Graduate Programmes

The Faculty of Business and Economics offers graduate programmes in Economic Development and Planning, Economic Policy and Planning, International Economics, Econometrics, Business Administration, Public Enterprise Management and International Marketing Management. The graduate programme in Economic Development and Planning was started in 1979. As of September 1992 it has launched a new programme in Economic Policy and Planning. The two-year programme (course work and Thesis) is offered by the Department of Economics and administered by the School of Graduated Studies of the Addis Ababa University. The Faculty Graduate Commission and Departmental Graduate Committee are in charge of Supervising the programme. In addition the Faculty is planning to implement an MBA Programme, two short-cycle Masters Programmes in Public Enterprise Management and International Marketing Management and MSc Programme(s) in International Economics and Econometrics.

Admission to the Graduate Programmes is in accordance with he requirements of the school of Graduate studies and specific Departmental requirements.

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MSc in Economics

The MSc degree in Economics is awarded to a student who has completed a study scheme which involves a total of 32-35 credit hours of which 6 credit hours are allotted to a dissertation written under the supervision of an advisor assigned by the department and examined by an examining board including at least one external examiner, usually a member of the faculty of a recognized University abroad. A student is required to complete the programme within a period of two years of actual enrollment. The programme is currently being run in collaboration with the Institute of Economics and Statistics of the University of Oxford and is planned to offer students the option of specializing in Economic Policy Analysis, International Economics, Manpower Planning an Econometrics by 1994.

The only concentration area offered for the 1992/93 academic year is however Economic Policy analysis of which there are 12 students at the moment.

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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The Department of Accounting and Management and Public Administration jointly are currently planning to offer an MBA (Master of Business Administration) programme and two short cycle MA Programmes in Public Enterprise Management and international Marketing. The MBA Programme is designed for those who have followed relevant and appropriate undergraduate programmes in areas like Accounting, Management, Public Administration, Economics and Engineering. I; is a two-year programme including the thesis component. The MBA degree is awarded to candidates who complete 48 credit hours, (including 6 credit of thesis in the concentration area) and attain a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 upon graduation,

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MA Programmes

The Short-Cycle M.A. Programmes offered jointly by the Department of Accounting and Management and Public Administration are essentially based on the MBA programme. They are designed to provide graduate training in specific areas of public Enterprise Management and International Marketing Management to satisfy manpower needs as become desirable from lime to time. These programmes may thus e offered on a permanent basis or be phased out as the case may be.

Candidates in these programmes have two options for graduation; either through final comprehensive examination, or a thesis as approved by Departmental Graduate Committee (DGC).

(M.A.) Master of Arts in Public Enterprise Management

This is a special two years graduate programme leading to the degree of Mater of Arts in Public Enterprise Management. Candidates are required to take courses from the MBA programme and additional courses specific to the area of Public Enterprise Management. The total credit hours required for graduation is at the minimum 45 with 30 credit hours of courses from the MBA Programme and 15 credit hours on specialization courses.

(M.A.) Master Or Arts in International Marketing Management

This is special two-year graduate programme leading to the degree of Master of Arts in International Marketing,. Candidates are required to take courses from the MBA programme and additional courses specific to the area of International Marketing Management. The total credit hours required are 45 with 30 credit hours on courses from the MBA programme and 15 credit hours on specialization courses.


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