Department of Economics

Scheme of Studies

BS Economics

Session 2023-2027 and Onwards

Year-1

Semester-I

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

GEDU-101

Functional English

3(3+0)

GEDU-102

Islamic Studies

2(2+0)

GEDU-103

Ethics (for Non-Muslim Students in lieu of Islamic Studies)

2(2+0)

GEDU-104

Applications of Information and Communication

Technologies (ICT)

3(2+1)

GEDU-104P

Applications of Information and Communication

Technologies (ICT) (Practical)

 

ECON-101

Principles of Microeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-102

Principles of Macroeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-103

Issues in Pakistan Economy

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Semester-II

GEDU-151

Expository Writing

3(3+0)

GEDU-152

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2(2+0)

GEDU-153

Quantitative Reasoning-I

3(3+0)

ECON-151

Intermediate Microeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-152

Mathematical Economics-I

3(3+0)

ECON-153

Islamic Economics

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Year-II

Semester-III

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

GEDU-***

Social Science

2(2+0)

GEDU-***

Natural Science

3 (2+1)

GEDU-201

Quantitative Reasoning -II

3(3+0)

ECON-201

Intermediate Macroeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-202

Mathematical Economics-II

3(3+0)

ECON-203

World Economic History

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Semester-IV

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

GEDU-***

Arts & Humanities

2(2+0)

GEDU-251

Entrepreneurship

2(2+0)

GEDU-252

Civic & Community Engagement

2(2+0)

ECON-251

Statistical inference and Decision Making

3(3+0)

ECON-252

Development Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-253

Public Finance

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

                                                       Year-III

Semester-V

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

ECON-301

Microeconomics Theory

3(3+0)

ECON-302

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-303

Managerial Economics

3(3+0)

List of Allied Courses

Min/SW-101

Introduction to Social Work and Sociological Concept Introduction to Political Science

Introduction to Gender and Development Studies-1

Essentials of  Psychology

(Choose any Two)

3(3+0)

Min/Pol.Sc-101

3(3+0)

Min/GDS-101

3(3+0)

PSY-376

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

Semester-VI

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

ECON-351

Macroeconomics Theory

3(3+0)

ECON-352

Research Methodology

3(3+0)

ECON-353

Econometrics-I

3(3+0)

       

List of Allied Courses

Min/SW-102

Min/Pol.Sc-102

HIS-383

Min/GDS-102

Basic Methods of Social Work

Introduction to Political Science Modern Central Asia

Introduction to Gender and  Development Studies-II

(Choose any Two)

     3(3+0)

3(3+0)

3(3+0)

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

Year-IV

Semester-VII

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

ECON-401

International Trade Theory

3(3+0)

ECON-402

Econometrics-II

3(3+0)

ECON-403

Applied Econometrics

3(3+0)

ECON-498

Internship/Field experience

3(3+0)

ECON-***

Elective-I (Annexure-A)

Choose any One Course from Annexure-A

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

Semester-VIII

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

ECON-451

Monetary Economic

3(3+0)

ECON-452

International Finance

3(3+0)

ECON-453

Labor Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-499

Capstone Project

3(3+0)

ECON-***

Elective-II (Annexure-B)

Choose any One Course from Annexure-B

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

*The course code of Elective courses will be in accordance to the course chosen from the annexure.

Total Credit Hours for BS Economics= 17+17+17+15+15+15+15+15=126

List of Elective Courses

Annexure-A

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-404

Health Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-405

Comparative Economic System

3(3+0)

ECON-406

Population Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-407

Industrial Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-408

Urban Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-409

Poverty and Income Distribution

3(3+0)

ECON-410

Development Policies

3(3+0)

ECON-411

Project Appraisal with Reference to Pakistan

3(3+0)

Annexure-B

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-454

Political Economy

3(3+0)

ECON-455

Islamic Finance

3(3+0)

ECON-456

Transport Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-457

Dynamic Macroeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-458

Game Theory

3(3+0)

