BS Economics
Programs Offered
BS Economics
Duration: 4-years (8 Semesters)
Eligibility Criteria: Criteria: Minimum 12-year education with a minimum of 45% marks in intermediate
Total Credit Hours (CH): 124
The Courses offered in BS Economics are categorized as:
1. General Ed Courses
2. Major Courses
3. Distribution Courses
4. Internship
5. Capstone Research Project
Total
2. Major Courses
3. Distribution Courses
4. Internship
5. Capstone Research Project
Total
(34 credit hours)
(72 credit hours)
(12 credit hours)
(3 credit hours)
(3 credit hours)
(124 credit hours)
(72 credit hours)
(12 credit hours)
(3 credit hours)
(3 credit hours)
(124 credit hours)
First Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| GE-181 | Applications of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) | 2+1 |
| GE-151 | Quantitative Reasoning-I | 3+0 |
| GE-141 | Communicative English | 3+0 |
| ECO-111 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3+0 |
| GE-12X | Elective Natural Sciences | 2+1 |
| GE-164 | Understanding of the Holy Quran-I | 0+1 |
| Semester Total | 16 (13+3) | |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| GE-142 | Composition Writing | 3+0 |
| ECO-112 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3+0 |
| GE-152 | Quantitative Reasoning-II | 3+0 |
| GE-111 | Society, Logic, and Critical Thinking | 2+0 |
| GE-161 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 |
| GE-171 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | 2+0 |
| GE-165 | Understanding of the Holy Quran-II | 0+1 |
| Semester Total | 16 (15+1) | |
Third Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-201 | Statistics for Economist-I | 3+0 |
| GE-131 | Social Living | 2+0 |
| ECO-212 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3+0 |
| GE-191 | Entrepreneurship | 2+0 |
| GE-132 | Civics and Community Engagement | 2+0 |
| ECO-211 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3+0 |
| Semester Total | 15 (15+0) | |
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-214 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-202 | Statistics for Economist-II | 3+0 |
| MGT-221 | Principles of Marketing | 3+0 |
| GE-14X | Elective Foreign Language | 3+0 |
| CS-XXX | Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence | 3+0 |
| GE-172 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| Semester Total | 17 (17+0) | |
Fifth Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-352 | Monetary Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-351 | Public Finance | 3+0 |
| MGT-231 | Introduction to Business Finance | 3+0 |
| ECO-311 | Economy of Pakistan | 3+0 |
| ECO-341 | Environmental Economics | 3+0 |
| Total (Theory + Lab) | 15 (15+0) | |
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-301 | Mathematical Economics-I | 3+0 |
| ECO-312 | Microeconomic Analysis | 3+0 |
| ECO-331 | Econometrics-I | 3+0 |
| ECO-313 | Islamic Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-304 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3+0 |
| Total (Theory + Lab) | 15 (15+0) | |
Seventh Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-431 | Econometrics-II | 3+0 |
| ECO-XXX | Elective-I | 3+0 |
| ECO-401 | Mathematical Economics-II | 3+0 |
| ECO-498 | Internship | 3+0 |
| ECO-461 | International Trade Theory | 3+0 |
| Total (Theory + Lab) | 15 (15+0) | |
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-451 | Financial Institutions and Market | 3+0 |
| ECO-411 | Macroeconomic Analysis | 3+0 |
| ECO-XXX | Elective-II | 3+0 |
| ECO-499 | Capstone Project | 3+0 |
| ECO-412 | Managerial Economics | 3+0 |
| Total (Theory + Lab) | 15 (15+0) | |
Details of Interdisciplinary/Allied Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| MGT-221 | Principles of Marketing | 3+0 |
| GE-14X | Elective Foreign Language | 3+0 |
| MGT-231 | Introduction to Business Finance | 3+0 |
| EDU-116 | Economics of Education | 3+0 |
| Total (Theory + Lab) | 12 (12+0) | |
List of Minor Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-111 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-112 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-212 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-311 | Economy of Pakistan | 3+0 |
