POST GRADUATE PROSPECTUS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURALECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENTMaster of Science In Agricultural and Applied EconomicsPreambleSubject to the AcademicGeneral Regulations for Masters’ degrees the following SpecialRegulations shall apply.Entrance RequirementsThe minimum entry requirements for the M.Sc (Agricultural and Applied Economics) degreeshall be a Bachelor’s degree in Economics or Agricultural Economics or Agriculture orAgricultural Education from UNISWA or any other recognised institution with at least a secondclass, second division pass [2(ii)] and a C grade (60%) in Economics or Agricultural Economicscourses.A. AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT OPTIONFirst SemesterCore courses L P CrAEM 601 Microeconomics 3L 0P 3.0AEM 617 Institutional and Behavioural Economics 2L 0P 3.0AEM 603 Statistics for Economists 2L 2P 3.3AEM 605 Econometrics 2L 2P 3.3AEM 606 Mathematics for Economists 2L 2P 3.3AEM 607 Production Economics 2L 0P 2.0AEM 699 Master’s Thesis 6.0Second SemesterCore coursesAEM 604 Research Methodology 3L 0P 3.0AEM 690 Seminar on issues in Agricultural and Applied Economics 0L 2P 1.3AEM 609 Agribusiness Management 3L 0P 3.0AEM 602 Macroeconomics 3L 0P 2.0AEM 699 Master’s Thesis 6.0B. AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND TRADE OPTIONFirst SemesterCore coursesAEM 601 Microeconomics 3L 0P 3.0AEM 617 Institutional and Behavioural Economics 2L 0P 3.0AEM 603 Statistics for Economists 2L 2P 3.3AEM 605 Econometrics 2L 2P 3.3AEM 606 Mathematics for Economists 2L 2P 3.3AEM 607 Production Economics 2L 0P 2.0AEM 699 Master’s Thesis 6.08