School of Arts, Management & Social Science (SAMSS)
B.Sc. Economics
This programme will allow students to develop an understanding of economic principles. It examines how goods and services are produced, distributed and consumed, and seeks to understand the forces that drive these processes. This programme is essential for anyone interested in fields such as business, public policy, finance, and social sciences, and it helps cultivate critical thinking skills to approach complex economic issues. The programme provides foundational knowledge to understand how economies function and offers tools to analyze current economic issues, from local market trends to global economic challenges
The students would be able to:
- Develop the ability to apply the analytical tools, knowledge and skills acquired to the solution of society’s economic problems.
- Provide a firm foundation of knowledge about the workings of an economy and develop the relevant skills for the constructive use of that knowledge in a range of settings.
- Stimulate students intellectually through the study of economics and lead them to appreciate its application to a range of problems and its relevance in a variety of contexts.
- Provide a conducive value-based learning environment to the students during their studies and inculcate in them appropriate tools of analysis to tackle issues and problems of economic policy.
The objectives of B.Sc. Economics serves to:
- Provide students with the knowledge and skill base, from which they can proceed to further studies in economics, related areas, or interdisciplinary areas that involve economics.
- Develop in students a range of transferable skills that will be of value in employment and self-employment.
- Demonstrate capacity for critical inquiry and logical thinking, and use analytical skills to solve problems of economy relating to industry and society
- Synthesize theory and practice within the spheres of their respective subjects for their effective application for the benefit of society.
B. Sc. Economics – 4 Years Curriculum Plan
| Sl. No | Course Code | Course Title | Units | Category | Lecture (hours) | Practical (hours) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMESTER 1 Level 100 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GST1211 | English Communication I | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | GST1213 | Use of Library, Study Skills and ICT | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 3 | GST1215 | Nigerian People and Culture | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 4 | ACC1311 | Business Mathematics | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 5 | PSY1311 | Social Psychology | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 6 | BUA1311 | Principles of Management | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 7 | BUA1313 | Business Environment | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 18 | 270 | – | |||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 2 Level 100 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GST1222 | Communication in French | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | GST1224 | Logical Critical Thinking & Problem Solving | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 3 | GST1226 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 4 | STA1322 | Business Statistics | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 5 | ACC1322 | Research Methodology | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 6 | ECO1322 | Micro Economics | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 7 | ACC1324 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 18 | 270 | – | |||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 3 Level 200 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GST2211 | English Communication II | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | GST2213 | Leadership Skills | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 3 | GST2215 | Core Life Skills & Happiness | 2 | GST | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 4 | BAF2313 | Quantitative Techniques for Business | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 5 | MKT2313 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 6 | CSC2319 | Emerging Technologies | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 7 | CSC2311 | Digital Transformation for Business | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 18 | 270 | – | |||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 4 Level 200 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | ECO2322 | Macro Economics | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | ECO2324 | Principles of Finance | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 3 | ECO2326 | History & Structure of Nigerian Economy | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 4 | ECO2328 | Labour Economics | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 5 | ECO2340 | Urban and Regional Economics | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 6 | ECO2342 | History of Economic Thought | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 18 | 270 | – | |||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 5 Level 300 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | ENT3311 | Entrepreneurship | 3 | Core | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | ECO3311 | Political Economy | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 3 | ECO3313 | International Economics | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 4 | ECO3315 | Management Accounting | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 5 | ECO3331 | Economics of Development | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 6 | ECO3317 | Mathematical Economics | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 7 | ECO3319 | Financial Institutions | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 21 | 315 | – | |||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 6 Level 300 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | ECO3699 | SIWES(Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme) / Industrial Attachment / Project | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | – | – | |||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 7 Level 400 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | ECO4311 | Monetary Economics | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | ACC4313 | Financial Accounting & Reporting | 3 | Core | 30 | 45 | |||||||||
| 3 | ECO4315 | Introductory Econometrics | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 4 | BAF4317 | Project Evaluation | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 5 | Elective 1 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Elective 2 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 255 | 45 | |||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 8 Level 400 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | ECO4322 | Public Sector Economics | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | ECO4324 | Operations Research | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 3 | ECO4326 | Taxation and Fiscal Policy | 3 | Required | 45 | – | |||||||||
| 4 | Elective 3 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Elective 4 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 225 | – | |||||||||||||
| Total Credits for Programme | 132 | 1,875 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Options for Electives 1 & 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Units | Category | Lecture (hours) | Practical (hours) | ||||||||||
| ECO4317 | Intermediate Micro-Economics | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| ECO4319 | Intermediate Macro-Economics | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| ECO4331 | Economics of Production | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| ECO4333 | Applied Statistics | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| Options for Electives 3 & 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Units | Category | Lecture (hours) | Practical (hours) | ||||||||||
| ECO4328 | Economics Planning | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| ECO4340 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| ECO4342 | Advanced Micro-Economics | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| ECO4344 | Advanced Macro-Economics | 3 | Elective | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| Project / Internship / SIWES ( Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme) | |||||||||||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Units | Category | Lecture (hours) | Practical (hours) | ||||||||||
| ECO3699 | SIWES / Industrial Attachment / Project | 6 |