MS Economics
Programs Offered
MS Economics
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)
Eligibility Criteria: BSc in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA 2.0/4.00 or equivalent (55%), UW Entry Test or GAT-General (Minimum 50% Marks) or GRE-General (Minimum 50 Percentile)
Total Credit Hours (CH): 31
The courses offered in MS Economics degree program are categorized as
Core Courses: 13 credit hours
Elective Courses: 12 credit hours
Thesis: 6 credit hours.
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours
( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-602 | Research Methodology | 1+0 |
| ECO-611 | Applied Econometric Methods | 3+0 |
| ECO-711 | Advanced Microeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-712 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-721 | Topics in Development Economics | 3+0 |
Elective Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours
( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-612 | Advanced Mathematical Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-613 | Optimization in Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-614 | Experimental Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-615 | Public Sector Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-616 | Food and Agricultural Policy | 3+0 |
| ECO-617 | Urban Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-618 | Economics of Industrial organizations | 3+0 |
Elective Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours
( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-713 | Topics in International Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-714 | Topics in Labor Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-721 | Topics in Development Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-722 | Topics in Human Resource Development | 3+0 |
| ECO-631 | Applied Econometrics | 3+0 |
| ECO-632 | Time Series Analysis | 3+0 |
| ECO-641 | Energy Economics and Policy | 3+0 |
| ECO-741 | Topics in Environmental Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-751 | Advanced Monetary Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-752 | Topics in International Finance | 3+0 |
Thesis
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours
( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-799 | Thesis | 6 |