ECON-459

Financial Markets

3(3+0)

ECON-460

Rural Development

3(3+0)

BS Economics and Finance
Session 2023-2027 and Onwards

Year-1

Semester-I

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

GEDU-101

Functional English

3(3+0)

GEDU-102

Islamic Studies

2(2+0)

GEDU-103

Ethics (for Non-Muslim students in lieu of Islamic Studies)

2(2+0)

GEDU-104

Applications of Information and Communication

Technologies (ICT)

3(2+1)

GEDU-104P

Applications of Information and Communication

Technologies (ICT) (Practical)

 

ECON-101

Principles of Microeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-102

Principles of Macroeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-103

Issues in Pakistan Economy

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Semester-II

GEDU-151

Expository Writing

3(3+0)

GEDU-152

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2(2+0)

GEDU-153

Quantitative Reasoning-I

3(3+0)

ECON-201

Intermediate Microeconomics

3(3+0)

FIN-151

Mathematics for Economics and Finance-I

3(3+0)

FIN-152

Fundamentals of Finance

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Year-II

Semester-III

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

GEDU-***

Social Science

2(2+0)

GEDU-***

Natural Science

3 (2+1)

GEDU-201

Quantitative Reasoning-II

3(3+0)

ECON-201

Intermediate Macroeconomics

3(3+0)

FIN- 201

Mathematical Economics and Finance-II

3(3+0)

FIN-202

Financial Accounting-I

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Semester-IV

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

GEDU-***

Arts & Humanities

2(2+0)

GEDU-251

Entrepreneurship

2(2+0)

GEDU-252

Civic & Community Engagement

2(2+0)

ECON-252

Development Economics

3(3+0)

FIN-251

Statistics for Economics and Finance

3(3+0)

FIN-252

Financial Accounting-II

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

Year-III

Semester-V

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

ECON-301

Microeconomics Theory

3(3+0)

FIN-301

Research Methods

3(3+0)

FIN-302

Corporate Governance & Finance

3(3+0)

List of Allied Courses

Min/SW-101

 Introduction to Social Work and Sociological Concept

Introduction to Political Science

Introduction to Gender and Development Studies-I

Essentials of Psychology Introduction

 

3(3+0)

Min/Pol.Sc-101

3(3+0)

Min/GDS-101

3(3+0)

PSY-376

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

Semester-VI

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

ECON-351

Macroeconomics Theory

3(3+0)

FIN-351

Introductory Econometrics

3(3+0)

FIN-352

Financial Institution & Markets

3(3+0)

         

List of Allied Courses

Min/SW-102

Min/Pol.Sc.-102

HIS-382

Min/GDS-102

Basic Methods of Social Work

Introduction to Political Science Modern Central Asia

Gender and Development Studies-II

(Choose any Two)

3(3+0)

3(3+0)

3(3+0)

3(3+0)

 

Total Credit Hours

15

Year-IV

Semester –VII

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

FIN-401

Monetary Economics

3(3+0)

FIN-402

Computer Application in Economics and Finance

3(3+0)

FIN-403

Financial Econometrics

3(3+0)

FIN-404

Financial Reporting

3(3+0)

FIN-498

Internship/Field Experience

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

Semester-VIII

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

FIN-451

Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management

3(3+0)

FIN-452

Financial Risk Management

3(3+0)

FIN-499

Capstone Project

3(3+0)

ECON-***

Elective-I (Economics)

Choose any course from “Group A”

3(3+0)

FIN-***

Elective-II (Finance)

Choose any course from “Group B”

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

 
* Students will complete 6 weeks internship during summer vacation after Semester VI.
-The course code of Elective courses will be in accordance to the course chosen from the annexure.
Total Credit Hours for BS Economics= 17+17+17+15+15+15+15+15=126

List of Elective Courses

Group A

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

ECON-303

Managerial Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-405

Comparative Economic systems

3(3+0)

