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Introduction

Apart from being the mother of all the social sciences and management, economics is the subject that comes closest to the understanding of the practical life of humans. The growth and power of the economies of the world may be explained and would also depend on the intellect of the economists. Hence economists have the privilege in their hands in shaping the future of the world.

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    Overview

    Established in 1969, the Department of Economics is one of the strongest and vibrant departments in India. Currently the department, under the leadership of Director Fr.Thomas T. V and Prof. Emmanual P. J, Head of the Department, along with twelve accomplished faculty members offers a wide array of Research Programme, postgraduate programme,  and undergraduate courses. To promote the holistic development of the students and to sustain the academic creativity and inventiveness of the faculty the department engages in numerous workshops, seminars, industrial interfaces, faculty development programmes and many such endeavours.

    THE MISSION & VISION
    The mission of the department of economics at Christ University is to achieve excellence in economics through teaching, research and service. The department endeavours to realize this mission by imparting high quality academic erudition in economics that would cater to the requirements of professional careers and the pursuit of further knowledge creation through research and its delivery by service. The mission of ensuring excellence in teaching economics is by integrating the most relevant areas and developments in the field of economics together with state of the art technical skills, still maintaining a holistic approach to the course.

    The vision of the department is to raise its research and teaching programmes to the highest standard thereby enhancing the reputation of the University and the nation. The vision envisages developing uniqueness for its course through unbiased approach to ideologies and realms of knowledge at the same time attaining versatility in application of skills and tools to issues and problems in economics recognising the contribution of other disciplines.

    FACULTY RESEARCH

    The department strives to maintain the reputation of advancing knowledge by actively pursuing a research tradition and its dissemination through publication in journals. The large pool of faculty with varied areas of interest allows a vast array of researches to be carried out. Upholding the University’s mission of excellence and service and the vision of holistic development of individuals, the research stresses the community based social and economic issues.


    Courses Offered

    Postgraduate Programmes
    Master of Arts (MA) in Applied Economics

    Undergraduate Programmes
    Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons.) in Economics *
    Bachelor of Science (BSc) Economics, Mathematics, Statistics
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, Sociology, Economics
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, Politics, Sociology
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History, Economics, Politics

    Certificate Courses in Odd Semester
    Financial Markets
    International Trade and Globalization

    M Phil Programmes
    Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Economics

    Doctoral Programmes (Ph.D.)
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics


     
     
     
     
      Contact Us
    Department of Economics,
    Christ University, Hosur Road,
    Bangalore Karnataka,
    India - 560029,
    Ph: +91 80.4012.9100,9600
    Fax:+91.80.40129000
    Email:mail@christuniversity.in
    Website: www.christuniversity.in

    Head Administration,
    Emmanuel P.J
    Ph: +91 80.4012.9458, Email:emmanual.pj@christuniversity.in


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