SYLLABUS OF ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT

Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Economics

Degree Requirements:

(a) Duration of the Program:

The program BSS (Hons) in Economics requires 4 years of studies. Each year consists of three semesters while each semester is defined by fourteen academic weeks.

(b) Total courses & Credit Hours:

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Economics consists of 46 courses having 138 credit hours.

Admission Requirements:

  • For students under National Curriculum- At least 2nd division in SSC and HSC and no 3rd division. In the new system, minimum GPA requirement is 2.5 in both SSC and HSC.
  • For English Medium students- O level in 5 subjects and A-level in 2 subjects with minimum GPA of 2.5 at each level.

Curriculum Structure

Sl. No. Course Components Credit
1. General Educational Development (GED) Courses 27
2. Departmental Core Courses 66
3. Courses on Major Area of Specialization 30
4. Courses on Minor Area of Specialization 09
5. Thesis 06
Total 138

Courses

Course Code (Old) Course Code (New) Course Title Credit Hour
ECO 101 ECO-1101 Principles of Economics (I) 3.0
ECO 102 ECO-1102 Introduction to Mathematics (I) 3.0
ECO 103 ECO-1103 Introduction to Statistics (I) 3.0
ECO 104 ECO-1104 Introduction to Computer Skill (I) 3.0
ECO 105 ECO-1201 Governance 3.0
ECO 106 ECO-1202 Basic Language English (I) 3.0
ECO 107 ECO-1203 Introduction to Sociology 3.0
ECO 108 ECO-1204 Introduction to Mathematics (II) 3.0
ECO 109 ECO-1301 Principles of Economics (II) 3.0
ECO 110 ECO-1302 Introduction to Statistics (II) 3.0
ECO 111 ECO-1303 Introduction to Computer Skill (II) 3.0
ECO 201 ECO-2101 Microeconomic Theory (I) 3.0
ECO 202 ECO-2102 Macroeconomic Theory (I) 3.0
ECO 203 ECO-2103 Economy of Bangladesh (I) 3.0
ECO 204 ECO-2104 Economic System and Development Patterns 3.0
ECO 205 ECO-2201 International Trade and Finance 3.0
ECO 206 ECO-2202 Microeconomic Theory (II) 3.0
ECO 207 ECO-2203 Macroeconomic Theory (II) 3.0
ECO 208 ECO-2204 Economic Geography 3.0
ECO 209 ECO-2301 Agriculture and Rural Economics 3.0
ECO 210 ECO-2302 Applied Economics and Public policy 3.0
ECO 211 ECO-2303 Public Economics 3.0
ECO 212 ECO-2304 Basic Language English (II) 3.0
ECO 301 ECO-3101 Development Economics 3.0
ECO 302 ECO-3102 Introductory Econometrics (I) 3.0
ECO 303 ECO-3103 Health Economics 3.0
ECO 304 ECO-3104 Business Finance and Accounting (I) 3.0
ECO 305 ECO-3201 Urban Economics 3.0
ECO 306 ECO-3202 Labour Economics 3.0
ECO 307 ECO-3203 Welfare Economics and Democracy 3.0
ECO 308 ECO-3204 Industrial Economics 3.0
ECO 309 ECO-3301 Introductory Econometrics (II) 3.0
ECO 310 ECO-3302 East Asian Studies 3.0
ECO 311 ECO-3303 Business Finance and Accounting (II) 3.0
ECO 401 ECO-4101 Economics of Environment 3.0
ECO 402 ECO-4102 International Economics 3.0
ECO 403 ECO-4103 History of Economic Thought 3.0
ECO 404 ECO-4104 Banking System 3.0
ECO 405 ECO-4201 Population Economics 3.0
ECO 407 ECO-4203 Public Sector and Private Sector in Economy 3.0
ECO 408 ECO-4204 Economic Development 3.0
ECO 409 ECO-4301 Economy of Bangladesh (II) 3.0
ECO 410 ECO-4302 Transport Economics 3.0
ECO 411 ECO-4303 Thesis Paper on Theoretical Economics 3.0
ECO 412 ECO-4304 Thesis Paper on Any Topic of Bangladesh 3.0
ECO 413 ECO-4205 Managerial Economics 3.0

Course Schedule

First Year

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-1101 Principles of Economics (I) 3.0
ECO-1102 Introduction to Mathematics (I) 3.0
ECO-1103 Introduction to Statistics (I) 3.0
ECO-1104 Introduction to Computer Skill (I) 3.0
Total 12.0

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-1201 Governance 3.0
ECO-1202 Basic Language English (I) 3.0
ECO-1203 Introduction to Sociology 3.0
ECO-1204 Introduction to Mathematics (II) 3.0
Total 12.0

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-1301 Principles of Economics (II) 3.0
ECO-1302 Introduction to Statistics (I) 3.0
ECO-1303 Introduction to Computer Skill (II) 3.0
Total 9.0

Second Year

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-2101 Microeconomic Theory (I) 3.0
ECO-2102 Macroeconomic Theory (I) 3.0
ECO-2103 Economy of Bangladesh (I) 3.0
ECO-2104 Economic System and Development Patterns 3.0
Total 12.0

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-2201 International Trade and Finance 3.0
ECO-2202 Microeconomic Theory (II) 3.0
ECO-2203 Macroeconomic Theory (II) 3.0
ECO-2204 Economic Geography 3.0
Total 12.0

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-2301 Agriculture and Rural Economics 3.0
ECO-2302 Applied Economics and Public policy 3.0
ECO-2303 Public Economics 3.0
ECO-2304 Basic Language English (II) 3.0
Total 12.0

Third Year

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-3101 Development Economics 3.0
ECO-3102 Introductory Econometrics (I) 3.0
ECO-3103 Health Economics 3.0
ECO-3104 Business, Finance and Accounting (I) 3.0
Total 12.0

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-3201 Urban Economics 3.0
ECO-3202 Labour Economics 3.0
ECO-3203 Welfare Economics and Democracy 3.0
ECO-3204 Industrial Economics 3.0
Total 12.0

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-3301 Introductory Econometrics (II) 3.0
ECO-3302 East Asian Studies 3.0
ECO-3303 Business, Finance and Accounting (II) 3.0
Total 9.0

Fourth Year

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-4101 Economics of Environment 3.0
ECO-4102 International Economics 3.0
ECO-4103 History of Economic Thought 3.0
ECO-4104 Banking System 3.0
Total 12.0

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-4201 Population Economics 3.0
ECO-4203 Public Sector and Private Sector in Economy 3.0
ECO-4204 Economic Development 3.0
ECO-4205 Managerial Economics 3.0
Total 12.0

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ECO-4301 Economy of Bangladesh (II) 3.0
ECO-4302 Transport Economics 3.0
ECO-4303 Thesis Paper on Theoretical Economics 3.0
ECO-4304 Thesis Paper on any topic of Bangladesh 3.0
Total 12.0