ECO

B.SS (Hons.) in Economics OBE Curriculum (New)

The program is designed in such a way that students are able to understand the nature, function and the problem of the world economy. This program provides a progressive framework in which students can acquire theoretical skill in first two years and interpretative and research capability in the rest of the two years. Overall, the program concentrates on the professional development of students in order to groom them fit for diverse professional as well as administrative career both at home and abroad.

The BSS (Honors) Economics is a 130-credit hour program spreading over a period 4 years. These credits divided into General Education; Core courses; Elective courses and Capstone. General education credits augment and round out the specialized training a student receives in economics and aim to cultivate a knowledgeable, informed, and literate human being. Elective credits enrich the background of the students in economic institutions and the analysis of policy problems. Capstone credits broaden a student’s horizon and provide her/his with a chance to pursue higher studies in other areas.

The required areas, number of courses and credit hours are necessary for graduation are given below:

Areas	No. of Courses	Credit Hours
General Education	11	33
Core Courses	27	80
Elective Courses	4	11
Capstone	Internship or Fieldwork	6
Total	--	130

The program requires 130 credit hours in total where:

A student, doing BSS (Honors) in economics, have to complete 80 credit hours of economics core courses;
11 credit hours elective course from the list of electives provided by the Economics department;
The 33 credit hours for General Education; and
The 6 credit hours as capstone (Fieldwork or Internship)

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The objectives of the program are to:

PEO 1: prepare graduates for a career with knowledge and skills including insights of the Economics and its related fields focusing on needs of the industry domestically and internationally.

PEO 2: equip graduates with quantitative skills and analytical thinking skills in socio-economic issues and facilitate research.

PEO 3: induce values, ethics, principles and sincerity to prepare socially responsible graduates.

PEO 4: embed lifelong learning skills and professional attributes among the graduates.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

After completion of the B.S.S (Honors) program, students will be able to:

PLO1: Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of economic concepts, theories, models, data analytic techniques and economic specialization to the solution of economic problems; and attain core knowledge and competencies to engage in the real-world situations.

PLO2: Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature and analyze economic problems reaching substantiated conclusions using mathematics, statistics and econometrics.

PLO3: Development of Solution: Design solutions for complex economic problems that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration of cultural, societal and environmental concerns.

PLO4: Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem: Use research-based methods including experiments, analysis, interpretation of data and synthesis of information leading to the logical conclusion.

PLO5: Modern Tool Usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern IT tools to solve a wide range of social and economic issues.

PLO6: Individual and Teamwork: Function effectively as an individual independently and as a member or leader in diverse teams and multidisciplinary settings.

PLO7: Communication: Communicate effectively on economic activities with the community and with society at large such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective oral presentations, give and receive clear instructions.

PLO8: Lifelong learning: Recognize the need for and ability to engage in lifelong and self-directed professional development to cope with contemporary and potential challenges.

PLO9: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and a commitment to address professional ethics, responsibilities and norms of legal, economic and social practices.

Identifying Needs, Selecting GA and Defining PLO’s

(according to BNQF)

Issue/Concern and Identify the Needs	Graduate Attributes	PLOs	BNQF
Assist students in acquiring world-class education, fostering inquisitiveness, and nurturing their development with human qualities (NEP; SMART Bangladesh)	Creative, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Lifelong Learning, Ethical and Social Responsibility, Adaptability, Global and Cultural Awareness	Knowledge, Problem Analysis, Development of Solution, Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem, Lifelong learning, Ethics	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain
Facilitate the uninterrupted practice of intellectual pursuits and the growth of free thinking (SDG 4; NEP; SMART Bangladesh)	Research Skills, Cultural Competency, Communication, Global and Cultural Awareness,	Knowledge, Problem Analysis, Development of Solution, Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem, Modern Tool Usage	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain
Connect higher education with the country's realities across various domains, identify societal and state problems, and devise solutions (SDG1, SDG8, SDG 10, SMART Bangladesh)	Creative, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Research Skills, Communication, Team Building, Innovation, Adaptability, Global and Cultural Awareness, Entrepreneurship	Knowledge, Problem Analysis, Development of Solution, Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem, Modern Tool Usage, Individual and Teamwork, Communication, Lifelong learning, Ethics	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain
Effectively introduce students to the knowledge of the modern, rapidly advancing world (NEP; SMART Bangladesh)	Lifelong Learning, Research Skills, Digital literacy	Knowledge, Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem, Modern Tool Usage, Individual and Teamwork, Communication, Lifelong learning	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain
Develop citizens with a scientific, secular, liberal, humane, progressive, patriotic, ethical, cultural, and forward-looking minds (NEP; SDG 4)	Creative, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Lifelong Learning, Communication, Ethical and Social Responsibility, Team Building	Knowledge, Individual and Teamwork, Communication, Lifelong learning, Ethics	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain

