Study Scheme
(Major Program)
Students are required to complete a minimum of [62] 67 units of courses as follows :
A) Required Courses [32] 31 units
ECO0401GUIDED STUD IN CURRT ECO PROB I
ECO0411GUIDED STUD IN CURRT ECO PROB II
ECO1011BASIC MICROECONOMICS
ECO1021BASIC MACROECONOMICS
[ECO1101]MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECO I
ECO1111MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECO II
ECO1131FIN'L ACCOUNTING FOR ECONOMISTS
ECO2011INTERMED MICROECONOMIC THEORY
ECO2021INTERMED MACROECONOMIC THEORY
ECO2121METHODS OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS
ECO2311ECONOMY OF HONG KONG
ECO3121INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
B)
[30] 36 units of elective courses in Economics at 3000 or above level*. Major students are allowed to take courses from our graduate programme subject to the consent of course instructor. The units and grades earned are counted towards the Major elective requirement.
[30] 36 units
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Applicable to students admitted in 2006-07 and thereafter.
*
Among these [30] 36 units of elective courses, students may choose 1) not to specialize in any concentration area, or 2) specialize in a maximum of two concentration areas, but the courses taken in the two areas should not be double counted. Students have to take at least [15] 18 units in each area. Besides the subjects listed below, the Department may approve the inclusion of relevant special topics courses or graduate courses.
In June of the year preceding their year of planned graduation, all students have to declare if they plan to specialize in concentration area(s) or not. For those who plan to specialize, they have to declare their intended concentration area(s). At the time of declaration, students should have passed at least one course in the list of required courses and one course in the list of elective courses in each concentration area. The intended concentration area(s) will be indicated on the transcript in the year of planned graduation.
  Four concentration areas :
 
Advanced Economics
   
(i) Required Courses
ECO3131APPLIED FORECASTING METHODS
ECO3150MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECO III
(ii) Elective Courses
ECO3110INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICAL ECO
ECO3160GAME THEORY
ECO4910SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH I
ECO4920SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH II
ECO5010MICROECONOMIC THEORY
ECO5020MACROECONOMIC THEORY
ECO5120ECONOMETRIC THEORY & APPLICATION
up to [3] 6 units from Mathematics or Statistics courses at 3000 or above level#
 
Financial Economics
   
(i) Required Courses
ECO3410MONEY AND BANKING
ECO3420FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
(ii) Elective Courses
ECO3131APPLIED FORECASTING METHODS
ECO3140FINANCIAL DATA ANALYSIS
ECO3520ECONOMICS OF CAPITAL MARKETS
ECO3540CORPORATE FINANCE
ECO3550ECONOMICS OF DERIVATIVES
ECO3560ECONOMICS OF REAL ESTATE
ECO3580EMERGING FINANCIAL MARKETS OF CH
ECO4420INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
 
Business Economics
   
(i) Required Courses
ECO3480INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
ECO4420INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
(ii) Elective Courses
ECO3131APPLIED FORECASTING METHODS
ECO3320ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIES
ECO3330ECONOMY OF JAPAN
ECO3430PUBLIC FINANCE
ECO3470LABOUR ECONOMICS
ECO3530INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS RELATIONS
ECO3560ECONOMICS OF REAL ESTATE
ECO3570INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMY
ECO4410INTERNATIONAL TRADE
 
Chinese Economy
   
(i) Required Courses
ECO3310ECONOMY OF CHINA
ECO3340TRADE & INVEST AMONG THE CHI ECO
(ii) Elective Courses
ECO3220COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
ECO3240ECONOMICS OF TRANSITION
ECO3250CHINESE ECO: HERITAGE & CHANGE
ECO3350CHINA, HK, AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
ECO3460DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECO3580EMERGING FINANCIAL MARKETS OF CH
ECO4870SELECTED TOPIC IN THE CHINESE ECONOMY
ECO4880SEMINAR ON THE ECONOMY OF CHINA
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To be included in the Major GPA. Units counted towards the fulfilment of the Economics Major Programme requirements shall not be counted towards the fulfilment of the Minor Programmes in Mathematics or Statistics, and vice versa. Economics Majors minoring in MAT or STA are required to declare which MAT or STA courses will be counted towards requirements of the Major Programme at their final term of attendance. Economics Majors not minoring in MAT or STA but have passed such courses are also allowed to choose to declare up to a maximum of [3] 6 units, if they have fulfilled their [9] 12 units of ECO elective courses.
 
Double Minors

A. Applicable to students admitted in 2006-07 and thereafter

A minimum of 62 units, including 32 units from required courses listed in (i) above and 30 units from the elective courses listed in (ii).

B. Applicable to students admitted in 2005-06

A minimum of 61 units, including 31 units from required courses listed in (i) above and 30 units from the elective courses listed in (ii).
 
Course Exemption
A. Applicable to students admitted in 2006-07 and thereafter
  1. Economics Majors who have obtained a grade "E" or above in "Principles of Accounts" in the HKALE or equivalent may choose to apply for exemption of ECO1131. The Major unit requirement will be reduced by 3 units.
  2. Economics Majors who have obtained a grade "E" or above in "Pure Mathematics" in the HKALE or equivalent may choose to apply for exemption of ECO1101. The Major unit requirement will be reduced by 2 units.

B. Applicable to students admitted in 2005-06

Economics Majors who have obtained a grade "E" or above in Principles of Accounts" in the HKALE may choose to apply for exemption of ECO1131. However, students are required to make up the three units by taking a course at 3000 or above level offered by the Department to fulfil the Major requirement.
Department of Economics, CUHK
Last updated : 06 August, 2007