The Department of Economics under The Oxford College of Arts was started in 2006. The Department offers an undergraduate program in Economics that imparts up-to-date knowledge on global and Indian economic scenario.
Economics is a popular and much sought-after course owing to its policy relevance and application to business as well as real life situations. However, in the conventional graduate programmes, Economics education was more class-room based with very less practical orientation. Further, with changing technology, emergence of newer issues like uncertainty, pandemics, and climate change and business data analytics; the skill requirements are changing. New business models demand newer skills to successfully manage the change
The Deptof Economics offers B.A (Hons.) and General degree as per NEP 2020 syllabus. Economics 4-year course which equips the students with the right skill set for core research and analytical work profiles in Economics, Finance and Management.
It is a perfect balance of theory and application where the students are trained in wide variety of subject basket, including the core economic subjects, management, finance, and quantitative subjects.
Main objectives of the Department of Economics are:
Subjects offered as per NEP Syllabus (Core Subjects)
1. Introduction to Basic Economic Anaalysis-I
2. Contemporary Indian Economy
3. Introduction to Economic analysis-II
3. Karnataka Economy
4. Micro Economics
5. Mathematics for Economics
6. Macro Economics.
7. Statistics for Economics
Future Career Prospects after completing the Program
Public Sector Opportunities
Corporate Sector Opportunities
Program Outline
Presently the department offers 4 years( Honours) in Economics and 3 years General Degree programme in Economics.
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semesters) for General Degree, 4 Years (8 Semesters) for Honours Degree