Identifying Needs, Selecting GA and Defining PLO’s

Issue/Concern and Identify the Needs	Graduate Attributes	PLOs	BNQF
Innovate new knowledge areas through cultivation, research, and creativity (NEP; SDG 13, SMART Bangladesh)	Creative, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Lifelong Learning, Research Skills, Communication, Innovation, Adaptability	Knowledge, Problem Analysis, Development of Solution, Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem,	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment (SDG 8; SMART Bangladesh)	Research Skills, Communication, Team Building, Innovation, Adaptability, Entrepreneurship	Knowledge, Problem Analysis, Development of Solution, Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem,	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain
Reduce inequality within and among countries (SDG 10 ; SMART Bangladesh)	Creative, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Research Skills, Team Building, Innovation, Adaptability, Global and Cultural Awareness, Entrepreneurship	Knowledge, Problem Analysis, Development of Solution, Conduct Investigation of Complex Problem, Individual and Teamwork, Communication, Lifelong learning, Ethics	Fundamental Domain Social Domain Thinking Domain Personal Domain

Graduate Profile

The Department of Economics aims to cultivate the following essential capabilities in all its graduates.

Creative, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Graduates will possess the ability to systematically analyze issues, challenge conventional assumptions, explore diverse perspectives, and make informed decisions with adaptability and creativity. They will adeptly apply their knowledge to navigate complex real-world scenarios.
Lifelong Learning: Graduates will exhibit a dedication to continual learning, acquiring new knowledge and skills, and effectively applying them in an ever-evolving environment.
Research Skills: Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in conducting research, identifying information needs, efficiently locating and evaluating resources, and synthesizing findings into comprehensive reports and publish them into reputed journals.
Communication: Graduates will excel in independent work and leadership roles, fostering collaboration, understanding diverse viewpoints, active listening, empathetic communication, and generating meaningful ideas tailored to various audiences
Cultural Competency: Graduates will be culturally adept, capable of effectively collaborating with individuals from diverse backgrounds and worldviews.
Ethical and Social Responsibility: Graduates will uphold integrity, empathy, and personal accountability, contributing positively to society, respecting diversity, and understanding various perspectives and cultures.
Team Building: Graduates will demonstrate effectiveness both as individual contributors and as leaders or members of diverse teams and multidisciplinary settings.
Innovation: Graduates will prioritize ongoing learning and staying abreast of the latest innovations in their field of study and professional practices.
Adaptability: Graduates will navigate change, learn from setbacks, and persevere through challenging situations, actively contributing to professional organizations and regularly publishing original research findings.
Digital literacy: Graduates will possess stro ng ICT skills, enabling them to leverage technological advancements and contribute to national growth and development.
Global and Cultural Awareness: Graduates will exhibit knowledge and skills relevant to their field of study, enabling success as learners, workers, and citizens in diverse contexts, with the ability to transfer and apply knowledge across different settings.
Entrepreneurship: Graduates will be equipped to create value, embrace risk, and explore innovative avenues, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset conducive to seizing opportunities and driving.

Category of Courses:

General Education (33 Credits)

Students must complete 33 credit hours in general education, which comprises of courses in Language, Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Science; Math and computer skills; and Business. To fulfill the requirement of general education, the students need to complete courses as per the General Education courses listed below. The BAN 1101- Bangla Language and Culture course, HUM 1101- History of the Emergence of Bangladesh, and ENG1101-General English courses are compulsory while students may choose the additional 27 credit hours or 9 courses as recommended by the Economics department.

General Education Courses
	Language
Course Code	As BNQF (UNESCO)	Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
ENG 1101	0231-1101	General English	3	None
ENG 1111	0232-1111	English Skills Development	3	None
BAN 1103	0232-1103	Bengali Language and Culture	3	None
	Art and Humanities
HUM 1101	0222-1101	History of the Emergence of Bangladesh	3	None
HIS 1102	0222-1102	World History	3	None
	Science
MPH 6101	1022-6101	Introduction to Public Health and Contemporary Issues	3	None
	Social Sciences
Course Code		Title	Credits	Pre-requisite
SOC 1101	0314-1101	Fundamentals of Sociology	3	None
POL 1101	0312-1101	Introduction to Political Science	3	None
ANT 1101	0314-1101	Introduction to Anthropology	3	None
PAD 1102	0413-1102	Introduction to Public Administration	3	None
GEO 1101	0313-1101	Bangladesh Geography	3	None
IRE 1102	0312-1102	Introduction to International Relations	3	None
Math and Computer Skills
MAT 1101	0541-1101	Introductory Mathematics	3	None
STA 1101	0542-1101	Introductory Statistics	3	None
CSE 1203	0611-1203	Computer Information System	3	None
Business
ACC 1101	0411-1101	Fundamentals of Accounting	3	None
MGT 1101	0413-1101	Fundamentals of Management	3	None

Core Courses (80 credit hours)

In addition to completing the general education requirements, students have to complete 80 credit hours of Core Economics courses. On the one hand, these courses include core components of economic theory, such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics and econometrics. On the other hand, these Economics major courses also include specific applications of economics, such as, international trade, environment, agriculture economics, banking and insurance, health economics, etc. The list of core courses is provided below:

