PROGRAMS DETAILS

Program Name: Bachelor of Economics and Finance
School: School of Humanities
Course Duration: 48 months / 4 Years (8 Semesters)
Tution fee K64,000.00 (K8,000.00 per semester) - E-learning / Distance Edu.
Exam fee K200.00 (Per Semester)
Registration Fee K500.00 (Per Semester)
Enrollment Dates Now Enrolling
Program Requirements Grade 12 Certificate with atleast 5 credits

Program Description


The Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance has a rare combination of courses in economics and finance. The degree has been designed to provide the economic reasoning, qualitative skills and quantitative knowledge required by economists to solve practical problems. The degree offers the students an opportunity to combine in-depth studies in economics and finance. It provides students with the analytical tools from the fields of mathematics,statistics,economics and econometrics’ together with the institutional knowledge required to work as Economists and Financial Analysts. Economics involves deciding the best way to use resources whether money, people, and or machines and it’s great preparation for a variety of careers. Employers and graduate schools find the techniques used in various Economics and Finance courses extremely useful. Therefore, economics graduates have all kinds of careers. These programs will provide graduates with employment opportunities in public and private sector, marketing research firms, management consulting firms, banks, securities and brokerage and computer and data processing companies. Graduates will have the opportunities to work at all levels of Local & Central governments as well as non-profit and international organizations such as the World Bank, Africa Development Bank and International Monetary Fund.

Program Outline (0 Points)

YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 1 1
Community-Based Monitoring System
Business Communication/Communication Skills
Introduction to Microeconomics
Management Information Systems 1
Sociology
Mathematics for Social Sciences 1
YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 1 2
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Research Methodology
Business Ethics
Community-Based Monitoring System
Organizational Behavior
YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 2 3
Intermediate Microeconomics 1
Applied Statistics for Social Sciences 1
Entrepreneurship
Financial Accounting
Mathematics for Social Sciences 2
YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 2 4
Intermediate Macroeconomics 1
Applied Statistics for Social Sciences 2
Business Law
Corporate Finance
Mathematics For Economics
YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 3 5
Advanced Microeconomics
Econometrics Theory and Application 1
International Finance
Development Economics
Principles of Management
YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 3 6
Advanced Macroeconomics
Econometrics Theory and Application 2
Microfinance Institution Management
Managerial Economics
Public Finance
Internship
YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 4 7
International Trade
Monetary and Financial systems
Regulatory Framework of Financial Institutions
Risk Management
Final Year Project
YEAR Semester Course Outline
YEAR 4 8
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Lease and Project Finance
Debt Markets and Instruments
Economic Research
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation 1
E-Paradigm and Digital Culture