{"id":4148,"date":"2019-02-28T03:26:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T03:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/?page_id=4148"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:01:17","slug":"m-sc-in-business-economics-general-programme-structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/postgraduate-degree\/m-sc-in-business-economics-general-programme-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"General: Programme Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">MSc in Business Economics (General)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/postgraduate-degree\/m-sc-in-business-economics-entry-qualifications-selection-procedure-and-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Option B<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>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.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Programme Structure for General Programme (Option B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p><strong>Course Status<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p><strong>Contact Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p><strong>Credit Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong>Year I \u2013Semester I<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>Students are required to complete three core course units and select two elective courses from the list provided in the table below.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE50320<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Advanced Microeconomics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE50321<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Research Methods<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE50322<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Applied Econometrics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Elective Course Unit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Elective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Elective Course Unit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Elective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"89%\">\n<p><strong>Total No. of Credits \u2013 Semester I<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p><strong>15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong>Year I \u2013Semester II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>Students must complete two core course units and three elective course units from the list in the table below.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE50323<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Strategic Management<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE50324<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Advanced Macroeconomics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Elective Course Unit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Elective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>\u00a0Elective Course Unit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Elective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>\u00a0Elective Course Unit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Elective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"89%\">\n<p><strong>Total No. of Credits \u2013 Semester II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p><strong>15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong>Year II \u2013Semester I<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>Students are required to complete two core course units and one elective from MBE60627 and MBE60628. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE60627<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Overseas Field Works<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Elective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE60628<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Domestic Field Works<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Elective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE60629<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Workshops<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBE60330<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Individual Project<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"89%\">\n<p><strong>Total No. of Credits \u2013 Semester I<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p><strong>15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong>Throughout Year II <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>MBEC61532<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">\n<p>Research Project<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<p>Core<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p>225<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"89%\">\n<p><strong>Total No. of Credits \u2013 Semester II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p><strong>15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"89%\">\n<p><strong>Total No. of Credits of the Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\n<p><strong>60<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-5.png 749w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-5-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-5-255x212.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" 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