Curriculum

The normative period of study is four years, and students have to complete at least 123 units and satisfy requirements under separate categories.

 

For major programme requirement, students are required to complete a minimum of 72 units of courses, including (a) Faculty Package (9 units), (b) Required Courses (27 units), and (c) Elective Courses (36 units).

 

The recommended course pattern for studying 12 core courses (ECON2011 under Faculty Package, and courses listed under Required Courses) is as follows –

Topics/Year Project Econometrics Micro-economics Macro-economics Mathematics

Year

1

ECON1902
A Guide to Learning
Economics (2)

 

*ECON2011
Basic Microeconomics (3)

ECON2021
Basic Macroeconomics (3)

ECON1101
Mathematical Methods in
Economics I (2)

 

ECON1111
Mathematical Methods in
Economics II (2)

Year
2

ECON2901
Guided Study in Current
Economic Problems I (2)

ECON2121
Methods of Economic
Statistics (3)

ECON3011
Intermediate
Microeconomics Theory (3)

ECON3021
Intermediate
Macroeconomic Theory (3)

 
Year
3
 

ECON3121
Introductory
Econometrics (3)

     
Year
4

ECON4901
Guided Study in Current
Economic Problems II (2)

 

ECON4903
Economics in Practice (2)

       

*Students must take ECON2011 and any two more courses, offered by two different Programmes/Departments/Schools, to fulfil the required 9 units of the Faculty Package. Please refer to the details of your admission year’s curriculum.

 

Students will be conferred Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) upon completion.

 

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