Semester-wise Syllabus for B.Sc in Economics

Semester 1: Foundations of Economics

1. Principles of Microeconomics

   • Demand & supply, consumer behavior, market structures.

2. Principles of Macroeconomics

   • National income, GDP, inflation, monetary & fiscal policies.

3. Mathematics for Economics

   • Algebra, calculus, and mathematical functions in economics.

4. Economic History & Thought

   • Classical, Keynesian, and modern economic theories.

5. English & Communication Skills

   • Business writing, presentations, and report drafting.

Semester 2: Intermediate Economic Theory

1. Intermediate Microeconomics

   • Utility maximization, production theory, perfect & imperfect competition.

2. Intermediate Macroeconomics

   • IS-LM model, business cycles, economic growth models.

3. Statistics for Economics

   • Descriptive & inferential statistics, probability distributions.

4. Indian Economy – I

   • Pre- and post-liberalization trends, economic planning.

5. Environmental Economics

   • Sustainable development, externalities, carbon pricing.

Semester 3: Quantitative & Applied Economics

1. Econometrics – I

   • Regression analysis, hypothesis testing, OLS method.

2. Public Economics

   • Taxation, public expenditure, welfare economics.

3. Development Economics

   • Poverty, inequality, human development indicators.

4. International Trade

   • Comparative advantage, trade policies, WTO.

5. Computer Applications in Economics

   • Excel, Stata, R/Python for data analysis.

Semester 4: Advanced Economic Analysis

1. Econometrics – II

   • Time-series analysis, panel data, multicollinearity.

2. Money & Banking

   • Central banking, monetary policy, financial markets.

3. Indian Economy – II

   • Agriculture, industry, and service sector trends.

4. Labor Economics

   • Wage determination, unemployment, labor laws.

5. Elective – I (e.g., Health Economics/Behavioral Economics)

Semester 5: Specializations & Research

1. Game Theory & Strategic Behavior

   • Nash equilibrium, auctions, oligopoly models.

2. Financial Economics

   • Risk, portfolio theory, stock market analysis.

3. Industrial Economics

   • Market structure, regulation, competition policy.

4. Research Methodology

   • Data collection, thesis writing, econometric modeling.

5. Elective – II (e.g., Environmental Policy/Gender Economics)

Semester 6: Dissertation & Advanced Topics

1. Global Economics

   • Exchange rates, balance of payments, globalization.

2. Economics of Growth & Innovation

   • Technological change, R&D, economic development.

3. Project Work/Dissertation

   • Independent research on an economic issue.

4. Viva & Presentations

   • Defense of dissertation before faculty.