Limassol, Cyprus
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 36,550
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
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.
Admissions
Curriculum
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS in short) is a tool of the European Higher Education Area for making studies and courses more transparent. It helps students to move between countries and to have their academic qualifications and study periods abroad recognized. The credits below are based on the ECTS.
To graduate, students are required to earn 240 credits as follows:
- 135 credits from the Bachelor in Economics (EC code),
- 37.5 credits from the Bachelor of Business Administration (BA code),
- 37.5 credits from the Bachelor in Computing and Business Technologies (CS code),
- 30 credits from a Thesis or 4 elective courses from the Bachelor of Business Administration or the Bachelor in Computing and Business Technologies.
Year 1 Fall Semester
- BA101 – Personal & Professional Development
- EC101 – Microeconomics I
- EC111 – Mathematics I
- CS101 – Foundations of Information Technology
Year 2 Fall Semester
- BA201 – Ethics & Social Responsibility
- BA211 – Financial Accounting I
- EC201 – Econometrics I
- CS211 – Mathematics II
Year 2 Spring Semester
- BA221 – Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- EC211 – Microeconomics II
- EC221 – Econometrics II
- CS221 – Management Information Systems
Year 3 Fall Semester
- EC301 – Macroeconomics II
- EC311 – Game Theory
- EC321 – Industrial Organization
- CS321- Machine Learning, Data Mining & Business Analytics
Year 3 Spring Semester
- EC331 – International Trade
- EC341 – International Finance
- EC351 – Labor Economics & Industrial Relations
- EC361 – Social Welfare Economics & Cost-Benefit Analysis
Year 4 Fall Semester
- EC401 – Research Methods
- EC411 – Economic Growth and Development
- EC421 – Public Finance and Public Policy
- EC431 – European Union Institutions, Economics and Policies
Year 4 Spring Semester
- Thesis
- Four electives from other bachelor programs
Program Outcome
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.