		CORE COURSES
Course Code	Course Code According to UNESCO		Course Title	Credits	Pre-requisite
ECO 1111	0311-1111		Introduction to Microeconomics	3	None
ECO 1112	0311-1112		Intermediate Microeconomic Theory-I	3	ECO 1111
ECO 2111	0311-2111		Intermediate Microeconomic Theory-II	3	ECO 1111, ECO 1112
ECO 1211	0311-1211		Introduction to Macroeconomics	3	None
ECO 1212	0311-1212		Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory-I	3	ECO 1211
ECO 3211	0311-3211		Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory-II	3	ECO 1211, ECO 1212
ECO 2311	0311-2311		Applied Mathematics for Economics-I	3	MAT 1101
ECO 2312	0311-2312		Applied Mathematics for Economics-II	3	MAT 1101, ECO 2311
STA 1411	0542-1411		Intermediate Statistics	3	STA 1101
STA 2411	0542-2411		Advanced Statistics	3	STA 1101, STA 1411
ECO 2413	0311-2413		Introduction to Econometrics	3	STA 2411
ECO 3411	0311-3411		Applied Econometrics	3	ECO 2413
ECO 3412	0311-3412		Data Analysis and Statistical Software	2	STA 1411, CSE 1203
ECO 3211	0311-3211		Public Finance	3	ECO 1112, ECO 1212
ECO 3911	0311-3911		History of Economic Thought	3	None
ECO 4811	0311-4811		Environmental and Resource Economics	3	ECO 2111, ECO 1212
ECO 3111	0311-3111		Economics of Industrial Organization	3	ECO 2111
ECO 3811	0311-3811		Agricultural Economics	3	ECO 2111
ECO 3611	0311-3611		Research Methodology	3	None
ECO 3511	0311-3511		International Trade	3	ECO 1111, ECO 1211
ECO 4711	0311-4711		Development Economics	3	ECO 3211
ECO 3812	0311-3812		Labor Economics	3	ECO 3211, ECO 3211
ECO 4812	0311-4812		Health Economics	3	ECO 2111, ECO 3211
ECO 2511	0311-2511		Banking and Insurance	3	None
ECO 2711	0311-2711		Bangladesh Economy	3	None
ECO 2611	0311-2611		Project Analysis and Evaluation	3	None
ECO 4511	0311-4511		Security and Portfolio Analysis	3	STA 2411

Elective Courses (11 credit hours)

Students have to choose 11 credit hours (economics electives) from the following elective course list with the approval of the department:

	Elective Courses
Course Code	Course Code According to UNESCO Code	Title	Credits	Pre-requisite
ECO 3813	0311-3813	Energy Economics and Policy	3	ECO 2111, ECO 3211
ECO 4712	0311-4712	Political Economy and Economic Development	3	None
ECO 3711	0311-3711	Asian and Emerging Economics	3	None
ECO 3112	0311-3112	Managerial Economics	3	ECO 2111
ECO 3712	0311-3712	Rural Development	3	None
ECO 4211	0311-4211	Economic Growth	3	ECO 2312, ECO 3211
ECO 4511	0311-4511	Corporate Finance	3	None
ECO 4212	0311-4212	Public Economics: Taxation	3	ECO 1212
ECO 3713	0311-3713	Urban Economics	3	None
ECO 4713	0311-4713	Contemporary Economic Issues	3	None
ECO 2911	0311-2911	Economic History of Bangladesh	3	None

Capstone (6 Credits)

Students have to complete 6 credit hours of capstone as Internship or Field work.

	Capstone
Course Code	Course Code According to UNESCO Code	Course Title	Credits
ECO 3613	0311-3613	Field Work: Trade and Financial Management	3
ECO 4611	0311-4611	Field work: Development Economics	3
	Or
ECO 4612	0311-4612	Internship	6

Semester wise course distribution for B.S.S (Honors)

