BA ECONOMICS
1993
Year of starting the Programme
40
Number of sanctioned seats excluding marginal increase
Eligibility Criteria for Admission
A pass in Higher Secondary Examination of the state or an Examination accepted by the University as equivalent thereto
PO1. Critical Thinking
1.1 Acquire the ability to apply the basic tenets of logic and science to thoughts, actions and interventions.
1.2 Develop the ability to chart out a progressive direction for actions and interventions by learning to recognize the presence of hegemonic ideology within certain dominant notions.
1.3 Develop self-critical abilities and also the ability to view positions, problems and social issues from plural perspectives.
PO2. Effective Citizenship
2.1. Learn to participate in nation building by adhering to the principles of sovereignty of the nation, socialism, secularism, democracy and the values that guide a republic.
2.2. Develop and practice gender sensitive attitudes, environmental awareness, empathetic social awareness about various kinds of marginalisation and the ability to understand and resist various kinds of discriminations.
2.3. Internalise certain highlights of the nation’s and region’s history. Especially of the freedom movement, the renaissance within native societies and the project of modernisation of the post-colonial society.
PO3. Effective Communication
3.1. Acquire the ability to speak, write, read and listen clearly in person and through electronic media in both English and in one Modern Indian Language
3.2. Learn to articulate, analyse, synthesise, and evaluate ideas and situations in a well-informed manner.
3.3. Generate hypotheses and articulate assent or dissent by employing both reason and creative thinking.
PO4. Inter disciplinarity
4.1. Perceive knowledge as an organic, comprehensive, interrelated and integrated faculty of the human mind.
4.2. Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development as a basic interdisciplinary concern of all disciplines.
4.3. Develop aesthetic, social, humanistic and artistic sensibilities for problem solving and evolving a comprehensive perspective.
The revised curriculum and syllabi of BA Economics Programme of Kannur University provide a structure of core courses, complementary elective courses and generic elective courses. Diversified course structure will contribute towards all round development of the student. The undergraduate programme in economics borrows ideas and techniques from a variety of other disciplines including history, geography, mathematics, statistics, management and environmental science. An undergraduate programme with sound footing in economic theory and empirics would equip the students to a range of career options in the field of economics, finance, commerce, entrepreneurship and management. The specific outcomes of the programme are summarized below:
1. The programme with structured curricula will support the academic development of the undergraduates.
2. The programme will provide the students with the opportunity to pursue courses that emphasize quantitative, qualitative and theoretical aspects of economics.
3. The programme will provide a well-resourced teaching learning environment for the students of economics, which will definitely lead to the ultimate educational goal of “learning to be”.
4. The programme will promote academic writing, critical thinking and research aptitude among the students.
5. Needless to point out, the students will gain a source of livelihood by expanding their skill set and widening their knowledge horizon.