BSc in Economics
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Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics prepares students for employment in a variety of business or government positions, and for continued study in graduate schools in economics, business, and other fields. This program analyses how scarce resources are allocated, emphasizing the importance of making choices between competing alternatives. The program provides tools to make choices in such areas as consumer and firm behavior, employment, price stability, trade, international finance, economic growth, public finance & public policy.
Students will acquire a solid background in economics that prepares them to continue their studies in economics or to specialize in disciplines such as accounting, finance, banking, marketing, risk management and more. With such knowledge, the economics graduates can pursue a career in civil service, banking, business, education, or research and compete for attractive jobs worldwide.
The program is nationally accredited by CYQAA and recognized by KYSATS.
Program Learning Outcomes
With the completion of the Bachelor of Science in Economics, students are expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic terminology, concepts, and theories.
- Use analytical and quantitative skills to carry out independent research.
- Explain basic estimators and their properties, estimate economic models using data, test hypotheses, forecast, and interpret estimates.
- Use critical thinking to analyze economic problems and discuss alternative views in economic policy debates.
- Integrate theory and practical application to find solutions to real-world economic problems.
To graduate, students are required to earn 240 credits as follows:
- 97.5 ECTS from 13 Economics core courses (EC code),
- 37.5 ECTS from 5 Business Administration core courses (BA code),
- 30 ECTS from 4 credits from Computing and Business Technologies (CS code),
- 45 ECTS from 6 elective courses
- 30 ECTS from a Thesis
CORE COURSES
Year 1
Fall Semester
- Personal & Professional Development (7,5 ECTS)
- Microeconomics I (7,5 ECTS)
- Mathematics I (7,5 ECTS)
- Foundations of Information Technology (7,5 ECTS)
Spring Semester
- Communication Skills (7,5 ECTS)
- Macroeconomics I (7,5 ECTS)
- Statistics I (7,5 ECTS)
- Programming I (7,5 ECTS)
Year 2
Fall Semester
- Ethics & Social Responsibility (7,5 ECTS)
- Financial Accounting I (7,5 ECTS)
- Econometrics I (7,5 ECTS)
- Mathematics II (7,5 ECTS)
Spring Semester
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship (7,5 ECTS)
- Microeconomics II (7,5 ECTS)
- Econometrics II (7,5 ECTS)
- Elective (7,5 ECTS)
Year 3
Fall Semester
- Macroeconomics II (7,5 ECTS)
- Game Theory (7,5 ECTS)
- Machine Learning, Data Mining & Business Analytics (7,5 ECTS)
- Elective (7,5 ECTS)
Spring Semester
- Social Welfare Economics & Cost-Benefit Analysis (7,5 ECTS)
- Money and Banking (7,5 ECTS)
- Elective (7,5 ECTS)
- Elective (7,5 ECTS)
Year 4
Fall Semester
- Research Methods (7,5 ECTS)
- Behavioral Economics (7,5 ECTS)
- Elective (7,5 ECTS)
- Elective (7,5 ECTS)
Spring Semester
- Thesis (30 ECTS)
ELECTIVE COURSES
LIST WITH THE ELECTIVE COURSES
- International Trade
- International Finance
- Industrial Organization
- Labor Economics & Industrial Relations
- Public Finance and Public Policy
- Economic Growth and Development
- European Union Institutions, Economics and Policies
- The Cyprus Economy
- Economic History
- Digital Transformation
- Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning