<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; margin-top: 0px;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAEQAA" data-processed="true">The Bachelor of Social Science in Economics (BSSE or BSS in Economics) is&nbsp;<mark class="HxTRcb" style="color: #001d35; border-radius: 4px; background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #d3e3fd 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%); background-position: 75% 0px; background-size: 200% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s 1 normal forwards running highlight-animation;" data-processed="true">a four-year, eight-semester undergraduate program, frequently offered in South Asian universities (particularly Bangladesh)</mark>. It focuses on the application of economic theories to social, development, and policy issues.</div>
<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAIQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Program Structure &amp; Curriculum</span><button class="rBl3me" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: #e5edff; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 20px; position: relative; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; border: initial none initial;" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="ad564060-291a-467e-9347-6c224f53254a" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=Fgw9ff_l/C5gNJc;aria-label=Fgw9ff_l/bOjMyf;class=Fgw9ff_l/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwj4nKWwvfGSAxWwR2wGHQ2qEGEQye0OegQIAhAB" data-processed="true"></button></div>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Duration:</span>&nbsp;4 years (8 semesters).</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAQ" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Credits:</span>&nbsp;Typically ranges between 120 and 138 credits.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAg" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Core Areas:</span>&nbsp;Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, and Statistics.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAw" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Focus Areas:</span>&nbsp;Bangladesh Economy, Development Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade, and Public Finance.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQBA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Components:</span>&nbsp;Includes core courses, optional/elective courses, and often a final year research project or thesis.</span></li>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAUQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">BSS (Bachelor of Social Science):</span>&nbsp;More focused on theory, policy, and social, developmental, and environmental applications.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAUQAQ" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">BSc (Bachelor of Science):</span>&nbsp;Often heavier on quantitative methods, advanced statistics, and mathematical modeling.</span></li>
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<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAcQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Career Prospects</span><br data-serialized-params="[]" data-processed="true" />Graduates are equipped for roles in both public and private sectors, including:<span class="uJ19be notranslate" data-wiz-uids="Fgw9ff_2p,Fgw9ff_2q" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap; position: relative;" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=Fgw9ff_2o/TKHnVd" data-processed="true"><span data-processed="true">&nbsp;</span><button class="rBl3me" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: #e5edff; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 20px; position: relative; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; border: initial none initial;" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="e88a5b5e-65d5-4a2f-bdbe-175f822cb6ec" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=Fgw9ff_2o/C5gNJc;aria-label=Fgw9ff_2o/bOjMyf;class=Fgw9ff_2o/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwj4nKWwvfGSAxWwR2wGHQ2qEGEQye0OegQIBxAB" data-processed="true"></button></span></span></div>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAgQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Research &amp; Data Analysis:</span>&nbsp;Research assistant, data analyst, market researcher.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAgQAQ" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Development &amp; NGO Sector:</span>&nbsp;Development specialist, project coordinator.</span></li>
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<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAkQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Admission Requirements</span><br data-serialized-params="[]" data-processed="true" />Generally, applicants must have a minimum GPA in SSC and HSC examinations (e.g., a total GPA of 7.50-8.00 depending on the institution). Candidates from all backgrounds (Science, Arts, Commerce) are often eligible to apply.</div>