M.A. Economics

Economics, M.A.

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Free

Entry Year

2020

Qualification

M.A.
(APPLICATIONS CLOSED)

Duration

2 years

Overview
Program Specifications
Syllabus
Department Highlights

Overview

About the Program

The Economics Department is as old as the college itself, going way back to 1948. The P.G. program began in 2005 and is about a decade old. We are now following the Choice-based Credit system introduced from 2014 onwards wherein, the course-work comprises of Core, Allied, Elective and Soft-skill-based Courses. This flagship program of the department specialises in areas of finance and management. On acquiring knowledge of the qualitative and quantitative techniques as well as gaining an in-depth understanding of the field, Graduates of this degree will be able to demonstrate their skills in Data Analytics, Econometrics, International Commerce, etc. The Curricular and Extracurricular activities are designed in a way to ensure that the students receive a holistic understanding through the curriculum.

Head of Department

Dr. SHANTHI S.
Associate prof., MA, M.PHIL., MBA, Ph.D.

Vision

The vision of the department is to provide our students with a strong academic foundation in economic theory and encourage them to apply their knowledge to analyse economic issues and policies.

Mission

To be a center of excellence by training students in economic applications
To keep up with changes and improve course sequencing
To promote vibrant economic and social science research
To update knowledge and skills in information/communication technology for more effective teaching, learning, and research
To enhance collaborations & industry-interface
To encourage students to get involved with the department by providing them with opportunities for the development of leadership skills through activities/programs

Objectives

TOWARDS

Excellence
Employing interdisciplinary approaches
Research and Corporate interactions

TO GENERATE AND ENHANCE

Knowledge / information
Appropriate skills
Value-based quality education
Sensitize and empower: socio-economic issues – facilitate tomorrow’s effective policy/decision makers

Program Specifications

PG COURSE CBCS FORMAT FOR M.A. ECONOMICS BATCH 2018

(B)Course Matrix for PG Programme:

NATURE OF COURSE	SEMESTER I	SEMESTER II	SEMESTER III ELECTIVE COURSE	SEMESTER IV
CORE COURSE	Microeconomics-I	Microeconomics-II	International Trade	Operation Research for Economics
	Macroeconomics – I	Macroeconomics – II	Business Economics/ Financial Economics	Predictive Analytics
	Public Economics	Research Methods for Economics	Accounting for Business Economics/ Advanced Econometrics	Economics of Industry & Labour / Financial Mathematics & Game Theory
	Economics of Development	Economics of Growth	Economics of Innovation/ Financial Management & Accounting	Labour Economics / Risk Management & Insurance
ALLIED COURSE	Mathematics for Economics	Basic Econometrics	–	–
ALLIED COURSE	Statistics for Economics	Current Policies and Challenges of Indian Economy	–	–
SOFT COURSE	—	—	Data Analytics	–
OPEN ELECTIVE	–	–	Fundamentals of Economics	–
		CDP	Internship	Dissertation & Viva-voce

TESTING AND EVALUATION

The performance of the student will be assessed throughout the semester. Evaluations will be
based on end-semester examinations and continuous internal assessment (CIA).

Syllabus

Semester - I

Course Code	Name of the Course	Paper Title	LTP	Credits	CIA Marks	ESE	Total Marks
CC-01	Core Course - I	Microeconomics-I	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
CC-02	Core Course - II	Macroeconomics - I	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
CC-03	Core Course - III	Public Economics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
CC-04	Core Course - IV	Economics of Development	3:2:0	4	30	70	100
AC-01	Allied Course - I	Mathematics for Economics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
AC-02	Allied Course - II	Statistics for Economics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
	Total	Statistics for Economics	4:0:0	24	30	70	600

Semester - II

Course Code	Name of the Course	Paper Title	LTP	Credits	CIA Marks	ESE	Total Marks
CC-05	Core Course – V	Microeconomics-I	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
CC-06	Core Course - VI	Macroeconomics - II	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
CC-07	Core Course - VII	Research Methods for Economics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
CC-08	Core Course - VIII	Economics of Growth	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
AC-03	Allied Course - III	Basic Econometrics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
AC-04	Allied Course - IV	Current Policies and Challenges of Indian Economy	3:2:0	4	30	70	100
	CDP			2		50	50
				26			650

Semester - III

Course Code	Name of the Course	Paper Title	LTP	Credits	CIA Marks	ESE	Total Marks
EC-01	Elective Course I	International Trade	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
EC-02	Elective Course II	Managerial Economics / Financial Economics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
EC-03	Elective Course III	Accounting for Business Economics / Advanced Econometrics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
EC-04	Elective Course IV	Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship/ Financial Management & Accounting	3:2:0	4	30	70	100
AC-05	Allied Course - V	Data Analytics	0:0:8	4	30	70	100
AC-05	Allied Course - V	Data Analytics	0:0:8	4	30	70	100
OE	Open Elective	Fundamentals of Economics	2:0:0	2	15	35	50
	Internship			2		50	50
	Total			24	165	435	600

Semester - IV

Course Code	Name of the Course	Paper Title	LTP	Credits	CIA Marks	ESE	Total Marks
EC-05	Elective Course V	Operation Research for Economics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
EC-06	Elective Course VI	Predictive Analytics	0:0:8	4	30	70	100
EC-07	Elective Course VII	Industrial economics / Financial Mathematics	4:0:0	4	30	70	100
EC-08	Elective Course VIII	Labour Economics / Risk Management & Insurance	3:2:0	4	30	70	100
PR-01	Project / Viva Voce		12:0:0	8	50	150	200
	Total			24	120	530	600
				98			2450

Department Highlights

The Department recently commemorated its 70 years completion – in lieu of the same – the Economics Association ‘Artha’ conducted various activities.
Launch of the Economics Newsletter Pramartha on Economics Day for the completion of 70 years of the department.
One day workshop on Bengaluru Next- Review, Restore & Redesign – provided an opportunity to discuss and deliberate on the challenges that the city faces and the policy responses needed to address them.
Workshop on GST – to increase the knowledge-base of students on GST by focusing on its reasons for implementation, the impact on the Indian economy and the impact on financial inclusion.
Collaboration with the Humanities association through an International Conference on ‘Sports’. In addition to this, an integral component oriented towards Nation Building was conducted.

Career Opportunities

Pursuing higher studies abroad and well-known institutes in India.
Internships at RBI, Tata Steel, Railways and other public sector enterprises.
Cleared Eligibility Tests for Lectureships / Research Fellowships (National / State level).
Civil Services, Banking, Insurance & other competitive examinations
Corporate placements as data / finance analysts – at Deloitte, E&Y, JP Morgan, Citi-group
Educators – both at pre-university and degree / post graduate levels.
Research at Research Institutes – IIM-B, FPI, ISEC, Centre for Budget & Policy Studies.
Technical writing at Thomson Reuters, Economic Times.

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