BCom Applied Development Economics at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The major in Applied Development Economics will give you insight into the real world application of economic analysis to economic policy from a developmental policy perspective. This major entails a grounding in real-world application of economic analysis in the field of economic policy from a development perspective; this grounding will be focused on South Africa as we hope to train graduates who can conceptualise effective responses to the country’s many developmental challenges.

Faculty: Commerce, Law and Management | Department: Economics and Finance | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Econometrics; South African Development Issues; plus one elective: Labour Economics or Public Economics

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry into ADE course: The formal entry criteria for this major are the following 2nd-year level Economics courses: comprised of Intermediate Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International Economics (International Trade and International Finance), Mathematical Economics and Economic Statistics.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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