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VU BS Economics study scheme: all 8 semesters

Every course in BS Economics at Virtual University, semester by semester, with credit hours and prerequisites.

Faculty of Arts 4 years · 8 semesters Checked against vu.edu.pk on 18 Oct 2026
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Which electives and deficiency courses you take is set by the course selection rules in the VU handbook.

Semester 1

6 required, 2 electives
BS Economics semester 1: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
CS101 Introduction to Computing
None 3
ECO302 Principles of Microeconomics
None 3
ENG101 English Comprehension
None 3
MTH100 General Mathematics
None 3
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology
None 3
VU001 Introduction to e-Learning
None 1
BS Economics semester 1: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
ETH202 Ethics (for Non-Muslims)
None 2
ISL202 Islamic Studies
None 2

Semester 2

6 required
BS Economics semester 2: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO303 Principles of Macroeconomics
None 3
ECO402 Microeconomics
None 3
ENG201 Business and Technical English Writing
None 3
ETH100 Effective Citizenship
None 3
STA301 Statistics and Probability
None 3
PAK301 Pakistan Studies
None 2

Semester 3

6 required
BS Economics semester 3: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO403 Macroeconomics
None 3
ECO501 Development Economics
None 3
ECO606 Mathematical Economics I
None 3
EDU403 Art, Crafts and Calligraphy
None 3
MGT602 Entrepreneurship
None 3
PAK522 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan
None 2

Semester 4

4 required, 2 electives
BS Economics semester 4: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO601 Business Econometrics
None 3
ECO603 International Economics
None 3
MGT411 Money & Banking
None 3
STA630 Research Methods
None 3
BS Economics semester 4: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
GSC101 General Science
None 3
PHY101 Physics
None 3

Semester 5

6 required
BS Economics semester 5: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO607 Mathematical Economics II
None 3
ECO610 Issues in the Economy of Pakistan
None 3
ECO614 Microeconomic Analysis
None 3
ENG301 Business Communication
None 3
HRM627 Human Resource Development
None 3
MGT211 Introduction To Business
None 3

Semester 6

5 required
BS Economics semester 6: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO609 Advanced Econometrics
None 3
ECO613 Globalization and Economics
None 3
ECO616 Macroeconomic Analysis
None 3
MTH302 Business Mathematics & Statistics
None 3
STAT404 Regression and Correlation
None 3

Semester 7

5 required
BS Economics semester 7: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO404 Managerial Economics
None 3
ECO605 Financial Economics
None 3
ECO608 Agricultural Economics
None 3
ECO615 Poverty and Income Distribution
None 3
ECOI619 Internship Report - Economics
None 3

Semester 8

5 required
BS Economics semester 8: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
BNK611 Economic Ideology in Islam
None 3
ECO499A Final Year Project-Economics
None 3
ECO604 Monetary Economics
None 3
ECO612 Population Economics
None 3
ECO622 Energy Economics
None 3

From the BS Economics study scheme on vu.edu.pk. Last checked 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

2 years · 4 semesters

BS-Lateral Economics

A 2-year program with 4 semesters.

See the BS-Lateral Economics scheme

Programs in the Faculty of Arts

All VU programs

Departments: Economics · English · Mass Communication · Psychology · Sociology · Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies

BS

4 years

Associate Degree Programs

2 years

Diploma

1 year

BS-Lateral

2 years

Questions about BS Economics

The study scheme on vu.edu.pk is the official version.

How many semesters is BS Economics at VU?

BS Economics has 8 semesters over 4 years. BS-Lateral Economics has 4 semesters over 2 years.

Which courses are in semester 1 of BS Economics?

Required: CS101 Introduction to Computing, ECO302 Principles of Microeconomics, ENG101 English Comprehension, MTH100 General Mathematics, SOC101 Introduction to Sociology, VU001 Introduction to e-Learning. Electives: ETH202 Ethics (for Non-Muslims), ISL202 Islamic Studies.

Where does this study scheme come from?

From the BS Economics study scheme on vu.edu.pk, last checked on 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

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