The Department of Economics started
functioning as soon as the university was established by transferring M.A.
Economics classes from Government College, Bosan Road, Multan to the University.
Teaching staff was also acquired on deputation from the same institution. At
present, there are ten members of the teaching staff. Six of them hold Ph.D.
degrees from abroad.
The Department offers a wide range of
courses in the field of Economics. Keeping in view the present day requirements
of the subject the Department of Economics has planned to offer exciting and
academically challenging postgraduate degree of M.Sc. Economics both as morning
and afternoon program with later on self-finance basis. The program provides a
foundation in modern technique of quantitative economics, financial economics
and econometrics with emphasis on science-based subjects such as mathematics,
statistics and computer applications. The central feature of the course is its
blend of core economic concepts and principles with modern research methods.
Master of science in economics is a two years postgraduate program comprising of
four semesters.
The Department also aims at promoting research on
various local and national issues. For this purpose the Department has
introduced an
M.Phil program, in addition to the Master level
programs. The Department also offers research facilities for Ph.D. candidates.
Presently ten students are registered as Ph.D. candidates. The student strength
has consequently risen to over 230 per academic year.
The Department has a library of more than 5000 books
plus a collection of national and international journals. Computer facilities
are also available in the Department.