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Image Source: eyeofrid FAC STUDENT GUIDE FOR NAVIGATING THE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT PREPARED BY: STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TH LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 24 2021 Image Credit: Sreerag K P Note from the Editors 5 SECTION I: OVERVIEW 6 Explanation of General Degree Requirements 6 GPA and credit system 8 Economics at Ashoka 8 Ashoka University’s Economics Department and Faculty 9 SECTION II: CURRICULUM 9 Pre-college requirements for high school students 9 Foundation courses related to Economics 9 Major Requirements 10 Interdisciplinary Major Requirements 12 Minor Requirements 18 Concentration Requirements 20 Sample Course Schedules 21 Overview of the Compulsory Courses 23 Electives 24 Auditing 25 Cross Listed Courses 26 Complementary Disciplines 27 TABLE OF CONTENTSSummer Courses in Ashoka 28 Awards and Recognition 29 SECTION III: ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES 30 Study Abroad Programmes 30 2 Advanced Scholars Programme (ASP) - Postgraduate Diploma at Ashoka University 34 Advanced Major 35 Teaching Assistantships 36 ASP Experiences 37 ISM – Independent Study Modules (Research Project) 42 MA in Economics 43 PhD in Economics 44 Research Opportunities with Professors 45 Economics Research Centres at Ashoka University 47 SECTION IV: DEPARTMENTAL EVENTS 49 Seminars by the Department of Economics 49 Workshops 50 Annual Economics Conference 50 SECTION V: ECONOMICS SOCIETY AND JOURNAL 52 SECTION VI: ADVISING AND RESOURCES 53 Office Hours 53 Teaching Assistants/Teaching Fellows 54 TABLE OF CONTENTSStudent Representatives 54 Student-led Help Desks 56 Library Resources & Faculty Recommended Reading 57 Informal Tips & Advice 60 3 SECTION VII: PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER ASHOKA 64 Graduate School Preparation 64 Asking for Letter of Recommendations 66 Job Search and Internship Advice 68 Alumni Experiences 69 Note from the HoD (2019-20) 92 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
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