Allama IQbal Open University, Islamabad offers Master degree Program in Economics in Autumn 2019.
Eligibility for Admission: Applicants having second class (minimum 45% marks) Bachelor degree with Economics (Micro & Macro) is eligible for admission.
Medium of Instruction: The medium of instruction and examination is English Only.
MSc (Economics) is a 04 semester’s program that consists of 60 credit hours. Semester wise list of subjects in AIOU Economics are listed in the following table:
| 1st Semester Course List |
| Course Code | Courses Title | Credit Hours |
| 801 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 |
| 802 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 803 | Mathematics for Economists | 3 |
| 804 | Statistics for Economists | 3 |
| 808 | Public Finance and Fiscal Policy | 3 |
| Admission Fee of 1st Semester 11,200/- |
| 2nd Semester Course List |
| Course Code | Courses Title | Credit Hours |
| 805 | Advanced Microeconomics | 3 |
| 806 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 807 | Basic Econometrics | 3 |
| 4671 | Development Economics - I | 3 |
| 4672 | Development Economics - II | 3 |
| Admission Fee of 2nd Semester 10,300/- |
| 3rd Semester Course List |
| Course Code | Courses Title | Credit Hours |
| 810 | Economics Planning: Techniques and Applications | 3 |
| 811 | Monetary Theory and Policy | 3 |
| 4673 | International Economics - I | 3 |
| 4674 | International Economics - II | 3 |
| 4675 | Islamic Economics - I | 3 |
| 4676 | Islamic Economics - II | 3 |
| Admission Fee of 3rd Semester 12,330/- |
| 4th Semester Course List |
| 6565 | Economics & Financing of Education - I | 3 |
| 6566 | Economics & Financing of Education - II | 3 |
| 6569 | Educational Research and Statistics - I | 3 |
| 6570 | Educational Research and Statistics - I | 3 |
| Or |
| 814 | Thesis | 12 |
| Admission Fee of 4th Semester 8,270/- |
Assessment System:| Assessment Component | Total Marks | Passing Marks | Weightage |
| Assignment - 1 | 100 | 40 | 30% |
| Assignment - 2 | 100 | 40 |
| Final examination | 100 | 40 | 70% |
| Aggregate Marks | 100 |
| Aggregate Passing Marks | 40 |
| Course Workshop Attendance is Compulsory in each Course |
Autumn 2019 Admission Last Date (1st September To 5th October)
