master in economics and finance in karachi university

ENVIRONMENT

The Department of Economics is one of the largest Departments of the faculty of Arts, University of Karachi. The Department has the entire necessary infrastructure. It has several big size Lecture Halls, normal size class rooms, a computer laboratory and a seminar library and ample space for offices of faculty members and secretarial staff. In addition the Department also has its own public address system, over-head projector, cyclostyling machine and an electric generating set.

THE

SEMINAR

LIBRARY

The Department is an ideal place for study and research. The Department has its own library which has a good collection of books and periodicals related to Economics and Transport. For materials not found in the library, full use is made of inter-library loan facilities and links are established with other major libraries in the city, including the main library and the research library of A.E.R.C. of the University of Karachi. The Department’s Library facilitates the students with the availability of the course material as well as reference literature that they shall need during the course.

THE

COMPUTER

LAB

To ensure that the student are well equipped with necessary computer training, the Department has established a standard computer lab. The various courses of MTM &MA(ECONOMICS AND FINANCE) have been structured to include into their contents computer application so that the students shall go through essential training in this area. We believe that such extensive training in computer application would enhance analytical and applied skills of the students.

STUDENT

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES

For the development of healthy mind and body, extra curricular activities are also organized. Good opportunities for sports like cricket, football, hockey do exit. Inter Department tournaments are arranged each year in these sports during student week. The department also arrange study tours and visit to the Financial Ins ti tu ions. These visit supplement the theoretical knowledge.

The students at the Department enjoy great accessibility to the administration and the faculty, students know each other personally. Faculty members and students interact with each other outside the class in an informal manner and teacher are usually well aware of the characteristics of all students, besides their academic achievement. This easy accessibility to senior faculty members plus the rich extra curricular life helps in the personality development of the students and they become much more confident, matured and dynamic.

AWARDS

The Department has made arrangements through philanthropist, for awarding Gold Medals to students securing positions at the Honors and Masters Level

ACHIEVEMENTS

The Department of Economics has the distinction of being recognized as premier Department in the country because of ties academic standards. It was because of these standards the department was accorded the honor of establishing a center of National Capability in Economics in the name of “Applied Economics Research Center” through a grant by the Sindh Government. Later on Ford Foundation extended Financial Support whereby the Applied Economics Research Center became a leading institute in the field of social and Economic Research.

Dr.

Noreen

Mujahid

The Department of Economics is one of the largest department in the Faculty of Arts. It was established in 1950-51 with the enactment of the University of Karachi Act, at the old campus in the city which was later shifted to its present location in 1960. Professor Newman Joseph Adams, an American national, was appointed the first Chairman, and served the department for a short period. Due to its academic stance the department of Economics has the distinction of being recognized as a premier department in the country.

It is because of these standards that the department was accorded with the honor of establishing a center of national capability in Economics by the name of “Applied Economics Research Center” through a grant by the Sindh Government.

Teaching

and

Assessment

The teaching method at the department is a blend of theory and practice, as lectures, case studies, oral presentations, written reports and field visits are all given due importance. The concepts taught by faculty members are supplemented with their practical implications through eminent guest speakers from other financial institutions. To ensure that the students are assimilating the knowledge being imparted to them, frequent test ranging from 10 minute unannounced quizzes to three hours examinations and from oral presentations to written reports are conducted throughout the semester.

Career

Opportunities

Students of the department enter a variety of fields, such as banking, C.S.S., research, teaching, business etc.

DEGREES AVAILABLE

/

Degree

Programs

Available

Honors (Evening & Morning)
MA (Evening & Morning)
MEF (Evening only)
PGDEF (Evening only)
MTM (Evening only)
MS/Ph.D.

Eligibility

&

Allocated

Seats

BS & Honors*:
‘A’ level/ H.S.C. (with Economics) / H.S.C. Science (with Physics, Mathematics or Statistics)

MA*:

B.A., B.Com, B.Sc. (with Economics)-100 seats
B.Sc. (with Mathematics, Physics or Statistics)-75 seats
*In case of vacant seats, allocation of seats for Arts or Science can be interchanged on the basis of merit

MEF: Graduation-175 seats
PGDEF: Graduation-75 seats
MTM: Graduation-75 seats

for

BS

(HONS)

ECONOMICS

(4

YEARS

PROGRAMME)

SCHEME OF STUDIES

Main Features:

The program will be of eight (8) semester’s duration with 130 credit hours.
There will be two entry points. First, students will be admitted after F.A/F.Sc. in semester-I. Second, in semester-V the students with a B.A/B.Sc. will be enrolled with deficiency courses. Special courses will be offered for these students to make up their deficiencies.

1st Year
Semester-I: Semester-II:

Course No.	Subject	Credit Hours	Course No	Subject	Credit Hours
300.1	English-I	3	300.1.2	Urdu	3
311.1	Fundamentals of Economics	3	300.2.2	Pakistan Studies	3
300.2	Islamic Studies	3	312.1	Principles of Microeconomics	3
311.2	Mathematics for Economics-I	3	312.2	Mathematics for Economics II	3
301	Optional (Non economics)	3	302	Optional (Non economics)	3
		15			15

2nd Year
Semester-III: Semester-IV:

Course No.	Subject	Credit Hours	Course No.	Subject	Credit Hours
400.1	English-II	3	400.2	English-III	3
411.1	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	412.1	Economics of Pakistan	3
400.2	Introduction to Computer System	3	412.2	Statistics for Economics-II	3
411.2	Statistics for Economics-I	3	402.1	Optional (Non economics)	3
401	Optional (Non economics)	3	402.2	Optional (Non economics)	3
	Credit Hours	15		Credit Hours	15

3rd Year
Semester-V: Semester-VI:

Course No.	Subject	Credit Hours	Course No.	Subject	Credit Hours
511	Intermediate Microeconomics	3	512	Basic Econometrics-I	3
521	Development Economics	3	522	Intermediate Macroeconomics	3
531	Mathematical Economics	3	532	Monetary Economics	3
541	Public Finance	3	502.1	Communication Skills	3
501.1	Environmental Science	3	542	Optional (economics)	3
501.2	Optional (non-econ.)	3	502.2	Optional (non-Econ)	3
	Credit Hours	18		Credit Hours	18

4th Year

Semester-VII: Semester-VIII:

Course No.	Subject	Credit Hours	Course No.	Subject	Credit Hours
611	International Trade theory	3	612	Research Project or Internship Report or Seminar in Applied Econ. Or Research Paper.	6
621	Research Methodology	3
631	Basic Econometrics II	3	600	Optional )non-econ.)	3
641	Islamic Economics	3 3	622	Financial Institutions & Markets (Optional)	3
651	Optional (Economics)	3	632	Optional (Economics)	3
		15	642	Optional (Economics)	3

(18)

All the above courses are compulsory, unless mentioned therein Four Years BS Hons. Year Program Total Credit Hours for BS Economics = 129

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI – 75270

Telephone: 9221 – 99261300-6 Ext: 2270

Email: economics@uok.edu.pkV

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