MSc in Business Economics (General)

Option B

This option is offered as a general programme in the M.Sc. programme and it caters mainly to the employees of the corporate sector and the public sector.  This option enables the students to participate in workshops and guest lecturers conducted by world class leaders and practitioners in the business world during the Second Year of the programme. Guest lectures and domestic workshops will be based on current economic affairs and application of economics into the real world. At the same time, the students would receive first-hand experience in organizing and running projects by implementing an individual project in the Second Year of the programme.

Programme Structure for General Programme (Option B)

Course Code

Course Title

Course Status

Contact Hours

Credit Hours

Year I –Semester I

Students are required to complete three core course units and select two elective courses from the list provided in the table below.

MBE50320

Advanced Microeconomics

Core

45

03

MBE50321

Research Methods

Core

45

03

MBE50322

Applied Econometrics

Core

45

03

 

Elective Course Unit

Elective

45

03

 

Elective Course Unit

Elective

45

03

Total No. of Credits – Semester I

15

Year I –Semester II

Students must complete two core course units and three elective course units from the list in the table below.

MBE50323

Strategic Management

Core

45

03

MBE50324

Advanced Macroeconomics

Core

45

03

 

Elective Course Unit

Elective

45

03

 

 Elective Course Unit

Elective

45

03

 

 Elective Course Unit

Elective

45

03

Total No. of Credits – Semester II

15

Year II –Semester I

Students are required to complete two core course units and one elective from MBE60627 and MBE60628.  

MBE60627

Overseas Field Works

Elective

90

06

MBE60628

Domestic Field Works

Elective

90

06

MBE60629

Workshops

Core

90

06

MBE60330

Individual Project

Core

45

03

Total No. of Credits – Semester I

15

Throughout Year II

MBEC61532

Research Project

Core

225

15

Total No. of Credits – Semester II

15

Total No. of Credits of the Program

60