The degree programme of M.Sc. Economics will be
completed on earning 60 required credits. The students
must pass a minimum of 57 credits of courses and
3 credits of oral examination. There is a scheme
of compulsory and optional courses whereby students
will earn 33 credits from 11 compulsory courses
and 24 credits from 8 optional courses.
The students will register in oral examination in
their last semester, which in normal cases would
be the 4th semester. The Chairman shall appoint
a panel from amongst the faculty members who will
conduct oral examination of the registered students
after the terminal |
| MPhil |
| General:
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1.
M.Phil. Programme shall be open only to persons
selected as Junior Research Assistants (JRAs) by
the University.
2. The requirements for the M.Phil degree shall
normally be completed within four consecutive semesters.
3. The course credits shall normally be completed
within the first two semesters.
4. A JRA must register in at least 50% of the credit
courses in the first semester and the remaining
credits in the second semester.
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| Coursework
and Research Requirements: |
5.
The requirements for the M. Phil degree shall comprise
of 60 credit hours of coursework and dissertation.
6. The coursework requirement for JRAs shall be
24 credits to be earned from 8 courses of 3 credit
each at the 600 level The JRAs shall earn 15 credits
from 5 compulsory courses namely, Advanced Microeconomics
I, Advanced Microeconomics II, Advanced Macroeconomics
I, Advanced Macroeconomics II and Applied Econometrics.
Nine credits will be earned from 3 optional courses
to be offered by the Department from the approved
list of optional courses given below.
7. A dissertation of26 credits based on research
shall normally be completed by the end of the fourth
semester.
8. All courses shall be of 3 credit hours and having
100 marks, of which 50 marks shall be for sessional
testes)/ Assignment (s)/term paper while the remaining
50 marks shall be reserved for the terminal examination.
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| Linking
of M Phil With Ph.D. |
| At the
end of M.Phil coursework, the Department may allow
JRA(s) to switch from M.Phil program to PhD programme
provided they have earned at least 65% marks in
M.Phil coursework and have the required potential
for PhD research. |
| PhD |
1.A
PhD student will be required to complete course
work of up to 24 credit hours if he/she does not
hold an M.Phil. or equivalent degree,
2.A PhD student shall be required to pass written
comprehensive examination in economic theory and
Econometrics and oral examination in their respective
areas of research early in the PhD programme for
confirmation of his/her formal admission, If the
student does not pass the written comprehensive
examination in first attempt the PhD Committee of
the Department may give him one more chance, The
registration of a PhD student shall be deemed as
cancelled if
he/she docs not pass the comprehensive examination
even in the second attempt.
3. After passing the comprehensive examination,
but before the submission of his/her thesis, a rhO
student will give one seminar on topic relevant
to his field of research,
4. For all other matter's, guidance would be sought
from the Rules and Regulations, relating to PhD
degree, of the Quaid-i-Azam University.
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