Master in Private Law Graduate Program (Without Thesis)

Izmir University of Economics Private Law Graduate Degree Program Without Thesis which will admit students for the first time in 2013/2014 academic year aims to enable students to specialize in the field of private law differently from undergraduate study. The primary goal of the program is to teach students scientific research methods and prepare essential scientific background to make detailed examinations and research in the field of Private Law. Students who graduate from this program will have the necessary scientific qualifications to identify practical private law issues and find the scientific and legal sources which will shed light on the issue and will reach the scientific competence to find solutions to the legal problems with the help of the information gained.

Knowledge learned during law undergraduate program is insufficient to provide students required qualifications to solve legal issues due to the latest technological and economical developments. Therefore, the re-examination of changing codes is essential in order to catch the era. Graduate Degree Program Without Thesis offers a student based study which students can take elective courses from a broad range list according to their interests. Students will be able to follow recent developments closely and will be able to obtain the possibility of possessing better career opportunities as a result of the specialization.

Students who complete the program successfully will receive a postgraduate diploma from Izmir University of Economics Graduate School Of Social Sciences in Private Law Graduate Degree Program Without Thesis and will obtain the title of private law expert.

The program includes Departments of Civil Law, Civil Procedure Law, Enforcement, and Bankruptcy Law, Labour and Social Security Law, Private International Law, particularly Commercial Law. In addition, by offering courses related which requires special expertise on the branches of the law like Intellectual Property Law, National and International Transport Law, Consumer Law, Health Law, Sports Law, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Negotiable Instruments Law, Contract Law, National and International Arbitration Law, to gain an interdisciplinary perspective in student’s careers.

Courses

• HUK 501 Scientific Research Methods
• HUK 558 United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods
• HUK 597 Term Project

Elective Courses

• HUK 502 Mergers, Division and Type Alteration
• HUK 503 Subcontracting in Labour Law
• HUK 505 Contracts of Maritime Commerce
• HUK 507 Commercial Arbitration Law
• HUK 509 Liability of BoD Members in Joint Stock Corporations
• HUK 551 The Protection of Employees Against Psychological Harassment
• HUK 552 Internet Law
• HUK 553 Legal Ethics and Responsibilities of Lawyers
• HUK 554 Cheque Law
• HUK 555 Flexicurity Practices and Its Legal Consequences
• HUK 556 Legal Responsibilities Of Employers About Occupational Health and Safety
• HUK 557 Collective Labour Law
• HUK 560 European Union Insurance Law
• HUK 561 Freedom Of Movement In The European Union
• HUK 562 Competition Law
• HUK 563 Social Security Branches
• HUK 564 Private Law Disputes in the application of the European Convention of Human Rights
• HUK 565 Foreign Direct Investments

Application Requirements for International Students

Who can apply?

• Foreign nationals.
• Blue Card holders (Turkish citizens by birth, but released from citizenship by the Ministry of the Internal Affairs, and who can certify that their minor children who are registered in that permit are eligible for the rights stated in Law No. 5203).
• Foreign nationals who became Turkish citizen afterward/dual citizens in the same status.
• Turkish nationals who completed the last three years of their secondary education (high school) in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, (including those who completed their entire secondary education (high school) at Turkish schools in the presence of Ministry of National Education in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) before 01 February 2013.
• Turkish nationals who completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, (including those who completed their entire secondary education (high school) at Turkish schools in the presence of Ministry of National Education in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) after 01 February 2013.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus nationals who reside there and completed their secondary education there having a GCE AL certificate, and those, who registered to high schools in other countries between 2005-2010 and hold or will hold GCE AL certificate.

Who cannot apply?

• Turkish nationals, who completed their entire secondary education in Turkey or in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus nationals (excluding the ones who completed their entire secondary education there having a GCEAL certificate, and those, who registered to high schools in other countries between 2005-2010 and hold or will hold GCE AL certificate).
• Dual citizens who have a Turkish citizenship by birth. (excluding the ones who completed their entire secondary education in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus/ those who completed their entire secondary education at Turkish schools in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus).
• Dual citizens who have a Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus citizenship (excluding the ones who completed their entire secondary education there having a GCEAL certificate, and those, who registered to high schools in other countries between 2005-2010 and hold or will hold GCE AL certificate).
• Turkish nationals or dual citizens, who have a Turkish citizenship by birth, that attend schools affiliated to the embassies in Turkey, and foreign high schools located in Turkey.