From another vantage point of view, even issues that are described as social issues, such as health care, education, and the environment, can be better understood by an appreciation of tradeoff, opportunity cost, and cost-benefit analysis, to name just a few core economic principles. The choice an individual as consumer, worker, investor, entrepreneur, and even voter makes is linked to the society and economy. Therefore, it is beyond doubt that economic and financial literate individuals would make better decisions, benefiting the society and the whole economy. On the other hand, fast expanding business community is in huge need for graduates who understand market and economy, both domestic and international, and are able to perform strategic planning and quantitative analysis. 

The Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Financial Economics and the Bachelor in Financial Economics Analytics (Honours) thus aim to prepare students with both sound theoretical understanding and empirical ability with respect to economic and finance issues. Throughout, these programmes aim to cultivate the critical thinking and analytical skills of the students in analyzing economic issues and phenomenon. These programmes provide the opportunities for undergraduates to do economics. The learning outcomes of the programmes emphasize hugely on the ability of the undergraduates to comprehend the fundamental concepts of economics, and to scientifically apply the theories of economics and finance in understanding real-world economic issues. 

I, thus, on behalf of the Department of Economics, welcome you on board. 

Dr. Thavamalar a/p Ganapathy

Assistant Professor / Head of Department 

Department of Economics