BD "Economic theory"

Educational Field 030501 "Theory of Economics”

Qualification Granted

Bachelor's degree in "Theory of Economics"

Qualification Level

Bachelor (first level of higher education)

Special Requirements for Admission

No. Enrolment is conducted on the general conditions of admission.

Special regulations for prior learning recognition (formal, informal, non-certificate)

No.

Program profile

Specialists in the field of “Theory of Economics” are appointed to work for different profile and level enterprises of all ownership forms, project organizations, advisory centers, research and educational institutions including the following divisions and departments: production, planning and economic development, analytical research; information provision, international relations, quality control and other departments.
This profile experts, specializing in the field of economics, deal with a wide range of issues, such as managing economic processes; taking integrated solutions in the management system; organizing economic information systems; organizing business partner search.
The total number of ECTS credits is 240 including: humanitarian and social economic disciplines - 36 credits; natural and scientific disciplines - 118 credits, professional and practical disciplines - 64.5 credits, optional disciplines for students’ choice - 21,5 credits.

Key Learning Outcomes:

1) Knowledge in the Subject Area

• management of irreversible and current assets;
• identification of resource requirements;
• optimization of economic activities;
• economic planning of  activities;
• execution of control over all stages of economic planning;
• planning needs for labor resources;
• planning needs for material resources;
• planning needs for financial resources;
• organizing activities of the planning and economic department of an enterprise, organization and institution.

2) Cognitive Skills in the Subject Area

• ability to use professionally profiled knowledge and practical skills in the fundamental disciplines in the processes of economic activity management;
• ability to apply knowledge and skills to solve qualitative and quantitative problems;
• ability to use necessary computer programs in research.
  • ability to make out economic paperwork, to calculate the economic performance indicators;
  • ability to prepare an economic and business plan;
  • ability to apply information systems and technologies in economics;
  • ability to monitor the rational formation and use of centralized and decentralized cash funds .
  • ability to consider the influence of enterprise environment factors of direct and indirect effect on the efficiency of economic activities;
  • ability to use various practical skills for computer data collection and processing;
  • skills to work efficiently with modern computers;
  • ability to apply knowledge in practice;
  • ability to perform self-education and continue professional development;
  • communicative skills including oral and written communication in the Ukrainian language and at least one of the common European languages;
  • social interaction skills and those to work in groups, conflict and stress management;
  • ability to organize personal activities and effective time management.

3) Practical Skills in the Subject Area 4) General Skills

Professional Graduates’ Profiles and Examples

The objects of the Bachelor’s activities in the educational field "Theory of Economics” are the particular means and tools of the economic activity management of an enterprise, institution and organization; drafting and implementation of economic and financial plans of budgetary institutions.

Access to Further Education

A Bachelor in the educational field “Theory of Economics” can proceed with the Master training program in “Finance” and “Theory of Economics”. 

Regulations for Examinations, Assessment and Grades

Provisions “On the rating system of knowledge assessment”.

Graduation Requirements

The complete education program of 240 credits, passed state examination and successfully presented Bachelor’s research paper.

Format of Education

Full time

Head of Program

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Yuriy M. Bazhal