1^st Semester			2^nd Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Course Code	Course Title	Credit
ECO 1111	Introduction to Microeconomics	3	ECO 1112	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I	3
ECO 1211	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3	ECO 1212	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I	3
CSE 1203	Computer Information System (GED)	3	MAT 1101	Introductory Mathematics (GED)	3
ENG 1101	General English (GED)	3	STA 1101	Introductory Statistics (GED)	3
	One course from GED (stem: Social Science) offered by the department.	3		One course from GED offered by the department.	3
Total : 15 credit hours			Total : 15 credit hours
3^rd Semester			4^th Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Course Code	Course Title	Credit
ECO 2311	Applied Mathematics for Economics I	3	ECO 2111	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II	3
ECO 2711	Bangladesh Economy	3	ECO 2411	Advanced Statistics	3
STA 1411	Intermediate Statistics	3	ECO 2312	Applied Mathematics for Economics II	3
ENG 1111	English Skills Development	3	ECO 2611	Project Analysis and Evaluation	3
ACC 1101	Fundamentals of Accounting	3	MGT 1101	Fundamentals of Management	3
	One course from GED (stem: Social Science) offered by the department.	3		One course from GED (stem: Social Science/ Science) offered by the department.	3
Total : 18 credit hours			Total : 18 credit hours
5^th Semester			6^th Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Course Code	Course Title	Credit
ECO 3211	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory II	3	ECO 3411	Applied Econometrics	3
ECO 2413	Introduction to Econometrics	3	ECO 3911	History of Economic Thought	3
ECO 3511	International Trade	3	ECO 3111	Economics of Industrial Organization	3
ECO 3812	Labor Economics	3	ECO 3211	Public Finance	3
ECO 2511	Banking and Insurance	3	ECO 3412	Data Analysis and Statistical Software	2
ECO 3611	Research Methodology	3	ECO ----	One Elective course from the Elective course list	2
			ECO 3613	***Field Work: Trade and Financial Management	3
Total : 18 credit hours			Total : 16 credit hours
7^th Semester			8^th Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Course Code	Course Title	Credit
ECO 4511	Security and Portfolio Analysis	3	ECO 4812	Health Economics	3
ECO 4811	Environment and Natural Resource Economics	3	ECO ----	One Elective course from the Elective course list	3
ECO 3811	Agricultural Economics	3	ECO ----	One Elective course from the Elective course list	3
ECO 4711	Development Economics	3	ECO 4611	**Field work: Development Economics	3
ECO ----	One Elective course from the Elective course list	3	ECO 4612	* Internship	6
Total : 15 credit hours			Total : 15 credit hours
* Students who will choose fieldwork as capstone, have to complete 3 credit hours (Fieldwork: Trade and Financial Management) in addition to 16 credit hours (regular) in the 6^th semester. Students who will choose fieldwork as Capstone have to co mplete 3 credit hours (Fieldwork: Development Economics) in addition to 9 credit hours (regular) in the 8^th semester. * Students who will choose Internship as Capstone have to complete 6 credit hours in addition to 9 credit hours (regular) in the 8^th semester.
Grand Total: 130 credit hours

Course Description

General Education

Course Title: History of the Emergence of Bangladesh

Course Code: HUM 1101

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The objectives of the course are to provide a strong conceptual idea about the history of Bangladesh and facilitate the students to obtain knowledge on how the Bengali nationality has emerged as well as acquaintance the students with the British rule over Bengal and the subcontinent for 190 years. Over and above this course makes the students able to know the history of the partition of Bengal and its aftermath. Also to demonstrate how the then East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was culturally, economically and politically exploited and the development of a new Bengali nationalism as well as the muslim middle class in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Moreover this course makes the students apprehend the Language movement in 1952, and its significance. Besides to acquaint with the role of Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Six-Point demand by Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman resulting in student movement for independence, post-independence political and economic rebuilding of Bangladesh .

Course Title: Bengali Language and Culture (বাংলাভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি)

Course Code: BAN 1103

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

শিখন উদ্দেশ্য (Course Objectives):

এই কোর্সটির উদ্দেশ্য হলো একজন শিক্ষার্থীকে বাংলাদেশের ভূ-প্রকৃতি, পরিসীমা, বাঙালি জাতিসত্তা, বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত্যে বিকাশ সর্ম্পকে সঠিক ভাবে অবহিত করা এবং কালের ধারাবাহিকতায় বিবর্তিত বাংলা থেকে বাংলাদেশ রাষ্ট্রে পরিণতি সর্ম্পকিত ধারণা দেওয়া। এছাড়া সুলতানি আমল, মুঘল আমল, নবাবি আমল ও ব্রিটিশ শাসন-পরিক্রমায় ভারতীয় উপমহাদেশে বাংলা ও বাঙালির স্বাতন্ত্র্য ও বৈশিষ্ট্য সমূহ সম্পর্কে শিক্ষার্থীদের সম্যক ধারণা প্রদান করা হবে এবং পাশাপাশি বাংলা অঞ্চলে নতুন সামাজিক শ্রেণি সমূহের অভ্যুদয় এবং সেই সঙ্গে বিভিন্ন পেশাজীবী শ্রেণি, বিদ্বদ সমাজ এবং বাংলা কাব্য ও গদ্যের বিকাশ প্রভৃতির ভূমিকা সম্পর্কেও সামগ্রিক ধারণা দেওয়া হবে। তাছাড়াও এখানে শিক্ষার্থীদের বিংশ শতাব্দীতে বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত্য, বাঙালি মধ্যবিত্ত ও অন্যান্য শ্রেণির সামগ্রিক অবস্থান, বাঙালি জাতীয়তাবাদের উন্মেষ, ৫২-এর ভাষা আন্দোলন এবং বাংলাদেশ রাষ্ট্রের প্রতিষ্ঠা প্রভৃতি বিষয়ে শিক্ষাদান করা হবে।

Course Title: General English

Course Code: ENG 1101

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The course aims at assisting the students to acquire the language skills necessary to step into the higher education arena. It ensures the ability of the students to have better cognizance of grammatical properties. The students acquire standard vocabulary and learn sentence making from this course. Additionally it helps to grow their analytical skills of the English Language

Course Name: English Skills Development

Course Code: ENG 1111

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The course aims at familiarizing the students with receptive and productive skills to make them communicate with ease. It lets students listen to standard conversations, lectures, and discussions so that their listening aptitude grows. It assists students to comprehend academic and non-academic texts through reading. Students will also be enriched with vocabularies and expressions in writing from this course.

