BSc (Hons) with Major in Economics & Minor in Finance

Program Overview

Areas: Economics, Micro and Macro Economics, Management, Accounting, Banking, Finance, Development, Trade, Econometrics, Financial Markets

Duration: 4 years, 8 semesters

Credits: 135

Career Paths: Banking and Financial Sector, Commerce and industry, Research organizations, Regulatory Bodies, Planning and Development Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations

• 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: 
  Media research, public relations and marketing, journalism, publishing,new media development, Banking and Financial Sector, Commerce and industry, Research organizations, Regulatory Bodies, Planning and Development Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations,

• Program Objectives 

  The distribution of credits indicates the priorities of the program: a deep, broad and structured training in core areas of economics built on the foundation of a liberal arts training as embodied in the non-economics core, and the room to explore a variety of subjects within and beyond the confines of economics.

• Learning Outcomes

  • To equip students with the standard conceptual tools and language of the economics discipline and profession, so as to allow students to participate in contemporary global conversations and debates. 
  • Courses in Economics program allow students to participate in conversations and debates not only on the margins of the economics discipline, but also to converse with critical voices within the mainstream. 
  • To equip students with the tools of quantitative and empirical analysis which economics students today are expected to be familiar with. 

• Eligibilty

  Those who would like to opt for Double Major program should have a minimum of 3.00 CGPA. Students will be able to choose double majors at the beginning of their third semester.
  The Major in Finance courses (see Table 2 below) will introduce students to a broad range of subjects including banking, financial statement and reporting, banking laws and regulations, financial markets and institutions, and accounting. These wide ranges of topics will establish the theoretical understanding of actual models that allows for the pricing of risk and valuation of future cash flows. First 10 courses listed in Table 2 are compulsory courses for major in finance. 

  
  

   

• Courses

  • Course Categories & Mainstream Courses 

    Table 1: Credit Requirements by Course Category for BSc (Hons.) with Major in Economics and Minor in Media Finance

    
    

    Category Name	Category Abbreviation	Courses	Number of Credits Hrs.
    Economics Core	EC	22	66
    Economics Electives	EE	06	18
    Non-Economics core	NEC	08	21
    Non-Economics electives	NEE	03	09
    Finance Courses		07	21
    Total		45	135

    Table 2: Mainstream Courses for Minor in Finance

    Semester	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-Reqs
    Semester I	Introduction to Business	3	-
    Semester II	Introduction to  Accounting	3	-
    Semester III	Business Finance - I	3	Introduction to Accounting
    Semester III	Introduction to Banking	3	Introduction to Accounting
    Semester IV	Business Finance - II	3	Business Finance - I
    Semester IV	Financial Statement Analysis & Reporting	3	Introduction to Accounting
    Semester V	Financial Instruments Markets & Institutions	3	Introduction to Accounting
    	Total	21

• 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 135 credit hours in order to complete the degree.