Masters in Economics (MEC) 2 yrs F/T, 3 yrs P/T

Entry Requirements: A good Honours degree (2.1 or better) in Economics or approved equivalent with emphasis on Econometrics.

First Year Core Courses in Economics

MEC513 Microeconomics: The course equips students with skills to carry out research, engage in policy debates and involve in sound training in new concepts.

MEC514 Macroeconomics: Macroeconomic theories analyses economic controversies, theoretical policies and issues in an African context aiming at dynamic open-economy dating back to 21^st Century.

MEC515 Quantitative Methods: The course has 2 fundamental parts; aims to equip students with solid and up to date foundation in Mathematics for Economists and modern Econometrics

Optional Courses for Economics

MEC506 Labour Economics: The course contains the impacts of economic and social issues, unemployment, income and discrimination.

MEC520 Development Economics: The course aims and objectives are to understand the in-depth of current theoretical and empirical literature on growth and development.

MEC570 Dissertation: Research project

Other optional courses on the curriculum

MEC 511 Monetary Economics

MEC 510 Advanced International Economics

MEC 512 Economic Planning and Policy Analysis

MEC 516 Economic Modeling and Policy Analysis

MEC 509 Public Finance