Duration
The undergraduate degree programme will extend over a period of four (4) academic years.
Degree Patterns
Courses will be taught in units. A unit is defined as the equivalent of 35 one-hour lectures.
A student in the School of Economics will choose courses from the following departments:
- Economic Theory
- Econometrics and Statistics
- Applied Economics
Enrolment for units outside School of Economics will be possible provided it is approved by the Dean of the School in consultation with the relevant Chairpersons of Departments.
In the first year of study, a student will be required to take a minimum of thirteen (13) units distributed as follows:
- Four (4) University Common Units i.e. UCU 100: Communication Skills, UCU101: Development Studies, UCU 103: Critical and Creative Thinking and UCU 104: Introduction to Entrepreneurship.
- Nine (9) departmental units chosen from the departments within the School, such that the student takes an approved combination of units from each department.
An approved combination of subjects after the first year of study shall have a minimum of Twelve (12) units.
For a student to qualify for degree classification in the School of Economics, he/she must have done a minimum of forty-nine (49) units.
In all the years of study, permission to take a specific unit shall be subject to a student meeting the departmental requirements.
Subject to the approval of the department concerned, a student may be permitted to take one audit unit per subject per year. Such a unit will not be examined and may be a service unit, offered by any department.