Course Title: World History

Course Code: HIS 1101

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The aim of the course is to provide a general background to the contemporary world so that students can relate and understand the origin of world history like renaissance, feudalism, industrial revolution, the interrelation between World Wars. At the end of the course striving to understand the effects of historical change and development of the world.

Course Title: Fundamentals of Sociology

Course Code: SOC 1101

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The purpose of this course is to provide students about the fundamental concepts used in sociology so that students can relate and understand the social issues like inequality, media and communication, population and urbanization. The course is striving to understand effect of the social changes on society and on development.

Course Title: Introduction to Political Science

Course Code: POL 1103

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

This course aims to introduce students regarding fundamental concepts of political science and the processes as well as outcomes of variety of political sceneries. It also explains the political system of Bangladesh and the rest of the world.

Course Title: Introduction to Anthropology

Course Code: ANT 1101

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The objective of the course to looks at the social world from the anthropological perspectives and familiarizes the students with primary concepts, theories and methodologies of anthropology.

Course Title: Introduction to Public Administration

Course Code: PAD 1101

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The purpose of this course is to provide students about the fundamental terminologies related to government and public administration. It also makes the students familiar with forms and organs of government, public administration, civil rights and existing public administration system of Bangladesh.

Course Title: Bangladesh Geography

Course Code: GEO 1101

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide students with the fundamental concepts of geography so that students can relate and understand the geometric process like natural resources, water, energy, trends, and patterns of human populations.

Course Title: International Relation

Course Code: IRE 1101

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The key objective of the course is to learn how to promote successful relationship between states in international relations allows nations to cooperate with one another, pool resources, and share information as a way to face global issues that go beyond any particular country or region.

Course Title: Introduction to Public Health and Contemporary Issues

Course Code: MPH 6101

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

This course aims to enlighten importance of public health, factors that determine public health, and the influence of society on public health.

Course Title: Introductory Mathematics

Course Code: MAT 1101

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The objective of the course is to provide the basic concepts of mathematical tools and the ingredients of mathematical model. It also teaches the students to relate mathematical tools and rules (such as derivative etc.) with the economic theories.

Course Title: Computer Information System

Couse Code: CSE 1203

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The objective of the course is to make students familiar with the basic principles of a personal computer, including the internal hardware, the operating system, and use the basic vocabulary and terminology related to computer and word processing and develop students’ capability of understanding soft copy file management.

Course Title: Fundamentals of Accounting

Course Code: ACC 1101

Credit: 3.00

Course Status: General Education

Course Objectives:

This course focuses on introductory ideas of financial and cost accounting, different record keeping formalities, preparations of financial statements and bank reconciliation strategies.

Course Title: Fundamentals of Management

Course Code: MGT 1101

Credit: 3.00

Course Type: General Education

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide student the concepts of leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. It also emphasizes on planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management, as well as group dynamics, team building, leadership, conflict and change, diversity, and organizational culture.

Core Courses

Course Title: Introduction to Microeconomics

Course Code: ECO 1111

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

This course aims to introduce the basic concepts of microeconomics. It also focuses on the fundamental concepts like demand and supply mechanisms, elasticity and consumer demand theory.

Course Title: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory-I

Course Code: ECO 1112

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The course aims to explain the theory of production and cost and their application in a firm’s decision-making. It intends to analyze the perfect and imperfect market structure and determination of the profit-maximizing price.

Course Title: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory-II

Course Code: ECO 2111

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

This course aims to explain the profit-maximizing price and output for a firm operating in an imperfect market structure. It also focuses on theory of factor pricing, general equilibrium and welfare economics.

Course Title: Introduction to Macroeconomics

Course Code: ECO 1211

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts, tools, and theories of macroeconomics. Besides, it familiarizes students with the theoretical background of macroeconomic history.

Course Title: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory-I

Code: ECO 1212

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The objective of the course is to provide students a clear idea about Classical theory and Keynesian economics. It also makes them understand the concept of consumption and investment functions as well as the roles of fiscal and monetary policy in aggregate demand management.

Course Title: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory-II

Code: ECO 3211

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

This course is focused on the ideas of advanced theories of macroeconomics such as; rational expectation, and business cycle theories. It also acquaints students with an open economy that evolves around the exchange rate market and enables them to perform different policies in critical economic situations.

Course Title: Applied Mathematics for Economics-I

Course Code: ECO 2311

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The objective of the course is to explain mathematical tools and techniques such as set, matrix, differential and integral calculus, so that student can analyze the economic theory properly.

