The programme leads to an award of a BSc Degree in Economics.
Economics is the study of scarcity and its implications for the use of resources, production of goods and services, growth of production and welfare over time, and a great variety of other complex issues of vital concern to society.
The undergraduate programme in the department leads to an award of BSc Degree in Economics.
The progamme structure requires a student to complete an average of 180 credit units in a minimum of three or four years.
The department of economics as presently constituted, came as one of the pioneer departments of the university, in 2016, precisely, the department is under the faculty of Management and Social Sciences, which is, under the leadership of our visiting Dean, Prof Nathaniel .C. Nwezeaku PhD. The department of Economics was started with brilliant staff members including Mr. Onwuka, Izundu .C., Nwanosike, D.U. and others. At this early stage, Elder Onwuka, Izundu .C. was appointed as the pioneer acting HOD of this young department, while Nwanosike Domimic. U., was appointed the Acting Academic students adviser of the department in 2017.
To develop into a world class centre of excellence for teaching, learning and research based education in Economics for the purpose of enhancing the growth and development of the Nigerian economy in particular and the world at large
The philosophy of the department of Economics is to employ the utilization of highly trained, qualified and motivated academics and technology to produce policy makers and technocrats who are self-reliant and possess the required policies and technical capacities to compete favorably, and function effectively within a globalized economic and business environment, thereby meeting the challenges of economic growth, human development now and in the future.
Nigeria as a developing nation faces serious resource, constraint and optional resource utilization necessary for her to attain the status of developed nations. Department of Economic offers courses leading to the award of a bachelor of science B. Sc (Hons) Degree on Economics. The broad objective of the programme is to produce graduates who are able to solve the problems of the society through the application of Economic theory and analysis.
The specific objectives are;
1. To produce Economists who possess the required technical capacities and shill to function effectively in a globalized technological driven economic environment.
2. To develop in student the ability and capability to make effective contributions practically and theoretically at all levels of economic planning, policy implementations in our economic environment.
3. To develop and improve student’s appreciation and understanding of the social problems at various shapes of Nigerian societal development.
4. To develop students skills towards data analysis and synthesis, and application of the techniques to solving societal problem.
5. To develop students’ intellect required for successful pursuance of graduate studies in any one of the many specialized fields of Economics.
6. To equip the students with skills for creativity and self-reliance.
7. To facilitate the learning, teaching and research in economics.
8. Make an obviously outstanding contribution in the production of the manpower needed to propel Nigeria’s development.
9. To provide the training of Economist who will be in the forefront of analysing, explaining and where appropriate offering solutions to today’s world-free markets versus government intervention.
10. To establish appropriate linkages and relationship with other national and international organizations and institutions that are engaged in education and research in Economics and allied disciplined.