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50 P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES SEMESTEr: 1 COUrSE CODE: CrMj 6004 (Cj60D) COUrSE TITLE: TErrOrISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE NO. OF CrEDITS: 3 COUrSE DESCrIPTION:This course includes, but goes beyond interpersonal violence and street crime. Terrorism and political violence is used to threaten and subvert governments, create great public panic and fear, and several other illegal acts such as murder, espionage, economic sabotage, kidnapping, etc. This course provides a brief historical perspective of the phenomenon and the several strategies used to deal with it (e.g., counter-terrorism). The ideologies and motivations (e.g., religious, economic and political) for terrorism and political violence in different parts of the world will also be discussed. The course will also discuss the different kinds of terrorists and the relationship to political violence. Reference will be made to acts of terrorism and political violence in the Caribbean. Assessment: One Research Essay - 40%. Final Examination -60%. DEPArTMENT OF ECONOMICS M.SC. ECONOMICS The Department is now offering a the M.Sc. Economics degree programme over a period of one calendar year, full-time, and two calendar years, part-time: 1. The degree will be made up of a core set of six (6) courses and two (2) electives, one of which can be an approved extra-departmental course and a Research Project. 2. Examinations for the Year Long Theory courses will normally be held at the end of Semester II, although some midcourse testing may be scheduled at the end of Semester I. 3. One of the core courses will be a directed or specialised reading course that is expected to upgrade the quality of the research project. 4. An internship programme, may be undertaken as an optional part of the research project requirements. 5. Pre-course upgrading or retooling in Econometrics and Mathematics for Economists is highly recommended. 6. All Graduate students will be required to successfully read the course ECON 3008 (EC30Q) History of economic Thought either as part of their undergraduate offering or as an additional course at the graduate level. COUrSE LISTINg The suggested structure is now as follows: Course Course Number Code Title of Credits ECON 6000 (EC640) Micro-economic Theory (Year-long) 5 ECON 6001 (EC641) Macro-economic Theory(Year-long) 5 ECON 6031 (EC61B) Caribbean Economic Development 3 ECON 6003 (EC65E) Methods of Economic Investigation 3 ECON 6030 (EC61A) Research Methodology and Development Economics 2 ECON 6005 (EC60J) Specialised Readings 3 ECON 6010 Research Project/ Internship 9 Two electives from among: Course Course Number Code Title of Credits ECON 6006 (EC60B) Applied Econometrics 3 ECON 6007 (EC60F) Health Economics 3 ECON 6008 (EC60C) Advanced Policy Instruments for Sustainable Development 3 ECON 6011 (EC60H) International Trade -New Approaches 3 ECON 6009 (EC60D) The Economics of Sustainable Development 3 ECON 6012 (EC60E) Monetary Issues in Economic Development 3 ECON 6047 Advanced Financial Economics 3 An approved extra departmental course Topics for specialised readings depend on staff interests and will be provided at the start of the academic year. The new M.Sc. (Economics) programme will carry thirty-six (36) credits – twentyseven (27) for taught courses and nine (9) for the research project. Teaching in the programme will be scheduled for thirteen (13) weeks at three (3) hours per week. The degree will be awarded to students who gain at least 50% in each of the courses and in the research project.
P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES M.SC. ECONOMICS COUrSE SYLLABII/DESCrIPTIONS (The content of these courses may be altered to reflect changes in the discipline) SEMESTEr: YEAr-LONg COUrSE CODE: ECON 6000 (EC640) COUrSE TITLE: MICrO-ECONOMIC THEOrY (YEAr-LONg) NO. OF CrEDITS: 5 COUrSE DESCrIPTION: The aim of this course is to deepen the students’ understanding of economics and to introduce them to selected topics in advanced microeconomics. The course will focus on those areas likely to be most useful to students in the design and evaluation of economic policy as well as in future economic research. Assessment Coursework - 30% Final Examination- 70% SEMESTEr: YEAr-LONg COUrSE CODE: ECON 6001 (EC64I) COUrSE TITLE: MACrO-ECONOMIC THEOrY (YEAr-LONg) NO. OF CrEDITS: 5 COUrSE DESCrIPTION: This course explores the critical macro-economic concerns of the Small Open Economy. It is designed to equip students with a working knowledge of the key macro-issues which confront policy makers in this type of economy. Students should have completed a full year’s course in macroeconomics at the intermediate level, and similar level courses in International Trade and Finance and Public Finance. Assessment: Coursework - 25% Final Examination- 75% SEMESTEr: 1 COUrSE CODE: ECON 6031 (EC61B) COUrSE TITLE: CArIBBEAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NO. OF CrEDITS: 3 COUrSE DESCrIPTION: This course aims at providing students with a distinct perspective on the experience of development in the Caribbean. After a brief consideration of the basic strategies of development, students will be introduced to a number of issues that have characterised the experience of the region. These include the issues of vulnerability associated with size, but will also touch on the important questions of culture and institutions. Assessment: Coursework - 40% Final Examination- 60% SEMESTEr: 1 COUrSE CODE: ECON 6003 (EC65E) COUrSE TITLE: METHODS OF ECONOMIC INVESTIgATION NO. OF CrEDITS: 3 COUrSE DESCrIPTION: To create appreciation of the importance of the philosophy of science in the context of research designs; to empower students in their quest to undertake survey research focusing on the analysis of economic problems and facilitating economic decision-making to introduce students to the elements of survey sampling, its rationale, its applications and issues surrounding the interpretation of results. Assessment: Coursework - 25% Final Examination- 75% SEMESTEr: 1 COUrSE CODE: ECON 6030 (EC61A) COUrSE TITLE: rESEArCH METHODOLOgY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS NO. OF CrEDITS: 2 COUrSE DESCrIPTION: This course aims at raising the level of consciousness of students about how scientific investigation of economic issues is carried out. The course examines competing methodological approaches and seeks to improve the level of discernment which students bring to their graduate study of economics. Assessment: Coursework - 20% Final Examination- 80% SEMESTEr: 2 COUrSE CODE: ECON 6006 (EC60B) COUrSE TITLE: APPLIED ECONOMETrICS NO. OF CrEDITS: 3 COUrSE DESCrIPTION: This course is a graduate introduction to time series of econometric methods and their application to policy-making and forecasting. It assumes some undergraduate training in econometric methods to the level of EC36C (Econometrics I). Assessment: Coursework - 40% Final Examination- 60% SEMESTEr: 2 COUrSE CODE: ECON 6007 (EC60F) COUrSE TITLE: HEALTH ECONOMICS NO. OF CrEDITS: 3 COUrSE DESCrIPTION: The intention is to make it possible for candidates wishing to do so, to pursue a health economics stream at graduate level on the St. Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies. The course objective is to introduce students to theoretical and empirical research, public policy issues and analytical techniques applicable to the study of the economics of health and health care. To facilitate an understanding of the dynamics of the health care industry internationally and in the Caribbean. Assessment: Coursework - 35% Final Examination- 65% 51
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