ECON-407

Industrial Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-411

Project Appraisal

3(3+0)

ECON-457

Dynamic Macroeconomics

3(3+0)

ECON-461

Behavioral Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-462

Environmental Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-463

Transportation Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-464

The Political Economy of  Finance and Crisis

3(3+0)

Group B

Course Code

Title of Course

Credit Hours

FIN-453

Commercial Bank operations

3(3+0)

FIN-454

Business Management

3(3+0)

FIN-455

Audit and Internal Control

3(3+0)

FIN-456

International Corporate Finance

3(3+0)

FIN-457

Financial Derivatives

3(3+0)

FIN-458

International Corporations and Finance

3(3+0)

MS Economics

Session 2023-2025 and Onwards

Semester-I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-601

Microeconomic Analysis

3(3+0)

ECON-602

Econometric Theory and Methods

3(3+0)

ECON - ***

Elective-I*

3(3+0)

ECON- ***

Elective-II*

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

12

Semester-II

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-603

Macroeconomic Analysis

3(3+0)

ECON-604

Research Methods in Economics

3(3+0)

ECON- ***

Elective-III*

3(3+0)

ECON- ***

Elective-IV*

3(3+0)

Total Credit Hours

12

                                          Semester-III & IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-799

Thesis

6(0-6)

Total Credit Hours

06

         

Note: * The course code will be in accordance to the course chosen from the annexure. The courses will be offered depending on the availability of the faculty expertise and the number of students. Change of courses between semesters may be made if needed. 

Total Credit Hours = 12+12+06 = 32

Annexure

Elective Courses

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-651

Applied Econometrics

3(3+0)

ECON-652

Contemporary Issues in Economic Development

3(3+0)

ECON-653

Topics in International Trade

3(3+0)

ECON-654

Topics in Monetary Economics and Application

3(3+0)

ECON-655

Topics in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-656

Topics in Labor Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-657

Topics in Agricultural Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-658

Economic Growth Models

3(3+0)

ECON-659

Topics in Public Sector Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-660

Issues in health Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-661

Real Analysis

3(3+0)

ECON-662

Topics in Islamic Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-663

Topics in Economics of Happiness and Well-being

3(3+0)

Ph.D. (Economics)
Session 2023 and Onwards

Semester-I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-801

Advanced Microeconomic Theory

3(3+0)

ECON-803

Advanced Econometric Theory

3(3+0)

ECON-***

Elective-I*

3(3+0)

Semester Credit Hours

09

Semester-II

ECON-802

Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

3(3+0)

ECON-***

Elective-II*

3(3+0)

ECON-***

Elective-III*

3(3+0)

Semester Credit Hours

09

Course work total credit hours

09+09=18

Semester-III-IV

Course Code

Course Title

ECON-***

Research Thesis

 
Note (i) * The Course Code will be in accordance to the Course chosen from the Annexure. The courses will be offered depending on the availability of the faculty expertise and the number of students.
(ii) Change of courses between semesters may be made if needed.
(iii) Comprehensive Examination is compulsory prior to the approval of synopsis for the award of Ph.D. Candidacy.

Annexure
Elective Courses

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

ECON-804

Advanced Research Methods in Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-805

Advanced Production Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-806

Advanced International Trade

3(3+0)

ECON-807

Sustainability and Economic Development

3(3+0)

ECON-808

Advanced Agricultural Policy Analysis

3(3+0)

ECON-809

General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-810

Globalization and the Firms

3(3+0)

ECON-811

Economics of Research and Development

3(3+0)

ECON-812

Advanced Financial Economic

3(3+0)

ECON-813

Urban and Regional Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-814

Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy

3(3+0)

ECON-815

Applied Economic Dynamics

3(3+0)

ECON-816

Advanced Public Sector Economics

3(3+0)

ECON-817

Economics of Industrial Organization

3(3+0)

ECON-818

Advanced Labor Economics

3(3+0)