Syllabus for
MA (Applied Economics)
Academic Year  (2023)

CIAs are composed of three components and carry 50% weightage CIA 1 and 3 are faculty-initiated ones, CIA 2 is the Mid-semester examination. End Semester Exam carries 50% weightage.

Established in 1969, the Department of Economics has progressed into one of the most vibrant centres of learning economics in the country. The Department of Economics at the Central Campus offers four undergraduate Triple Major programmes and two post-graduate programmes. The Department functions under the School of Social Sciences, under the leadership of Dr. Tony Sam George, the Dean and Dr. Joshy K J, the Head of the Department. The Department has nineteen full time, permanent faculty members at the Central Campus who are highly specialised in different areas of the discipline. One of the highlights of the academic programmes is the emphasis on research-based curriculum and experiential learning. To ensure the holistic development of the students and to sustain the academic inventiveness of the faculty the department engages in numerous workshops, seminars, industry interfaces, faculty development programmes and student activities.

Vision- Achieving excellence, broadening horizons, building competencies and developing a sustainable education model through critical thinking, ethical groundedness and commitment to society.

Mission- Preparing students to understand and resolve the multitude of challenges in the economy through relevant research-based education. We aim to educate our students to become successful professionals and socially responsible citizens who contribute positively to the socio-economic well-being.

The MA Applied Economics programme of the Department of Economics in CHRIST (Deemed to be University) aims to form ethically well-grounded students with the ability for incisive reasoning, deep knowledge of economic theory and skill in empirical methodology. One of the highlights of the academic programmes is the emphasis on research-based curriculum and experiential learning. The Programme seeks to strike a sound balance between theory and application along with an interdisciplinary dimension without diminishing the focus on economics. This approach is meant to help students face the dynamic challenges in terms of the market and academics. In line with this approach the programme has a combination of papers related to economic theory, methodology and three streams of specialisations which, on the one hand meet the needs of corporate employment and on the other create the ability of applying economic theory to development problems of the world. More specifically students will be equipped to take up careers in academics, teaching, research, business consulting and analytics, civil society and activist organisations, the public sector, government services and international civil services.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO2: Identify and critically examine the issues concerning economic, institutional and social structures by problematising and raising reflective questions for academic inquiry.

PO3: Exhibit ability to independently carry out a research project using tools and skills acquired through research methodology, statistics, and econometrics.

PO4: Demonstrate expertise in soft skills that will enable them to communicate effectively and engage with their peers, work spaces and community at large.

PO5: Engage with societal problems through informed and active citizenry by undertaking field assignments and projects.

PO6: Recognise and accept plurality of values and understand how individual choices have ethical and wellbeing implications for oneself and others.

PO7: Work with environmental consciousness and gender sensitive values by critically engaging with theories and policy debates in the areas of environmental and gender concerns.