS 003 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30,0 | 15,0 | |||
1th Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 609 | International Economics | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 611 | Ottoman Economics and Finance | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 625 | Methodology of Islamic Law | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 635 | Islamic Economic Thought and History | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 645 | Islamic Capital Markets | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 655 | Islamic Social Finance | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 637 | Non-Interest Financial Institutions and Instruments | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 639 | International Islamic Banking | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 643 | Participation Banking Marketing | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 646 | Comparative Conventional and Interest-Free Banking | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 647 | Advanced Microeconomics | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 649 | Takaful | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 653 | Accounting for Islamic Finance Institutions | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 654 | Selected Topics in Islamic Economics and Finance | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 656 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Total: | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 90,0 | 45,0 | |||
2nd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 602 | Advanced Islamic Finance | Compulsory | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 699 | Seminar | Compulsory | English | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| BLS 001 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| BLS 002 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| BLS 003 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Total: | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30,0 | 14,0 | |||
2nd Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 518 | Modern Economic Systems and Islamic Economics | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 535 | Economies of Islamic Countries | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 551 | Risk Management in Islamic Finance Institutions | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 557 | Applied Panel Data and Horizontal Cross Section Econometrics | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 608 | Islamic Economic Analysis | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 610 | Fiqh and Contemporary Financial Transactions | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 614 | Participation Banking in Turkey | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 616 | Credit Analysis | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IEC 618 | History of Finance and Businees Partnerships | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 620 | Ottoman Cash Waqfs | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 622 | International Finance | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 628 | Turkish Economy | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 634 | Economics and Finance Theory | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 636 | Financial Management | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 638 | International Islamic Finance Institutions | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 640 | Corporate Finance | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 644 | Economic Policy | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 648 | Advanced Macroeconomics | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 650 | Applied Time Series Econometrics | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| İEF 652 | Mathematical Methods for Islamic Economics and Finance | Departmental Elective | English | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Total: | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 120,0 | 60,0 | |||
3rd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 600 | PhD Thesis | Compulsory | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,0 | 0,0 | |||
4th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 600 | PhD Thesis | Compulsory | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,0 | 0,0 | |||
5th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 600 | PhD Thesis | Compulsory | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,0 | 0,0 | |||
6th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 600 | PhD Thesis | Compulsory | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,0 | 0,0 | |||
7th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 600 | PhD Thesis | Compulsory | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,0 | 0,0 | |||
8th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 600 | PhD Thesis | Compulsory | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,0 | 0,0 | |||
Course Load Summary
| Course Load Summary | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total (Number of Courses: 16) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 240,0 | 29,0 |
| Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 10) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 204,0 | 11,0 |
| Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 6) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36,0 | 18,0 |
| Course Type | Number of Courses | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Zorunlu Ders | 10 | 62,50 |
| Seçmeli Ders | 6 | 37,50 |
| Bölüm Dışı Seçmeli Ders | 0 | 0,00 |
T: Theory, P: Practice, L: Laboratory, WCH: Weekly Course Hours, ECTS: European Credit Transfer System, Cr.: Credit


