Ph.D PROGRAMME IN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
OVERVIEW OF OUR Ph.D IN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
The Ph.D programme in Trade and Development Finance is open to students who possess the Institute’s M.Sc Degree in International Trade and Development with at least a CGPA of 3.50. Applicants with HND Upper Credit or good M.Sc/MBA degrees in Economics, Accounting, Finance & Banking, Marketing, Business Administration, or other such relevant disciplines in Social Sciences and Humanities, international Finance, International Relations or Mathematics and having not less than a CGPA of 3.50 will also be considered for admission into the programme.
Also, persons with HND or Masters degrees in relevant fields with CGPA of at least 3.5 and having up to 10 years work experience in Trade/Finance may be considered for admission into our PhD programme.
The Ph.D will last for a minimum of 24 calendar months and maximum of 60 calendar months
Successful students at the end of the programme shall receive a Ph.D in Trade and Development in the University of Port Harcourt.
List of Courses, Code and Credit Units for PGD Programme
S/No
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE
3
1
ITD 900.1
The major objective of this course is to deepen and widen the critical and analytical understanding of theoretical and methodological issues in microeconomic theory. Topics such as demand and supply functions, general equilibrium model, consumer revealed theory, theory of market structure, theory of costs and revenue, and welfare economics will be covered in the course. A good understanding of linear algebra analysis will be useful to students taking the course.
3
2
ITD 910.1
Over the past two decades, there have been fundamental structural changes in the global economy. These changes include trade and payments liberalization, globalization and rapid integration of national economics. This course surveys selected topics in international trade theory and policy. Topics such as international trade theory, the politics of international trade policy, balance of payments theory and international mobility of capital and labour will be discussed.
3
3
ITD 920.1
This course introduces students to various research methodologies. The various techniques used in dissertation writing are also presented in the course. Such techniques include Simple Linear Regression Model, Correlation Model, Analysis of Variance and Statistical Test of Significance of estimate.
3
Total
9
1
ITD 900.2
Macroeconomics studies larger components of the economy. Therefore, the purpose of this course is to enable students have a good understanding of advanced topics in macroeconomic theory and policy. Topics to be covered in the course include consumption and investment theory, money demand and supply, government spending and taxation and the problems of inflation and unemployment. The on-going debate between Keynesians and monetarists are critically examined in the course.
3
2
ITD 910.2
Development is one of the most important challenges facing the human race. Despite the vast opportunities created by the technological revolution of the 20th century, more than 10 percent of the world’s population live on less than one dollar per day. The situation is very disturbing in Africa relative other developing regions of the world. In this course, the focus will be on selected topics in Development Economics. Such topics include General Approaches to Development processes, Economic Growth, Neoclassical and Keynesian Development Policy and the millennium goals.
3
3
ITD 970.1
Dissertation
12
Total
18
Free Electives Any 2 from the following courses
1
ITD 930.1
This is an advanced course in quantitative techniques. The purpose of the course is to acquaint students with advanced quantitative skills needed in understanding and application of mathematical reasoning and methods in social and management sciences. Topics to be covered include methodology of econometric research, co-integration theory and error correction model, three stage least squares and auto correlation.
3
2
ITD 930.2
All countries around the world regulate trade through various national policies. Therefore, this course is designed to acquaint students with various theories of international economic relations. Some of the topics to be covered include International Organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), International Criminal Justice System and International Law.
3
3
ITD 940.1
International trade plays a major role in promoting economic growth and development. Therefore, the purpose of this course is to analyze globalization integration and trends in African trade in the global economy. Topics such as Trade and Development in Africa, the prospects and challenges of African Trade, the role of the African Development Bank (ADB) in Promoting African Trade and barriers to African Trade, will be covered.
3
4
ITD 940.2
This course analyzes the various methods used in financing foreign trade. Students can choose their seminar topics from the role of Export-Import Banks, Export and Import Financing, and Contemporary Issues in International Trade Financing, and the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be examined.
3
Total
6
Seminars
1
ITD 950.1
This course enables students to write a seminar paper in regional economic integration under the supervision of the seminar coordinator. Seminar topics can be selected from areas such as Trade Negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trade Regulation, the European Union, International Trade and Tariff Aggregations and Regional Integration in Africa.
3
2
ITD 950.2
One of the sources of development finance is through trade. Apart from trade, other ingredients of Development are, remittances and external loans. Students are expected to write a seminar paper in any of the areas outlined above under the supervision of the seminar coordinator.
3
Total
6
Note:
Total credit units for graduation is 39
This programme has been prepared in accordance with the NUC bench mark for Ph.D programmes for Nigerian Universities.
Facilities Available for the Programme
Facilities at the newly acquired IITD building provide enough classrooms, library, offices, online/zoom lectures (Hybrid) etc for the proposed programmes. Available facilities are therefore adequate.