Graduate Programs
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science(MS) in Economics at UIU is designed to equip students to pursue higher studies in Economics in any North American or equivalent universities. A conscious emphasis is given in teaching applied economics courses to help our graduates meet the challenges of designing and evaluating policies. This blend is unique in Bangladesh and will help in grooming our graduates for policy level jobs.
DEGREE REQUIREMENT
- A minimum CGPA of 2.0
- Completion of 30 credits
COURSE /CREDIT REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM DURATION
MS in Economics is a 30 credit program with option for a research monograph or an MS Thesis at the end. Ideally it should take one year to complete the course requirements plus one semester to complete the thesis/research monograph.
COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM
There are three components of the program :
- Core Course (4 x 3 = 12 credits)
- Elective Economics Courses (4 x 3 = 12 credits)
- Thesis(1x 6= 6 credits)/ Research Paper (1 x 3= 3 credits)*
*Students opting for Research Paper shall have to do 5 elective economics courses.
Course/credit requirement
- Duration of the program : 4 trimester
- Total Credits : 30 credits
Program Structure:
| Title | Number of Courses | Number of Credits |
| Core Courses | 4 | 12 Credits |
| Elective Economics Courses (choose any four or five) | 4 or 5 | 12/15 Credits |
| Thesis/Research | 1 | 3/ 6 Credits |
| Total | 9/10 | 30 Credits |
Course Summary
| Core Courses |
| ECO 501: Advanced Microeconomics |
| ECO 502: Advanced Macroeconomics |
| ECO 572: Econometrics I |
| ECO 550: Advanced Development Economics |
| Open Elective Course |
| ECO 512: Energy Economics and Policy |
| ECO 540: Urban Economics |
| ECO 610: Industrial Organization |
| ECO 515: Applied Econometrics |
| ECO 516: Economic Analysis and Public Policy |
| ECO 620: Economics of Natural resources |
| ECO 625: Public Finance |
| ECO 627: Behavioral and Institutional Economics |
| ECO 650: Labor Economics I |
| ECO 651: Labor Economics II |
| ECO 660: Economics of Technology |
| ECO 670: Financial Economics I |
| ECO 671: Financial Economics II |
| ECO 672: Advanced Econometrics |
| ECO 673: Time Series Econometrics |
| ECO 677: International Finance |
| ECO 683: International Trade I |
| ECO 684: International Trade II |
| ECO 688: Seminar in Economics |
| ECO 514: Topics in Development Economics |
| ECO 685: Economics of Climate Change |
| FIN 638: Fintech |
| Thesis/Research Paper | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ECO 795 | Research Paper | 3 |
| ECO 799 | Thesis | 6 |
Students enrolled after Summer 18 will find their course summary in the link below-
Course Plan
| Sl | Course Title Status |
| 1st Trimester | |
| 1 | Advanced Microeconomics |
| 2 | Elective Course – 1 |
| 3 | Elective Course – 2 |
| 2nd Trimester | |
| 4 | Advanced Macroeconomics |
| 5 | Elective Course – 3 |
| 6 | Elective Course – 4 |
| 3rd Trimester | |
| 7 | Econometrics I |
| 8 | Advanced Development Economics |
| 9 | Elective Course – 5 (If Student Take Research Paper) |
| 4th Trimester | |
| Thesis / Research Paper |