| ECO-331 | Econometrics-I | 3+0 |
| Total (Theory + Lab) | 15 (15+0) | |
List of General Education Courses
| General Education Cluster | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| Arts and Humanities | GE-111 | Society, Logic, and Critical Thinking | 2+0 |
| Natural Sciences | GE-121 | Life Sciences | 2+1 |
| GE-122 | Fundamentals of Chemical Biology | 2+1 | |
| GE-123 | Biophysics | 2+1 | |
| GE-124 | Everyday Natural Science | 2+1 | |
| GE-125 | Fundamental Physics | 2+1 | |
| GE-126 | Applied Statistics and Analytics | 2+1 | |
| Social Sciences & Civics and Community Engagement | GE-131 | Social Living | 2+0 |
| GE-132 | Civics and Community Engagement | 2+0 | |
| Functional English & Expository Writing | GE-141 | Communicative English | 3+0 |
| GE-142 | Composition Writing | 3+0 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | GE-151 | Quantitative Reasoning-I | 3+0 |
| GE-152 | Quantitative Reasoning-II | 3+0 | |
| Islamic Studies OR Religious Education/Ethics | GE-161 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 |
| Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | GE-171 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | 2+0 |
| GE-172 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 | |
| Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) | GE-181 | Applications of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) | 2+1 |
| Entrepreneurship | GE-191 | Entrepreneurship | 2+0 |
Details of Major Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-111 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-112 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-212 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-201 | Statistics for Economist-I | 3+0 |
| ECO-202 | Statistics for Economist-II | 3+0 |
| ECO-211 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-214 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-213 | Economy of Pakistan | 3+0 |
| ECO-301 | Mathematical Economics-I | 3+0 |
| ECO-311 | Public Finance | 3+0 |
| ECO-331 | Econometrics-I | 3+0 |
| ECO-431 | Econometric-II | 3+0 |
| ECO-312 | Microeconomic Analysis | 3+0 |
| ECO-401 | Mathematical Economics-II | 3+0 |
| ECO-313 | Islamic Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-304 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3+0 |
| ECO-352 | Monetary Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-xxx | Elective-I | 3+0 |
| ECO-341 | Environmental Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-461 | International Trade Theory | 3+0 |
| ECO-451 | Financial Institutions and Market | 3+0 |
| ECO-411 | Macroeconomic Analysis | 3+0 |
| ECO-xxx | Elective-II | 3+0 |
| ECO-412 | Managerial Economics | 3+0 |
| Total (Theory + Lab) | 72 (72+0) | |
List of Elective Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours ( Th + Lab ) |
| ECO-421 | Human Resource Development | 3+0 |
| ECO-422 | Economic Growth | 3+0 |
| ECO-423 | Poverty and Income Distribution | 3+0 |
| ECO-424 | Population Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-425 | General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-426 | Development Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-401 | Operations Research | 3+0 |
| ECO-413 | History of Economic Thoughts | 3+0 |
| ECO-414 | Agriculture Economics | 3+0 |
| ECO-415 | Comparative Economic System | 3+0 |
| ECO-416 | Dynamics Macroeconomics | 3+0 |
| ECO-461 | International Trade Theory | 3+0 |
List of Foreign Languages
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| GE-145 | Elementary Arabic | 3+0 |
| GE-147 | Elementary French | 3+0 |
| GE-146 | Elementary Chinese | 3+0 |
| GE-148 | Elementary German | 3+0 |
| GE-140 | Elementary Russian | 3+0 |
List of International Certification
| Course Code | Elective Course Title | Certification Name | Credit Hrs. |
| ECO-421 | Human Resource Development | SHRM Essentials of Human Resources | 3 |
| ECO-423 | Poverty and Income Distribution | LinkedIn Learning: Human Resource Management Foundations Certificate | 2 |