The undergraduate and graduate study programs are offered by a highly qualified and dedicated faculty body within the department, contributed additionally by faculty and experts from other universities or institutions from home and abroad. More than half of the faculty members obtained their respective PhD degree from internationally reputed universities of the world, and have strong teaching, research and publication records. The department’s young bright teachers are dedicated to developing their academic careers and contributing to development of students’ all round quality and development. All faculty members are committed to close engagements with students to develop their intellectual curiosity and motivation for learning.
Founded in 2003, the Department of Economics and Social Sciences (ESS) Brac University, has now expanded to 26 full time faculty members, 500 students and an alumni body of over 300 graduates. ESS seeks to make students understand the economic and social realities they live in, both in Bangladesh and the globalized world, and to develop critical insights and analysis to help them determine solutions. Along with emphasis on growth as well-rounded individuals with strong ethical values, ESS prepares students both for the job market and for graduate studies and research at home and abroad.
Other than the BracU-wide broad based education that imparts critical and global thinking, quantitative and communication skills, ESS offers its students a comprehensive, demanding and innovative curriculum for BSS in Economics. The major in Economics:
Curriculum Structure
The program requires 120 credit hours in total where:
Minor in Economics: For doing a minor in economics, students require to complete 24 credit hours from economics core courses and 3 credit hours from economics elective courses. In total 27 credit hours are required.
ESS has been offering a major in Anthropology since the Spring of 2013. The program is committed to rigorous teaching, writing and analytical skill-building on issues such as development, modernity, nationalism, sovereignty and culture. Close mentoring of students, both in the class room as well as in the field, ensure high-quality social science training, with prospects for advanced degrees and interesting careers in the development sectors and elsewhere. The Anthropology program thus offers the following:
Curriculum Structure
The program requires 120 credit hours in total where:
Minor in Anthropology: To be eligible for a minor in anthropology, students are required to complete a total of 27 credits where 12 credits must be in the core areas of Anthropology.
Minor in Sociology: To be eligible for a minor in sociology, students are required to complete a total of 24 credits where 9 credit hours are required from core sociological theories. Among the rest of 15 credits, at least 9 credits are required from 300-level and 3 credits are from 400-level courses.
The Master of Science in Applied economics (MSAE) aims to creating highly competent economics professionals for serving in the private and public sectors of the country. The Master of Science in Applied Economics (MSAE) degree is designed to:
Curriculum Structure
The program requires 36 credit hours in total where:
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