Does Knust offer BSc economics?
People frequently ask ‘Does Knust offer BSc economics?’ and the answer is YES, Knust offers BSc economics which falls under the KNUST Department of Economics.
KNUST Department of Economics
The Department of Economics started as Department of Economics and Industrial Management in the 1970s. The Department offered undergraduate training in Economics and Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Management. The Postgraduate Diploma was upgraded to Master of Arts (M.A.) in Industrial Management.
The M.A Industrial Management was converted to Master of Business Administration (MBA) and run by the Department until the Industrial Management section was hived off to form the KNUST Business School. The Department in the 1990s started a Master of Arts (M.A.) programme in Economics which train students in advanced theories and methods of policy analysis and economic management in the public and private sectors.
In line with the University’s new policy on two-year postgraduate programmes, the two-year M.A. Economics programme was converted to MPhil Economics in 2012.
The Department currently run programmes in Economics at both undergraduate (B.A. Economics) and poat-graduate levels (MSc Economics, MSc Economics (Money, Banking and Finance), MSc Economics (Energy and Resource Economics), MPhil Economics, and Ph.D. Economics).
The Department continues to offer Economics as an integral part of other undergraduate and graduate programmes in virtually all faculties of the University.
Aims & Objectives
Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. In today’s increasingly growing society, where our needs are virtually more than our resources there is the need to effectively manage these limited resources. The department of Economics is here to train prospective students intellectually to take up the challenge of ensuring even allocation of resources.
Students develop critical thinking skills which helps them to be creative in the economics field. Students become observant and give constructive criticism about national policies and government decisions that affect the national economy. The department instills a great desire for patriotism in the students that helps them implement policies that are best for the country at a particular point in time. We hope you enjoy your stay with us.
Undergraduate Course
BA Economics
Department of Economics Contact Address
Department of Economics
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
KNUST, PMB, Kumasi-Ghana
Telephone: +233 3220 60269/62100
Fax: +233 3220 60269/62100
Email: economics@knust.edu.gh
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