Course Title: Applied Mathematics for Economics-II

Course Code: ECO 2312

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

This course aims to emphasis on the practical significance of mathematics in economics and equip them with analytical tools such as difference and differential equations, game theory, linear programming etc. that apply to the appropriate economic model and different policy measures.

Course Title: Intermediate Statistics

Course Code: STA 1411

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The goal of this course is to explain the various types and rules of probability and probability distributions (binomial, Poisson, normal, etc.). It also focuses on sampling methods, sampling distribution, interval estimation, and hypothesis testing, which are helpful for solving economic problems.

Course Title: Advanced Statistics

Course Code: STA 2411

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The course aims to provide basic ideas on correlation and regression. It also explains hypothesis testing for two means and proportion, various methods of time series analysis, and clarifies the ideas of statistical process control, quality management and decision theory.

Course Title: Introduction to Econometrics

Course Code: ECO 2413

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The objective of the course is to orient the students to exercise different tools and techniques of econometrics. This course trains students to interpret the econometric model’s estimation results.

Course Title: Applied Econometrics

Course Code: ECO 3411

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to teach students with the methodology of designing an econometric research. This course is to enlighten students with the effects of violating the assumptions of an econometric model and its remedial measures. Enhance students’ ability to work on time-series techniques required for both microeconomics and macroeconomics.

Course Title: Data Analysis and Statistical Software

Couse Code: ECO 3412

Credits: 2.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to train students with application of computer software for database management. This course focuses on hands-on experience with statistical software to enhance students’ research activities. It trains students to develop the skill to analyze data to address research problems and build up the capacity to present and interpret results.

Course Title: Public Finance

Course Code: ECO 3211

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The primary course objective is to provide students with the tools, and the skills of public finance. Understand the underlying concepts and practical tradeoffs entailed in public finance policy alternatives. Prepare students to be informed consumers of public finance data, and thus, equip students to engage constructively in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of public finance policies.

Course Title: History of Economic Thought

Course Code: ECO 3911

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The course aims to provide the economic contributions of the major schools of thought, such as ancient economic thought, medieval thought, mercantilists, physiocrats, classical economists, neo-classical and Keynesian schools. It also demonstrates the modern economic trends compared with the past decade.

Course Title: Environmental and Resource Economics

Course Code: ECO 4811

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course objectives:

The objectives of this course are to introduce the environment and natural resources and their economic values, and optimal use of these scarce resources. It also emphases on how human, social and cultural factors can influence the natural resources and their sustainability. It discusses the approaches that used to manage, govern and sustain environment and natural resources.

Course Title: Economics of Industrial Organization

Course Code: ECO 3111

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The aims of the course are to provide the ideas of the theories of competition and monopoly market and their interactions. It also makes the students understand the market structure and strategies for the firms. Public policies, regulation and deregulation are also discussed in the course so that students can relate the concepts in real field.

Course Title: Agricultural Economics

Course Code: ECO 3811

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The course aim is to provide a clear understanding of the economics of agricultural production, and factors of agricultural productivity, agricultural mechanization, agricultural credit, land reforms and agricultural marketing etc. It also includes government policies for enhancing agricultural production.

Course Title: Research Methodology

Course Code: ECO 3611

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The goals of this course are to teach students the basic concepts of research, research method and methodology. It also aims to create ability among students to construct research objective, hypothesis, data collection, different instruments of data analysis and interpretation.

Course Title: International Trade

Course Code: ECO 3511

Credits: 3.00

Status: Core

Course Objectives:

The purpose of this course is to provide a foundation in international trade theory, terms of trade, balance of payment, foreign exchange market, and commercial policy tools. It also explains the roles of various trade organizations like the WTO, GATT, IMF, and UNCTAD.

Course Title: Development Economics

Course Code: ECO 4711

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The goal of this course is to better understand the lives of the world’s poor, what are their lives like? and why they remain poor. Specifically, the course addresses the main dimensions of poverty: lack of human capital, lack of assets, lack of insurance, lack of voice, etc., and tries to examine why poverty is not just a matter of initial low wellbeing and what price distortions and market failures hinder their quest to improve their wellbeing? Is there scope for policy to help the world’s poor? We do not answer these questions with narratives and abstract theory. Rather, we examine detailed survey data of the world’s poor, and look at policies that have been attempted and evaluated scientifically. Therefore, this course is considered why extreme poverty and hunger, low-levels of education, gender inequality, and child labor are prevalent in the developing world. Also examine the economic consequences of globalization. For each topic, we seek to understand the factors and constraints influencing decision-making in developing countries.

Course Title: Labor Economics

Course Code: ECO 3812

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The course aims to explain a more complete understanding of the demand for and supply of labor including the qualitative aspects of the labor supply to students. Topics include wage and employment determination, formation of human capital, labour market discrimination, immigration, unemployment, wage differentials, wage structure, and institutions in the labour market. This course is particular emphasis on the interaction between theoretical and empirical modeling.

