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| Departments of Economics & Finance |
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| Department Overview |
The Department of Economics, established Fall 2006, was one of the first departments created at the University of Kurdistan Hawler.
Currently, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Economics and Finance.
The study programs are designed on the cutting edge of the field, and, in addition
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the goal of teaching, is to train students so that they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to reconstruct and develop the Kurdish society.
Thus, knowledge, technology, skills and capability are integral parts of the programs at all levels.
Great emphasis is placed on student research and education as well as community work.
Foremost training is in the areas of microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, public economics, development economics and economics of education and technology.
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| Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Programs |
From the Spring of 2007, the University of Kurdistan Hawler (UKH) will offer a two-year Masters program and
a four-year
Doctoral program in economics and finance. From the fall of 2007, UKH will offer a four-year Bachelor’s program in
economics and finance. All programs are taught entirely in English. The first year of the Bachelor’s program consists of
a foundation program in English studies.
UKH is a public university that was established in the Fall of 2006 on the initiative of, and funded by, the Kurdistan Regional Government.
UKH is committed to excellence in teaching and research. It offers a free education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels to
students from all over Kurdistan. It is dedicated to inclusiveness, equality and the highest standards of integrity in public life.
It will have a significant role in the reconstruction and development of Kurdish society and culture. All teaching at
UKH rests upon extensive academic research and high quality teaching by professional lecturers. The aim is that
UKH provide the public sector and the business community with highly skilled graduates.
All of our programs have an international focus emphasizing the importance of technology, knowledge,
management and global know-how. Our aim is that UKH’s regional and international competitiveness is
of the highest rank. Such programs in English are offered only at the UKH.
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| Application for BSc, MSc and PhD Programs |
Since all programs at UKH are entirely conducted in English, the BSc Program requires fluency in English.
All top 10% graduates from the UKH BSc Program are guaranteed a place in the Master’s Program at
UKH for two years from the day they complete their BSc studies.
Applications to any of the programs are made through the UKH undergraduate and graduate admission offices.
Students are admitted only once per year starting in September. The announcement is released on June 1,
and the students are admitted following screening of applications and various English proficiency and
admission test procedures. The deadline for applications to start in the fall of 2007 is August 31, 2007.
Students applying to the Master’s Program are required to have advanced knowledge in the area of the
Master’s specialization for which they are applying, as well as fluency in English.
More details about the entry demands as well as information about the application
process for the Master’s Program is found in the Handbook of Graduate Studies at UKH.
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum of the Bachelor Program (preliminary) |
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The University of Kurdistan Hawler offers a Bachelor's Degree Program (four years).
The BSc Program requires fluency in English. During the first three years,
all students follow the same curriculum covering the first year of full
time English studies and the basics in economics, finance, mathematics,
statistics, management and methods. During the fourth year, undergraduates
will choose elective courses, choose two specializations (from several choices)
and write a BSc thesis (10 credits) as part of the specialization taken during
the fall (last) semester. One credit is equivalent of 1.5 European Credit
Transfer System (ECTS) or one week of full time studies. Mandatory and
optional courses within the fields of economics and finance include:
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English for undergraduate programs |
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Mathematics I (5 credits)
Statistics I (5 credits)
Microeconomics I (5 credits)
Macroeconomics I (5 credits)
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Statistics II (5 credits)
Microeconomics II (5 credits)
Macroeconomics II (5 credits)
Marketing I (5 credits)
Accounting I (5 credits)
Management I (5 credits)
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Econometrics I (5 credits)
Development Economics I (5 credits)
International Economics I (5 credits)
International Trade and Business Laws (5 credits)
Financial Economics I (5 credits)
Public Economics I (5 credits)
Human Resource Economics (5 credits)
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Microeconomics III (5 credits)
Macroeconomics III (5 credits)
Environmental Economics (5 credits)
Labor Economics (5 credits)
Economics of Education (5 credits)
Agricultural Economics (5 credits)
Economics of Oil Technology (5 credits)
Economics of Information Technology (5 credits)
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Industrial Economics I (5 credits)
Business Organization (5 credits)
Investment and Financing (5 credits)
Industrial Management I (5 credits)
Industrial Technology (5 credits)
Corporate Governance (5 credits)
Cost-Benefit Analysis (5 credits)
Corporate Banking (5 credits)
Performance Analysis (5 credits)
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Research Methods (5 credits)
Business Ethics (5 credits)
Sociology (5 credits)
History (5 credits)
International Relations (5 credits)
Politics (5 credits)
BSc Thesis (10 credits or 15 ECTS)
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| Curriculum of the Master Program (preliminary) |
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In the spring of 2007, UKH launched a two-year Master's Program.
Specializations offered are in Economics and Finance. In addition to coursework equivalent of 60 credits,
the students are required to write a thesis corresponding to 20 credits. One credit is equivalent of 1.5
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) or one week of full time studies. Single course are not offered at
UKH and all courses offered are part of an educational program.
Mandatory and optional courses within the fields of economics and finance include:
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English for graduate students
Mathematics I (5 credits)
Statistics I (5 credits)
Microeconomics I (5 credits)
Econometrics I (5 credits)
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Microeconomics II (5 credits)
Econometrics II (5 credits)
Macroeconomics I (5 credits)
Financial Economics (5 credits)
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Development Economics (5 credits)
Industrial Economics (5 credits)
Macroeconomics II (5 credits)
International Economics (5 credits)
Public Economics (5 credits)
Performance Analysis (5 credits)
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Master’s Thesis (20 credits or 30 ECTS)
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| Curriculum of the Doctoral Program (preliminary) |
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In the spring of 2007, UKH launched a four-year PhD Program. Specializations offered are in Economics and Finance.
In addition to coursework equivalent of 80 credits, the students will be required to write a thesis corresponding to 80 credits.
One credit is equivalent of 1.5 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) or one week of full time studies. Single courses are not offered at
UKH and all courses offered are part of an educational program. Mandatory and optional courses within the fields of economics and finance include:
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| Year 1, Semester 1: |
English for graduate students
Mathematics I (5 credits)
Statistics I (5 credits)
Microeconomics I (5 credits)
Econometrics I (5 credits)
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Microeconomics II (5 credits)
Econometrics II (5 credits)
Macroeconomics I (5 credits)
Financial Economics (5 credits)
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| Year 2, Semester 1: |
Development Economics (5 credits)
Industrial Economics (5 credits)
Macroeconomics II (5 credits)
International Economics (5 credits)
Public Economics (5 credits)
Performance Analysis (5 credits)
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Econometrics III (5 credits)
Topics in Applied Microeconomics (5 credits)
Topics in Applied Macroeconomics (5 credits)
Topics in Applied Development Economics (5 credits)
Industrial Technology Policy (5 credits)
Economics of: Trade, Oil, Labor, Health, Education, Agriculture
Environment (5 credits each)
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Workshop in Applied Microeconomics (5 credits)
Workshop in Applied Macroeconomics (5 credits)
Workshop in Applied Econometrics (5 credits)
Workshop in Applied Finance (5 credits)
Department Weekly Seminars (5 credits)
PhD Thesis (80 credits or 120 ECTS)
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| Bachelor, Job
Market after Graduation |
With the quality education UKH students will receive they should easily find jobs after graduation.
This is shown in the great interest for and generous finances given to the university.
A degree from UKH is expected to entail excellent possibilities for obtaining interesting assignments within the public as well as the private sector.
Since the university was recently established, we have no experience or statistics about the job market outcome of UKH graduates.
The admission requirements together with the quality of education suggest that the UKH degrees will be highly sought after in Kurdistan and competitive in the international job market.
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