Curriculum

Source: https://admission.econ.cuhk.edu.hk/ug/bssc-economics/programme-structure/curriculum/ Parent: https://admission.econ.cuhk.edu.hk/ug/bssc-economics

Students are required to complete a minimum of 72 units of courses, including (a) Faculty Package (9 units), (b) Required Courses (27 units), and (c) Elective Courses (36 units). Please refer here for the curriculum 2024-25.

The recommended course pattern for studying 12 cores is as follows –

Topics/Year	Project	Econometrics	Micro-economics	Macro-economics	Mathematics
Year 1	Project ECON1902A Guide to Learning Economics (2)	Econometrics	Micro-economics *ECON2011Basic Macroeconomics (3)	Macro-economics ECON2021Basic Macroeconomics (3)	Mathematics ECON1101Mathematical Methods in Economics I (2) ECON1111Mathematical Method in Economics II (2)
Year 2	Project ECON2901Guided Study in Current Economic Problems I (2)	Econometrics ECON2121Methods of Economic Statistics (3)	Micro-economics ECON3011Intermediate Microeconomics Theory (3)	Macro-economics ECON3021Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3)	Mathematics
Year 3	Project	Econometrics ECON3121Introductory Econometrics (3)	Micro-economics	Macro-economics	Mathematics
Year 4	Project ECON4901Guided Study in Current Economic Problems II (2) ECON4903Economics in Practice (2)	Econometrics	Micro-economics	Macro-economics	Mathematics

*Students must take ECON2011 and any two more courses, offered by two different Programmes/Departments/Schools, to fulfil the required 9 units of the Faculty Package. Please refer to the details of your admission year’s curriculum.

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ECON1902A Guide to Learning Economics (2)	Course Code Course Name (No. of unit)

Summary of the curriculum for different admission years –