BS (Hons) Major in Economics with Minor in Data Sciences and Business Analytics

Program Overview

Duration: 4 years, 8 semesters

Credits: 130

• Scholarships 

  Merit Scholarships

  1. 75% of the tuition fees for all students  securing 90% or higher marks in intermediate or 3As in A levels (continued or awarded conditional on maintaining 3.8 or higher CGPA with full workload)
  2. 50% of the tuition fees for all students securing 80-89% or 2As in A levels (continued or awarded conditional on maintaining 3.5-3.8  CGPA with full workload)

  Need Based Scholarship
  Up to 100% subject to assessment of the need, certain verifications and competence

  Beaconhouse Group Patronage Scholarship
  100% admission fee waiver for all graduates of Beaconhouse School System or its affiliates.

• Career Prospects

  Here are some routes graduates can pursue: 
  Banking and Financial Sector, Commerce and Industry, Research Organizations, Regulatory Bodies, Planning and Development Institutions, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Academic Institutions

• Program Description

  BS (Hons.) Major in Economics with Minor in Data Sciences and Business Analytics is a new degree program offered with major courses of economics combined with a set of minor courses in the field of data sciences and business analysis. The degree is increasingly becoming important and has a potential to equip students with the necessary skill set for market based research techniques and applications to design projects and policies.

• Eligibility Criteria

  Candidates with minimum 50% marks in intermediate or equivalent marks in A-levels or High School Diploma are eligible to apply for this program. Admission offers would be subject to the decision of the admission committee based on the candidate's academic history and performance in the test and interview.

• Courses

  • Courses for Minor in Data Sciences and Business Analytics

    Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-Reqs
    BBA-210	Management Information Systems	3	IT in Business
    BBA-425	Business Analytics	3	Management Information System
    BBA-323	Business Intelligence and Data Visualization	3	IT in Business
    BBA-324	Data Warehousing and Mining	3	IT in Business
    BBA-325	Emerging Technologies in Business	3	IT in Business
    BBA-326	ERP Business Systems	3	IT in Business
    	Total	18

  • Year I - Semester I

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ECO-103	Fundamentals of Micro Economics	F1	3
    EDU-101	Foundation English	C1	3
    SLA-103	Islamic Studies	C2	1.5
    ECO-112	Mathematics 1	C3	3
    BBA-206	IT in Business	C4	3
    	Diversification 1	D1	3
    	Total		16.5

  • Year I - Semester II

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ECO-201	Mathematics 2	F2	3
    ECO-104	Fundamentals of Macroeconomics	F3	3
    ELU-101	Communication Skills 1	C5	3
    ECO-202	Statistics1	F4	3
    SLA-102	Pakistan Studies	C6	1.5
    	Diversification 2	D2	3
    	Total		16.5

  • Year II - Semester III

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ELU-102	Communication Skills 2	C7	3
    ECO-115	Macroeconomics I	F5	3
    ECO-203	Statistics 2	F6	3
    	Diversification 3	D3	3
    	Diversification 4	D4	3
    	Economics Elective 1	EE1	3
    	Total		18

  • Year II - Semester IV

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ECO-200	Development Economics	M1	3
    ECO-107	Microeconomics 1	F7	3
    ECO-211	Mathematical Economics 1	F8	3
    	Diversification 5	D5	3
    	Diversification 6	D6	3
    	Economics Elective 2	EE2	3
    	Total		18

  • Year III - Semester V

    ;

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ECO-223	Microeconomics 2	M2	3
    ECO-214	Econometrics 1	F9	3
    ECO-225	Monetary Economics	M3	3
    	Economics Elective 3	EE3	3
    	Diversification 7	D7	3
    	Total		15

  • Year III - Semester VI

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ECO-351	Macroeconomics 2	M4	3
    ECO-311	Environmental Economics	M5	3
    ECO-314	Econometrics 2	M6	3
    JOU-214	Opinion & Editorial Writing	C8	3
    ECO-221	Introduction to R	M7	3
    	Total		15

  • Year IV - Semester VII

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ECO-399	Internship and Applied Economics	EE4
    ECO-260	International Trade	M8	3
    ECO-313	Games of Strategy	M9	3
    ECO-351	Research Methodology	M10	3
    DLA-109	Intro to Political Thought	C9	3
    	Economics Elective 4	EE5	3
    	Total		15

  • Year IV - Semester VIII

    Course Code	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    ECO-323	Public Finance	M11	3
    DLA-109	History of Economic Thought	M12	3
    ECO-528	Thesis/Economics elective	EE6	3
    ECO-305	Current Issues in Pakistan's Economy	M13	3
    	Diversification 8	D8	3
    	Total		15

    Key:

    C= Compulsory Courses
    D= Diversification Courses
    F= Foundation Courses
    M=Major
    EE= Economics Elective (Optional)

• Transfer Policy

  Transfer of the students from other related schools/programs would be permissible for only those students who have secured minimum 2.0 CGPA.  

• Degree Requirement

  Students are required to complete 130 credit hours in order to complete the degree.