Course Title: Health Economics

Course Code: ECO 4812

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The course aim is to introduce the students with the production function of health, health insurance, supply and demand mechanism of health care etc. It also emphasizes on the costs and benefit analysis of the various types of health care projects. Further, it is determined allocation of resources as well as analysis govt. intervention in health care sector.

Course Title: Banking and Insurance

Course code: ECO 2511

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

This course is focused towards the basic concepts in banking system and bank management. It enables students to get the idea of insurance business in general and in national level. It also emphasizes on the analysis of the regulations and the practices this sector follows to achieve organizational success.

Course Title: Bangladesh Economy

Course Code: ECO 2711

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

This course aims to enable students to build a solid understanding of crucial economic issues of Bangladesh such as agriculture, industry, money and banking, and foreign trade. The course intends to equip learners with the interdisciplinary knowledge of development planning and poverty alleviation policies.

Course Title: Project Analysis and Evaluation

Course Code: ECO 2611

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course Objectives:

The goal of this course is to explain the fundamental concepts of a project, project appraisal, and various investment criteria (NPV, IRR, B/C ratio, etc.) and approaches of social cost-benefit analysis. It covers the stages of risk management, cost estimation, evaluation methods, and discusses current development projects in Bangladesh.

Course Title: Security and portfolio analysis

Code: ECO 4511

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Core

Course objectives:

The objective of the course is to discuss the basic ideas of financial market and develop an understanding of the investment scenario in financial market and stock market. This course also provides conceptual insights of stock valuation and skills to take sound investment decision in the context of portfolio investment.

Elective Courses

Course Title: Energy Economics and Policy

Course Code: ECO 3813

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The goals of this course are to provide applied economic concepts in the energy sector and to analyze, manage, and forecast energy demand. This course covers the economics of energy supply, pricing, and taxation as well as some environmental and climate change issues that are related to the energy sector. It also illustrates various energy markets (oil, natural gas, electricity, etc.) and the governance of the energy sector in Bangladesh.

Course Title: Political Economy and Economic Development

Course Code: ECO 4712

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The objective of this course is to enlighten crucial issues of political economy and economic development under different schools of thought. How wealth is created and used, the inequalities between rich and poor, and the tensions between economic growth and the welfare are important illustrative concerns.

Course Title: Asian and Emerging Economics

Course Code: ECO 3711

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The course attempts to answer a number of important questions regarding drivers for growth, role of government and state owned sector, key challenges, future potential, impact of financial markets and corporate governance, and economic crisis of Asian emerging economies.

Course Title: Managerial Economics

Course Code: ECO 3112

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course objectives:

This course aims to analyze the applications of the economic concepts of managerial strategy and public policy, emphasizing on competition, market power etc.

Course Title: Rural Development

Course Code: ECO 3712

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The course explains the stylized fact about the dynamics of the rural economy. It teaches the significant approaches, policies, and programs adopted for rural development in Bangladesh.

Course Title: Economic Growth

Course Code: ECO 4211

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

This course aims to explain different economic growth theories such as Solow growth model, neoclassical growth model, Endogenous growth model etc. It also enlightens the recent patterns of growth, causes, and policies.

Course Title: Corporate Finance

Course Code: ECO 4511

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course objectives:

The course aims at explaining the concepts of corporate finance and different financial institutions to the students. It teaches various methods related to everyday financial measurements like present value calculation, future value calculation, compounding etc. It also enhances their ability to analyze different financial statements.

Course Title: Public Economics: Taxation

Course Code: ECO 4212

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The goal of the course is to focus on the modern treatment of public policies relating to taxation. Emphasis is placed on how different informational capabilities and jurisdictions of the government impact the design of the policy. Public Economics course educates students on the areas of application in taxation including the efficient and equitable consumption taxes, the structure of income taxation and the appropriate mix of income and consumption taxes. Besides, this course inculcates awareness in students that taxes can and often constitute significant costs to businesses and households and therefore can have a major impact in economic and other decision-making, but these costs are also potentially controllable through legitimate tax minimization strategies.

Course Title: Urban Economics

Course Code: ECO 3713

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The course aims to explain pattern of land use, suburbanization, transportation, education, crime and housing and their influence in the growth of cities. It also enlightens the nature and development of urban areas.

Course Title: Contemporary Economic Issues

Course Code: ECO 4713

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The core and applied economic courses usually find it difficult to accommodate current economic issues and debates and, if at all, the coverage is sporadic and insufficient. This course provides opportunity to the students to study and debate some of the issues that are inherently contentious such as measurement of GDP, income inequality, and environment, which thus require an in-depth scrutiny of a selected topic. The course also brings in some of the most current issues such as climate change, sustainable development and US-China trade policy changes.

Course Title: Economic History of Bangladesh

Course Code: ECO 2911

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Elective

Course Objectives:

The course aim is to provide students with knowledge of different historical event of economy for ancient Bengal, Mughal, British and Pakistan regime. It also emphasizes on the structure of Bangladesh economy and development strategy of Bangladesh such as agricultural, industry and trade.

