BA Economics with specialisation in Finance, Econometrics and Data Analysis course prepares the students to analyze the business environment and its impact on the corporate firms. It is a 3 year MGU-UGP programme. This course equips the students with quantitative skills along with the theoretical knowledge.
The principal aims and objectives of the BA Economics program are:
- Forecasting, information provision, policy analysis and consulting
- Monitoring current economic trends
- Developing unique insights on how external events affect the domestic economy
- Monitors and disseminates key indicators such as inflation, employment, interest rates and exchange rates
- Catering to the requirements of the corporate world and this would offer immense career opportunities in corporate firms, banking, finance and insurance sectors as market analysts, financial analysts, economists etc.
- Preparing of forecasts of variables influencing the operations of corporate firms at various levels, for both planning and budgeting
- The monitoring of the economy and other factors on a continuous basis
- Responding to the current problems facing corporate or parts thereof, which involve problem-definition, detailed analysis, generating alternative solutions