Bachelor of Arts with Education (Economics)

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BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH EDUCATION IN ECONOMICS
The main aim of the programme is to equip students who are studying Bachelor of Arts with Education component with economic tools that will assist them in handling economic and business issues in a dynamic society. In this programme, students will be required to take courses from Economics and other fields of their choice in the teaching disciplines.

First Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 101	Introduction to Reading & Writing Skills	3(C)
ECO 110	Introduction to Microeconomics	3(C)
ECO 112	Introduction to Maths I	3(C)
EDU 110	Introduction to Education I	3(C)

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 102	Computer Literacy & Skills	3(C)
ECO 111	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3(C)
ECO 113	Introduction to Maths II	3(C)
EDU 111	Introduction to Education II	3(C)

Second Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 201	Introduction to Research Methods	3(C)
ECO 212	Economic Statistics I	3(C)
ECO 218	Research Methods	3(C)
ECO 214	History of Economic Thought I	3(E)
ECO 217	Technology and Modern Industrial Society	3(E)
EDF 210	Philosophy of Education	3(C)
CIM 210	General Methods of Teaching	3(C)
PSY 210	General Education Psychology	3(C)

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
ECO 211	Issues in African Development	3(C)
ECO 216	Economics of Money and Banking	3(C)
ECO 213	Economics Statistics II	3(C)
ECO 215	History of Economic Thought II	3(E)
CIM 211	Education Media & Resources	3(C)
EDF 211	History of Education	3(C)
CIM 230	Curriculum Development	3(C

Third Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 301	Contemporary Gender Issues	3(C)
ECO 310	Intermediate Microeconomics	3(C)
ECO 312	Mathematics for Economists	3(C)
ECO 314	Quantitative Methods I	3(C)
ECO 316	Economic Development I	3(E)
ECO 322	Economic Demography	3(E)
PSY:310	Human Growth & Development	3(C)
CIM 317	Special Methods in Economics	3(C)

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
ECO 311	Intermediate Macroeconomics	3(C)
ECO 315	Quantitative Methods II	3(C)
ECO 316	Economic Development II	3(C)
ECO 323	Public Finance and Fiscal Policy	3(E)
PSY 311	Educational Measurements & Evaluation	3(C)
ECT 360	Educational Media practical	3(C)
CIM 399	Teaching Practice (12 Weeks)	6(C)

Fourth Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 401	Policy Analysis & Project Management	3(C)
ECO 412	Econometrics I	3(C)
ECO 410	Advanced Microeconomics	3(C)
ECO 416	Agricultural Economics I	3(C)
ECO 414	International Economics I	3(E)
ECO 418	Economics of Labour and Industry	3(E)
EDF 410	Sociology of Education & Comparative Education	3(C)
EMP 411	Educational Administration & Management	3(C)

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
ECO 323	Public Finance and Fiscal Policy	3(C)
ECO 413	Econometrics II	3(C)
ECO 420	Research Paper	3(C)
ECO 415	International Economics II	3(E)
ECO 419	Economics of Labour and Industry II	3(E)
EMP 412	Educational Planning & Economics	3(C)
PSY 410	Human Behaviour & Learning	3(C)

Objectives/Admission

Objectives

To equip students with economic tools for addressing developmental issues in a dynamic society.
To equip students with requisite knowledge for teaching economics at high school and tertiary institutions.
To create students that understand and appreciate economic dynamics on a global scale for betterment of society.

Admission Requirements
Students joining this program will be expected to have attained at least B plain in Mathematics, or they are taking mathematics at the university as one of their subjects.