Faculty Booklet - The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine ...

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%
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