FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
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STUDENTS During the review period, the Department had three hundred and thirty-six (336) undergraduate and forty-five (45) graduate students. The Department held virtual orientation sessions for all cohorts of students. The sessions were well attended by the students; they engaged in live presentations in some instances and, in other cases, video presentations. The department coordinators generally incorporated various activities into these sessions to keep the students engaged and fully informed.
Undergraduate student numbers
Programs
Student numbers
Banking & Finance
180 145
Economics Statistics
11
Total Number of Students
336
Graduate student numbers
Programs
Student Numbers
PhD Economics MSc Economics
5 40
Total Number of Students 45 All five (5) students enrolled in the PhD program are currently at the dissertation stage. For this academic year, the Department did not admit new students to the program due to the unavailability of lecturers to teach and supervise. The MSc International Economics and International Law program did not accept any new students this academic year because the program is still under review. Math Camp Approximately seventeen (17) students registered and attended the Department’s annual math camp for incoming graduate students. It is a refresher course in math- ematics and statistics designed to give students the mathematical and statistical skills required to delve into economics at the M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels. Students’ Achievements and Recognition The Department continued participating in the annual Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty Awards Ceremony, recognising students for their exemplary work through-
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