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            1  Meeting of Board of Studies for BS (4 Year) Program 
                                    in  
                        Economics (BS Economics) 
                                      
                         Scheduled on: 31/10/2013 
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
            Institute of Economic, Social and Development Studies, 
                            University of Swat 
            
                                                               
            
          
          
                                                 
          
         Table of Contents 
         Board of Studies Members: ................................................................................................ 1 
         Function of Board of Studies .............................................................................................. 2 
         Annexure A: ........................................................................................................................ 3 
         CURRICULUM BS ECONOMICS (04 YEAR) ................................................................ 3 
         SCHEME OF STUDIES ..................................................................................................... 3 
         First Year ............................................................................................................................ 3 
           Semester-I ................................................................................................................... 3 
           Semester-II .................................................................................................................. 3 
         Second Year ........................................................................................................................ 4 
           Semester-III................................................................................................................. 4 
           Semester IV ................................................................................................................. 4 
         Third Year ........................................................................................................................... 4 
           Semester V .................................................................................................................. 4 
           Semester VI ................................................................................................................. 5 
         Fourth Year ......................................................................................................................... 5 
           Semester VII ............................................................................................................... 5 
           Semester VIII .............................................................................................................. 5 
         List of Economics Optional Courses .................................................................................. 6 
         List of Optional (Non Economics) ...................................................................................... 7 
         Course Contents .................................................................................................................. 8 
           ECON 101   Principles of Microeconomics ............................................................... 9 
           ECON 102   English I (Functional English) ............................................................. 10 
           ECON 103   Islamic Studies (Compulsory) ............................................................. 11 
           ECON 104  Introduction to Computing .................................................................. 14 
           ECON 105   Mathematics I (Algebra) ...................................................................... 16 
           ECON 106   Principles of Macroeconomics ............................................................ 16 
           ECON 107   English II (Communication Skills) ...................................................... 18 
           ECON 108   Pakistan Studies (Compulsory) ........................................................... 19 
           ECON 109  Mathematics II (Calculus) ................................................................... 21 
           ECON 201  Intermediate Microeconomics ............................................................. 21 
           ECON 202   Development Economics ..................................................................... 24 
           ECON 203   English III (Technical Writing and Presentation Skills) ..................... 27 
           ECON 204   Statistics I ............................................................................................ 28 
           ECON 205   Intermediate Macroeconomics ............................................................ 29 
           ECON 206   Agriculture Economics ........................................................................ 32 
           ECON 207   English IV (Study Skills) ..................................................................... 34 
           ECON 208   Statistics II ........................................................................................... 36 
           ECON 301   Microeconomics .................................................................................. 38 
           ECON 302   Econometrics I ..................................................................................... 40 
           ECON 303   Mathematical Economics I .................................................................. 42 
           ECON 304   Macroeconomics .................................................................................. 44 
           ECON 305   Econometrics II .................................................................................... 46 
           ECON 306  Mathematical Economics II ................................................................. 47 
                                                 
          
                      ECON 401   International Trade Theory .................................................................. 49 
                      ECON 402   Research Methodology ........................................................................ 52 
                      ECON 403   Public Finance ..................................................................................... 53 
                      ECON 404   History of Economic Thoughts............................................................ 54 
                      ECON 405  Applied Economics and Computer Applications ................................ 56 
                      ECON 406   Islamic Economics ............................................................................... 57 
                      ECON 407   Research Paper/Research Report ......................................................... 60 
                  OPTIONAL COURSES.................................................................................................... 61 
                      ECON         Financial Institutions and Markets ...................................................... 61 
                      ECON         Labor Economics ................................................................................. 62 
                      ECON         Major Issues in Pakistan’s Economy ................................................... 64 
                      ECON         Project appraisal and Investment Analysis .......................................... 66 
                      ECON         Managerial Economics ........................................................................ 67 
                      ECON         Human Resource development ............................................................ 69 
                      ECON         Population Economics ......................................................................... 71 
                      ECON         Comparative Economic System........................................................... 72 
                      ECON         General Equilibrium   and Welfare Economics ................................... 73 
                      ECON         Environmental Economics ................................................................... 74 
                      ECON         Dynamic Macroeconomics .................................................................. 75 
                      ECON         Fiscal Policy ........................................................................................ 76 
                      ECON         Rural Development .............................................................................. 77 
                      ECON         International Finance ........................................................................... 79 
                      ECON         Development Policy ............................................................................ 80 
                      ECON         Institutional Economics ....................................................................... 82 
                      ECON         Money and Banking............................................................................. 85 
                      ECON         Monetary Economics ........................................................................... 85 
                      ECON         Monetary Policy .................................................................................. 87 
                      ECON         International Trade Policy ................................................................... 88 
                      ECON         Operation Research .............................................................................. 89 
                      ECON         Political Economy................................................................................ 91 
                      ECON         Industrial Economics ........................................................................... 93 
                      ECON         Transport Economics ........................................................................... 98 
                      ECON         Health Economics ................................................................................ 98 
                      ECON         Resource Economics .......................................................................... 100 
                      ECON         Experimental Economics ................................................................... 101 
                      ECON         Urban Economics .............................................................................. 102 
                      ECON         Regional Economics .......................................................................... 103 
                      ECON         Poverty Alleviation ............................................................................ 104 
                      ECON         International Economic Relations ..................................................... 106 
                      ECON         Game Theory ..................................................................................... 107 
                  Details of Optional (Non Economics) Courses ............................................................... 109 
                      ECON         Introduction to Communication ......................................................... 109 
                      ECON         Introduction to Philosophy ................................................................ 110 
                      ECON         Introduction to Sociology .................................................................. 110 
                      ECON         Introduction to Psychology ................................................................ 112 
                      ECON         Fundamentals of Geography .............................................................. 114