History
Aksaray University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Finance was legally opened in 2009 and the opening date is actually the 2014-2015 academic year which education and training started. As of the date of education and training, the Department of Public Finance stands out both within the faculty to which it is affiliated and within the newly established universities. According to the information obtained from Higher Education Institution and Student Selection and Placement Center, 130 state and 73 foundation universities provide undergraduate education. 54 of the public universities and 3 of the foundation universities have Public Finance Departments providing undergraduate education in the related faculties. Aksaray University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, accepts students in higher levels than most established universities due to the geographical location of the city and its development towards being a student-friendly city, as well as the education and other opportunities of the university. In 2019-2020 academic year, 60 students were admitted to our department by formal education.
Mission
The mission of our department is in the light of Atatürk's principles and revolutions; is to educate individuals who are modern, secular, democratic and law-oriented, who aim to walk forward with solid steps, who love their country, who are honest, trustworthy, who hold national values, and who have the task of keeping public interest above personal interests and who have the ability to research and develop.
In addition, to educate managers and managers who are in line with the contemporary norms in the field and to equip them with knowledge and skills to compete in their field at national and international level, to produce scientific knowledge through researches and publications, and to inform the society with the intellectual accumulation in the field of public finance.
Vision
The vision of our department; in accordance with the universal university culture, academic discipline and quality understanding at national and international level, educating respected scientists and producing scientific products, self-confident in all matters, free, creative, well-educated graduates, instilling confidence in students and employees and a pioneer in the field section is to be.
About the Department
The Science of Public Finance is an area that mainly focuses on the income and expenditures of the state within the framework of the legal process. Therefore, the state's authority to collect and spend income is an accounting process in which economic and legal dimensions are equally important. In addition to the departments of economics and business administration, tax, accounting, economics and law courses are given intensively throughout the education period. In addition, the current developments and the other core courses of the department, such as the theory of public finance and history, are the other subjects which are focused on theoretically.
The main objective of our program is to ensure that our students receive education in a libertarian, democratic and scientific environment that will increase their self-confidence; to ensure that they evaluate all aspects of economic and financial events and prepare them for the competitive business environment they will face upon graduation.
“Bachelor's Degree” is given to the graduates of the Department of Public Finance who are involved in the student mobility abroad with the ERASMUS and MEVLANA programs at the undergraduate level and with the FARABİ program.
Students studying in this field are raised primarily as disciplined, capable of judgment, interpretation and numerical thinking, able to deal with details, make fast, accurate and correct decisions and follow the implementation of the decisions taken. In addition, in order to enable the graduates to use the information they have learned during their university education, the advantages of fluent foreign language and computer knowledge in terms of finding a job are taken into consideration and student and department capacity is being developed in this direction.
Education Process and Major Courses
Aksaray University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Public Finance has 4 years of undergraduate education. For the courses and detailed information given in the department, please click here.
In order for a student to graduate from the bachelor's degree program, students must be successful by taking the courses foreseen in the program and the graduation weighted grade point average must be at least 2.00. Upon successful completion of the program, students are awarded with a Bachelor's Degree from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Aksaray University.
Employment Opportunities for Graduates
The graduates of the department are generally Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services, Public Banks, Supreme Boards, Ministry of Industry and Technology, Ministry of Commerce, Universities, Court of Accounts, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Justice, Presidency, Private Sector Firms, Audit Institutions. , Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Social Security institutions, public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS), mainly the Ministry of Development Group with their purchases that public institutions and private banks, are employed in the private sector as audit firms.
Our graduates can work as a district governor in the Ministry of Interior, administrative judges within the Ministry of Justice, inspector and internal auditor in the inspection and audit units of private and public institutions, supervisor in the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, sworn auditor, financial analyst. They have the opportunity work as an assistant expert in all public institutions and organizations that receive from KPSS Group A related points, and work as a civil servant, independent financial advisor, independent accountant and certified public accountant with KPSS Group B as academic and administrative staff in universities.
Our graduates can continue their education in master's and doctor’s degree programs and have an academic career and can be employed as research assistants or lecturers in our universities.
In short, our graduates have the opportunity to find a wide range of jobs and pursue careers in all public institutions and the private sector.
