The Bachelor of Science in Economics programme is designed for students who want to pursue a career as Economists in academia, industry, finance or government. It equips students with analytical skills to tackle the complexities of the modern world through economic analysis, modeling, monitoring and planning for both public and private organizations. They will also deal with logical analysis of social and individual decision making. Career options to graduates include; Accountants, Tax Advisers, Actuarial Work, Insurance and Trading, etc. Entry options include; UACE, relevant diploma or Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certificate from a recognized institution with at least one principal pass in Economics and two subsidiary passes at the same sitting in UACE and at least one subsidiary pass in Mathematics in UACE.
Career Options
Details about the admission requirements under each option are given in the appendix attached.
Note 1: All students on completion of their first year, will undertake a Community Engagement activity of approximately four months. Under this activity, students will be charged to contribute to their own communities by deploying what they just studied. UTAMU will provide them with cases, projects to work on within their communities in order to improve on the day to day running of the community programs and activities. We envisage that with such engagements, UTAMU will be able to give back and reach out to the communities across different parts of the country.
Note 2: The BA Econ and B.Sc. Econ programmes differ in the approach of instruction. While the BA Econ focuses on approaching the field of economics from the humanistic view resulting into career options such as Bankers, Economic Policy experts, etc., the B.Sc. Econ takes the more scientific, mathematical approach resulting into career options such as Economic Modelers, Financial Analysts, Tax Advisers, etc. Call for application for the first intake for the above programmes is already out and students will start studying on May 10th 2013. The second intake will begin studying on September 10th 2013 while the 3rd will commence on January 10th 2014.
Note 3: Candidates wishing to be considered under the CCNA certificate option but are yet to obtain this certificate, can consider enrolling on our six months CCNA programme.
Admission Requirements
| Programme Name | Bachelor of Science in Economics |
| Programme Duration | 3 Years |
| Admission Criteria | Direct Entry
|
| Mode | Dual Mode (Online and Local Support) |
| Fee Type - Per Semester | Uganda Shillings 1,150,000 |
Programme Structure
|
Code |
Course name |
LH |
P/FH |
TH |
CH |
CU |
|
Year 1 semester 1 (6 cores) |
||||||
|
BEC 1100 |
Microeconomics I |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
CSC 1100 |
Structured Programming |
30 |
30 |
30 |
60 |
4 |
|
CSC 1101 |
Computer Applications & Systems |
30 |
30 |
- |
45 |
3 |
|
BBA 1101 |
Organizational Theory & Management |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BBA 1106 |
Communication |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
MMT 1103 |
Statistical Methods in Economics |
30 |
- |
60 |
60 |
4 |
|
Semester load |
20 |
|||||
|
Year 1 semester 2 ( 6 cores) |
||||||
|
MMT 1106 |
Calculus |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
MMT 1203 |
Linear Algebra |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
MMT 2200 |
Statistical Inference |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 1203 |
Rural Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 1202 |
Macroeconomics I |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BDE 1201 |
Principles of Development Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
Semester load |
18 |
|||||
|
Year 1 recess term |
||||||
|
COE 1300 |
Community Engagement I |
- |
150 |
- |
75 |
5 |
|
Semester load |
5 |
|||||
|
Year 2 semester 1 (6 cores) |
||||||
|
BBA 2108 |
Entrepreneurship Theory & Principles |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 2100 |
Micro Economics II |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 2101 |
Macro Economics II |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 2102 |
Econometrics |
45 |
- |
30 |
60 |
4 |
|
MMT 2101 |
Differential Equations |
45 |
- |
30 |
60 |
4 |
|
BEC 2103 |
Monetary Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
Semester load |
20 |
|||||
|
Year 2 semester 2 (6 cores) |
||||||
|
RMS 2201 |
Research Methods |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BBA 2206 |
Public Finance & Fiscal Policy |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 2205 |
Economic Planning & Policy |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
CIS 1201 |
Management Information Systems |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
HME 2103 |
Monitoring & Evaluation |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 2206 |
Economic Modeling |
45 |
30 |
|
60 |
4 |
|
Semester load |
19 |
|||||
|
Year 2 recess term |
||||||
|
COE 2300 |
Community Engagement II |
- |
150 |
- |
75 |
5 |
|
Recess term load |
5 |
|||||
|
Year 3 semester 1 (3 cores) |
||||||
|
MMT 3100 |
Stochastic Processes |
45 |
- |
30 |
60 |
4 |
|
BEC 3109 |
Industrial Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BBA 3103 |
Corporate Finance |
45 |
- |
30 |
60 |
4 |
|
(2 electives) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BEC 3107 |
Economic Policy Analysis |
45 |
- |
- |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 3100 |
Public Sector Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 3108 |
Environmental Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
Semester load |
17 |
|||||
|
Year 3 semester 2 (3 cores) |
||||||
|
RPR 2201 |
Project |
- |
120 |
- |
60 |
4 |
|
HPP 2102 |
Project Planning & Management |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BBA 2103 |
Financial Management |
45 |
- |
30 |
60 |
4 |
|
(2 electives) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BEC 2201 |
International Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 3200 |
The Uganda Economy |
45 |
- |
- |
45 |
3 |
|
BEC 3213 |
Managerial Economics |
30 |
- |
30 |
45 |
3 |
|
Semester load |
17 |
|||||
|
Year 3 recess term |
||||||
|
COE 3300 |
Community Engagement III |
- |
150 |
- |
75 |
5 |
|
Recess term load |
5 |
|||||
Minimum graduation load for Bachelor of Science in Economics is 120.
Fees per semester
| Fees per semester | Functional Fees | Application Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200,000 UGX | 250,000 UGX | 50,000 UGX |
International students pay international student tuition fees which is rated in dollars and this specifically covers only the cost of teaching and many student support services. This tuition below is per academic session and includes both the tuition and functional fees.
| Category of Programme | Fees per academic session (USD) | Application / Admission Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s Degree | $700 | $30 |
| Undergraduate Diploma | $500 | $30 |
| Undergraduate Certificate | $250 | $30 |