Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190400105110SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTElective354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
1) to understand the economic development of the developing countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern and Central Europe, (2) to analyze the economic problems of developing countries, related to slow growth, stagnation, high poverty rates, high income inequality, and chronic external crises, (3) to discuss strategies to accelerate growth, attain sustainable development, reduce poverty and income inequality, and decrease external imbalances. (4) to achieve the ability of analyzing and interpreting the economic developments in the Turkish economy and economies of the world, (5) to be able to follow and present the academic research about economic development.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1To analyze the developments in the world and Turkish economy and evaluate the economic development processes of the developed countries.
2To learn the policies and applications necessary for sustainable development and growth and suggest the necessary applications.
3To acquire the ability of interpreting, analyzing and presenting the results of the research related to development economics, and answering the addressed questions.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
This course examines the economic effects of the development processes in developed, developing and low income countries. Its focus is not only on the methods promoting economic growth and structural change, but also on improving the health, education and workplace conditions through public and private channels. Detailed survey data from developed, developing and underdeveloped countries will be examined in the course, as well as policies attempted and applied by these countries. The theories and core elements of economic development will be analyzed through comparative data and the results will be discussed.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Economic Development: Introduction and Overview
2Economic Growth Theories
3Inequality and Development: Interconnections
4Economic Inequality
5Poverty and Undernutrition
6Population, Growth and Economic Development
7MIDTERM
8Rural and Urban Development
9Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development
10Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development
11Environment and Development
12Happiness and Development
13Well-being and Development
14Wealth, Progress, and Development
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Self Study148112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination111
Individual Study for Final Examination111
Homework122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)118
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