MDE Teaching Programme

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Courses	Code	MOET calendar hours	'Notional' European Credit Transfer System Equivalents
FIRST YEAR REMEDIAL COURSES
English for Academic Purposes	MDR 101	50
Computer Uses for Economists	MDR 102	25
Basic Mathematics and Statistics	MDR 103	40
First year foundation courses
Theories of Development	MDF 201	60
Major Issues in Economic Development	MDF 202	50
National Accounting	MDF 203	40
Microeconomics	MDF 204	90
Macroeconomics	MDF 205	90
Macroeconomics Policy	MDF 206	90
International Economics	MDF 207	80
Vietnam and Asian Economic Development	MDF 208	30
Econometrics	MDF 209	70
Research Methodology for Development	MDF 210	40
Second year core courses
Agriculture and Development	MDC 301	20
Industry and Development	MDC 302	20
Financial Aspects of Development	MDC 303	20
Population, Poverty and Human Resources	MDC 304	25
Vietnam Seminar Series	MDC 305	25
Thesis Design Seminars	MDC 306	30
Second year specialization course
Stream I: Industrialization and economic development
Industrial Economics in Developing Countries	MDS 401	90
International Firms and Economic Development	MDS 402	90
Industrial Policy Analysis	MDS 403	90
Stream II: The Economics of Sustainable Rural Livelihoods
The Macroeconomics of Agricultural Development	MDS 404	30
Agricultural Economics	MDS 405	60
Environmental Economics	MDS 406	30
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Policy Analysis	MDS 407	90
Project Appraisal	MDS 408	60
Stream III: Finance and Development
Public Economics	MDS 409	90
International finance	MDS 410	90
Money and banking	MDS 411	90
Thesis research
Thesis		1600

MOET calendar hours are determined by the Ministry, and include all hours of classroom lectures and exercises.  However, the MDE programme utilizes modern problem-focused learning techniques.  This means that MDE students are expected to be continually engaged in self-study, in addition to attending lectures. Course leaders assign students reading that supports and expands upon classroom lectures. Readings are either obligatory (such readings are copied and distributed to students) or recommended readings that help students to deepen their understanding. Obligatory readings form part of course examinations, while recommended readings do not.  Students are also expected to participate in team exercises, individual presentations, and classroom discussions.

For this reason, the minimum student workload hours are also noted above.  Student workload hours consist of expected hours of classroom lectures, minimum levels of student-led self-study, expected hours of exercises, minimum levels of reading, and and expected hours of assessment.  Note that students who only perform the minimum amount of student workload hours can only expect to obtain an average performance in MDE assessment exercises.

'Notional' European Credit Transfer System Equivalents are based upon the guidelines of the European Commission and indicate the approximate amount of work that a student must undertake for a course when that course is compared to European norms.

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