DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ECONOMICS)

The objective of this programme is to guide students to become high calibre economists so that they can generate and disseminate knowledge in the eld of economics. The courses taught and the preparation of the thesis or dissertation will enable students to acquire greater knowledge of economics and carry out scientic research. The award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy takes into account the comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the students and their ability to carry out independent research in their respective areas.

Admission Requirements
Candidates must possess the following qualications to be eligible to apply:

Master in Economics high cumulative grade point average from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia or any institution of higher learning recognized by the Senate; or Other qualications equivalent to the Master of Economics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia or other institutions of higher learning recognized by the Senate.

Period of Study
The period of full-time study is between six (6) to twelve (12) semesters. Part-time study is between eight (8) to fourteen (14) semesters.

Programme Structure
This programme comprises the following two modes of study: 1) Coursework and dissertation
2) Thesis (A) Coursework and Dissertation

Students under coursework and dissertation are required to pass 20 hours of core courses and 12 hours of module courses plus comprehensive examinations in three subject areas. Student will commence with research after fulfilling the coursework and comprehensive examinations requirements. List of Courses Core Courses EPPE6014 Microeconomics EPPE6024 Macroeconomics EPPE6034 Econometric Methods

EPPE7044 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy EPPE7054 Advanced Microeconomics Compulsory Module Courses
Students may select one out of ten (10) modules as listed below:

Monetary Economics EPPE6114 Portfolio Analysis EPPE6124 Monetary Economics EPPE6164 International Finance Industrial Economics EPPE6134 Advanced lndustrial Organisation EPPE6264 Advanced Labour Economics EPPE6174 International Trade and Industry Public Economics EPPE6144 Public Finance EPPE6154 Economics of Social Policy EPPE6184 Political Economy of International Trade International Economics EPPE6164 International Finance EPPE6174 International Trade and Industry EPPE6184 Political Economy of International Trade Development Economics EPPE6214 Advanced Economic Planning EPPE6224 Development Theory and Policy EPPE6234 Trade and Development Human Resource Economics EPPE6244 Human Resource Development Planning EPPE6254 Human Resource Management EPPE6264 Advanced Labour Economics Agricultural and Applied Economics EPPE6314 Applied Resource Policy and Project Analysis EPPE6304 Advanced Agricultural Economics EPPE6324 Policy Analysis and Agriculture Programme Environmental and Resource Economics EPPE6314 Applied Resource Policy and Project Analysis EPPE6334 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics EPPE6344 Dynamic Optimisation and Decision Theory Econometrics EPPE6414 Advanced Econometrics EPPE6424 Time Series Econometrics EPPE6434 Applied Econometrics

Islamic Economics EPPE6514 Fiqh for Economics EPPE6524 Islamic Money Market and Capital EPPE6534 Advanced Islamic Economic Analysis Comprehensive Examination The comprehensive examination for students taking PhD (Economics) programme encompasses: Two qualifying examination in the field of economic theories, ie. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics; and Examination on area of specialization. Candidates who pass the comprehensive examination will be awarded the doctoral status. Dissertation A doctoral dissertation should not exceed 60,000 words (not including footnotes, abstract, appendices, formulae, tables, diagrams, etc). (B) Thesis A doctoral thesis should not exceed 100,000 words (not including footnotes, abstract, appendices, formulae, tables, diagrams, etc.).

Application
Application form can be downloaded from http://www.ukm.my/pps or at Center for Graduate Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Tuition Fee
Please browse http://www.ukm.my/pps Please direct all enquiries to Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: +603-89215360/3262 Fax: +603-89251821 E-mail: dfep@ukm.my Website: http://www.ukm.my/fep