Capstone

Course Title: Fieldwork: Trade and Financial Management

Code: ECO 3613

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Capstone

Course Objectives:

This course aims to enhance knowledge about the financial and management issues of the financial institutions and business organizations through field visits, data collection and analysis. It also makes students familiar with organizational behavior and policy as well as contribution to the economic development of Bangladesh.

Course Title: Fieldwork: Economic Development

Code: ECO 4611

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: Capstone

Course Objectives:

This course aims to help students study and analyze different economic sectors, their contributions, problems, prospects and other socio-economic indicators of Bangladesh. Consequently, students will be able to work their problems as field-level study. This course goal is to skill students' to develop the link between theory and practice concerning development issues of Bangladesh.

Course Title: Internship

Course Code: ECO 4612

Credits: 6.00

Course Type: Capstone

Course Objectives:

The objective of this course intended to bridge the gap between the course work and full time employment during the graduation level. It also focuses on learning practical economic issues resume building, develop business contacts and networking that helps students to develop a right work attitude, self-confidence, interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team in a real organizational setting. The final written submission and defense contribute to the development of communication skills.

Grading/Evaluation

Grading Scale: 4.00

Grades:

The performance of a student in a given course is made through continuous and summative assessments. That comprises quizzes / in-course, class participation, attendance, home work/assignment, case study, class test, mid-term and semester final examinations. Letter grades and grade points are used to evaluate the performance of a student in a given course. A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C and D are the passing grades while F is the failing grade. Letter grades and corresponding numerical grades used in calculating the GPA/CGPA (Cumulative grade point average) are as follows:

Marks Range	Letter Grade		Grade Point
80% and above	A+	A Plus	4.00
75% to less than 80%	A	A Regular	3.75
70% to less than 75%	A-	A Minus	3.50
65% to less than 70%	B+	B Plus	3.25
60% to less than 65%	B	B Regular	3.00
55% to less than 60%	B-	B Minus	2.75
50% to less than 55%	C+	C Plus	2.50
45% to less than 50%	C	C Regular	2.25
40% to less than 45%	D	D Regular	2.00
Less than 40%	F		0.00

Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA):

Grade Point Average (GPA) is the weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses attempted by a student. The four-step procedure that will be followed to calculate the CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of a student is given below:

Grade points earned in each course will be computed by multiplying the credit (C_i) and the individual grade point (G_i) earned in that course (i.e., C_i*G_i).
The grade points (determined in step i) of all the attempted courses will be added to determine the total grade point earned (i.e., ∑C_i*G_i).

Credits of all courses will be added together to determine the total credits (∑C_i).

CGPA will be determined by dividing the result of step (ii) by the result of step (iii). For example, if a student attempted n courses in a semester having credits C₁, C₂, … , C_n and his/her grade points in these courses are G₁, G₂, … , G_n respectively, then the CGPA can be calculated as follows:

A Numerical Example

Suppose a student has completed six courses in a semester and obtained the following grades:

Course	Credit *C_i*	Letter Grade	Grade Point *G_i*	**C_i G_i***
MAT 111	3.0	A+	4.00	12.00
ECO 101	3.0	A	3.75	11.25
CSE 101	3.0	A+	4.00	12.00
STA 101	3.0	F	0.00	0.00
ENG 101	3.0	A	3.75	11.25
MAT 121	1.5	B	3.00	4.50
Total	∑*C_i*= 16.5			∑ **C_i G_i*** = 51.00

Note: If the 3rd digit after decimal points is above ‘0’, grade will be rounded (ceiling) into the second digit after decimal. For example, 2.990 will be counted as 2.99 while 2.991 will be counted as 3.00 in CGPA calculation.

Course Withdrawal:

A student may withdraw from one or more courses with the approval of his/her Academic Advisor within 6 weeks of the commencement of the semester or else his/her grade in that course shall be recorded as F.

A student should have a convincing reason to add/drop/withdraw a course.

In exceptional cases, (e.g. serious illness of students, death of parents etc.) a student may be allowed to withdraw a course after week 6 on recommendation of his/her advisor. Such request should be supported by proper documents and certificates.

Incomplete Courses:

When a student is unable to sit for the final examination of a course, his/her grade in that course shall be recorded as F. In such case, he/she has to retake/recourse the course.

Retake:

A student getting an F grade in a course may sit only for the final examination in that course, if he/she obtains 40% or above marks excluding the final examination. A course cannot be retaken more than twice.

Re-course:

A student getting an F grade in a course will be required to repeat the course if he/she obtains below 40% marks excluding the final examination.

Grade Improvement:

A student may re-course one or more courses for improvement of grade and the best of the grades earned in a course on repeating will be counted for CGPA calculation.

A student may retake one or more courses for improvement of grade and the best of the grades earned in a course on retaking will be counted for CGPA calculation. Courses having less than ‘B’ grade (i.e. ‘B-‘downwards) will be allowed to register as ‘Improvement’.

Note: For any retake, the student have to obtain 40% or above marks excluding the final examination.

Dropout:

A student may dropout from the program by applying to the registrar of the university but he/she must have a convincing reason to do so.

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