Course Curriculum

The curriculum of the BSS in Economics program is designed in line with the Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) and University Grants Commission (UGC) approved Outcome Based Education (OBE) Curriculum to address the growing demand for professional economists around the world.

The BSS in Economics is a 4-year program (8-semesters) with 140 credits. These credits are divided into three areas:

  1. General Education or Foundation Courses
  2. Core Courses
  3. Elective Courses

All enrolled students must complete 35 credits of general education (12 courses), 87 credits of Economics Core (29 courses), and 12 credits of Economics Elective (4 courses). Of the remaining 6 credits, students may opt for a 6-credit thesis or a 3-credit internship and an additional 3 credit elective course.

 
BSS in Economics
BSS in Economics
Semester 1
Code Course Prereq. Credit
GED1101 BASICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE   3
GED1102 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS   3
ENG1101 ENGLISH READING SKILLS & PUBLIC SPEAKING   3
ECO1101 INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS   3
GED1103 MATHEMATICS 1   3
GED1104 BANGLADESH STUDIES   3
Total 18
Semester 2
Code Course Prereq. Credit
ENG1202 ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS & COMMUNICATIONS ENG1101 3
ECO1202 INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS ECO1101 3
GED1205 MATHEMATICS 2 GED1103 3
ECO1203 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ECO1101 3
GED1206 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING [ECO] GED1102 3
GED1207 HISTORY OF EMERGENCE OF BANGLADESH GED1104 3
Total 18
Semester 3
Code Course Prereq. Credit
ECO2107 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS GED1205 3
ECO2106 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECO1202 3
ECO2108 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT   3
ECO2105 INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS ECO1101 3
GED2108 BANGLADESH ECONOMY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES ECO1202 3
ECO2104 PUBLIC ECOMONICS ECO1202 3
Total 18
Semester 4
Code Course Prereq. Credit
ECO2211 LABOUR ECONOMICS ECO2105 3
ECO2209 ECONOMICS OF MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE ECO1202 3
ECO2210 INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS ECO1202 3
GED2209 STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS GED1103 3
ECO2212 HEALTH ECONOMICS ECO1101 3
ECO2213 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ECO1202 3
Total 18
Semester 5
Code Course Prereq. Credit
Elective Elective 1   3
ECO3114 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECO2108 3
ECO3115 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY ECO2105 3
ECO3116 BUSINESS ECONOMICS ECO2105 3
ECO3117 ECONOMETRICS GED2209 3
ECO3118 MONETARY ECONOMICS ECO2209 3
Total 18
Semester 6
Code Course Prereq. Credit
Elective Elective 2   3
ECO3219 GAME THEORY ECO2105 3
ECO3220 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS ECO1101 3
ECO3221 BIG DATA AND BUSINESS DECISION GED2209 3
ECO3222 ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS ECO2105 3
ECO3223 ENERGY ECONOMICS ECO2105 3
Total 18
Semester 7
Code Course Prereq. Credit
ECO4125 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY GED2209 3
Elective Elective 3   3
Elective Elective 4   3
ECO4124 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS ECO3117 3
ECO4126 ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS ECO2210 3
Total 15
Semester 8
Code Course Prereq. Credit
ECO4227 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GLOBAL ECONOMY ECO3114 3
ECO4228 PROJECT ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION ECO4125 3
ECO4229 ECONOMICS OF POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND GENDER ECO2106 3
GED4210 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 120 Credits 2
Elective Internship and Elective 5/ Thesis   3+3/6
Total 17
Grand Total 140 credits

*Students may opt for a 6 credit thesis or a 3 credit internship and an additional 3 credit elective course.

Elective Courses

(Chosen by the Students)

Code Course Description Credit Prereq.

ELE 3101

Economics of Education

3

 

ELE 3102

Law and Economics

3

 

ELE 3103

Industrial Economics

3

 

ELE 3204

Political Economy of Globalization

3

 

ELE 3205

Urban and Regional Economics

3

 

ELE 3206

Economics of Micro-credit

3

 

ELE 4107

Applied Welfare Economics

3

 

ELE 4108

Macroeconomics of Developing Countries

3

 

ELE 4109

Population and Economic Growth

3

 

ELE 4110

Global Languages (Chinese)

3

 

ELE 4111

Global Languages (French)

3

 

ELE 4212

Seminars in Economics

3

 

ELE 4213

Internship

3

 

ELE 4214

Thesis

6