GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (GEC) / GENERAL EDUCATION AT IUE

We believe that all Izmir University of Economics students should gain certain intellectual skills in order to recognize the depth of human knowledge and the responsibilities of concerned and engaged citizens of the world. General Education Courses (GEC) lie at the center of the intellectually transformative mission of IUE and aims to prepare students for meaningful lives of civic and ethical engagement in an ever-changing world. General Education, in essence, augments the specialized abilities students acquire in their departmental study and aims to produce practical wisdom: it asks IUE students to consider how they will best use their liberal arts and sciences educations in order to serve humanity.

This set of courses from across the spectrum of liberal arts and sciences transcends disciplinary boundaries, challenges students to make intellectual connections across various specializations, and explores fascinating social, cultural, scientific, and historical topics while encouraging critical thinking and ethical reasoning, and helping to understand the cultures and values that shape them.

To fulfill General Education requirements, students will take courses from these topical areas:

 

POOL 003 - GEC-Social Sciences A: Economics
CodePre.Course NameTheoryApp/LabLocal CreditsECTS
GEEC 201 Introduction to Business3034
GEEC 203 Principles of Economics3036
GEEC 204 Modern World Economy3036
GEEC 207 Economic History3036
GEEC 301 The Dynamics of Fashion Industry2234
POOL 004 - GEC- Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences
CodePre.Course NameTheoryApp/LabLocal CreditsECTS
GEHU 203 Modern World History3035
GEHU 204 Fundamentals of Philosophy 3036
GEHU 205 Social Problems3036
GEHU 206 Italian Culture3034
GEHU 207 Turkish Cuisine Culture3036
GEHU 209 History of Civilizations I3036
GEHU 210 Principles of Social Sciences I3036
GEHU 215 Introduction to Politics3036
GEHU 301 Storytelling in Brand Communication3035
GEHU 302 Popular Culture3036
GEHU 303 Ecology, Politics, Planetary Thinking3034
GEHU 307 Everyday Life and Sociology3036
POOL 006 - GEC- Social Awareness and Ethics
CodePre.Course NameTheoryApp/LabLocal CreditsECTS
GEET 202 Multiculturalism and Globalization3035
GEET 203 Drugs and Society3034
GEET 304 Ethical Decision Making3034
GEET 309 Occupational Health and Safety3035
GEET 310 Gender and Media3034
GEET 311 Politics of Human Rights3034
GEET 312 History of the Women’s Rights Movement3036