The Doctoral program in Economics at University of Juba prepares students for careers as economists in academia, business, and government. The program combines rigorous work in economic theory and careful study of real-world problems and institutions through graduate thesis. Graduands from our program work at major universities in South Sudan, region and around the world. The field of specialization are:
Professionalization in research is ensured by the doctoral students getting a in the specialized seminars throughout course of their studies. Doctoral students can also follow all of the professionalization seminars proposed and scheduled by the Graduate School to learn from their peers.
The admission requirement for the PhD program in Political Science is:
The time taken to complete the Doctoral Program varies in length with the individual student’s ability, drive, and personal circumstances, but the Ph.D. The Degree must be conferred at maximum within 7 years of entering the program. The Full-time student is expected to complete the program within 3 years while part-time student should take 5 years. Part-time students are admitted to all these programs and are treated in the same way as full-time students except that it is understood that they will proceed more slowly. All students must complete the Doctor of Philosophy in no more than ten years.
An assessment committee will assess the quality of the academic thesis to recommend for award of Doctor of Philosophy degree. The result of should be endorse by the School Board before endorsement by the Senate for graduate.
The Diploma program in Economics is a one-year taught course for students whose first degree contains little or no economics. It will provide a qualification equivalent to a second bachelor’s degree in economics and serves two different purposes. First, to provide students with a solid understanding of the main topics in economics and is specifically designed as an entry qualification for postgraduate study in economics. Secondly, apart from being a stand-alone qualification for those wishing to change their career path or develop within their present profession, the program acts as a conversion course for students without previous economics training but who wish to pursue higher studies in Economics. The program is offered on a full-time basis, over a period of two semesters. Full-time Students must take six courses in semester one and six courses in semester two to qualify for the degree as shown in Table 1.
Completion of the Post-graduate Diploma at an acceptable level allows students to proceed to the Master of Science in Economics or Economic Development Policy in the following year if they wish. Towards the end of the program, courses are assessed by coursework (30%) and a three-hour written examination (70%).
The M.Sc. program in economics is intended to equip students with the main tools of the professional analysis that can qualify them to be economists who can be employed in public and private institutions in addition to non-governmental organizations. The advanced and technically rigorous nature of the programme provides students with an excellent foundation especially those wishing to proceed to Ph.D. programmes and other research-based qualifications.
The programme concentrates on the core elements of economic theory and econometrics with primary objective of providing students with a formal training in, and in-depth understanding of core economic models. To succeed on the programme, students need to prove that they can work hard to a high standard and have excellent analytical ability. The core economics and econometrics courses assume knowledge of mathematics and statistics.
The Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree in Economic Development Policy aims at preparing those who are aspiring to apply their advanced level knowledge of economics to practical and policy issues, and who have a particular interest in development issues. It is also of particular use for those who intend to work as professional economists in the private or public sectors. The core courses on this course will provide the students with a solid grounding in economics, while specialized courses give them the opportunity to address current theories, issues and evidence in economic policy as applied to developing countries.
The specific objective of this program is to equip students with necessary knowledge of the techniques of economic policy analysis in developing countries as well as the ability to apply these techniques in practical work. The M.A. in Economic Development Policy is a two-year taught course on a full-time basis. The content of this course is influenced by the economic challenges that face many developing countries that include South Sudan.
To apply for a M.Sc. in Economics or M.A. in Economic Development Policy, candidates are required to hold acceptable level of qualification in economics from any internationally recognized institution to be admitted. We expect our students to have good examination results with standard courses in intermediate macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics, and a number of advanced courses that use these techniques as prerequisites. They should have a solid quantitative background with at least university-level mathematics courses in both advanced calculus and linear algebra, as well as courses in statistics and econometrics.
Students will be required to complete eighteen (18) courses from both compulsory and optional courses of a 20-week semester. Towards the end of the program, courses will be mainly assessed by coursework (30%) and a through a three-hour written examination (70%). Students will write a supervised dissertation (worth 6 credit hours) over second semester of second year on a topic of their choice related to optional courses. Please note that the availability of courses will depend on staff availability and that courses can change without prior notification.
The doctoral program in political science is meant to provide an international level training opportunity in the areas relevant to political science, where graduate students are subjected to a personalized supervision process within the Department by an internationally recognized and renowned academic staff in their areas of expertise. The program empowered students to be an academics and researchers and high-level professionals for various levels of politics. The PhD program in the Department of Political Science is by Thesis only. The Doctor of Philosophy degree is the highest conferred by the Department of Political Science. Students who have earned a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Juba have pursued a career in based on the thesis title as follows:
Professionalization in research is ensured by the doctoral students getting a in the specialized seminars throughout course of their studies. Doctoral students can also follow all of the professionalization seminars proposed and scheduled by the Graduate School to learn from their peers.
The admission requirement for the PhD program in Political Science is:
The time taken to complete the Doctoral Program varies in length with the individual student’s ability, drive, and personal circumstances, but the Ph.D. The Degree must be conferred at maximum within 7 years of entering the program. The Full-time student is expected to complete the program within 3 years while part-time student should take 5 years. Part-time students are admitted to all these programs and are treated in the same way as full-time students except that it is understood that they will proceed more slowly. All students must complete the Doctor of Philosophy in no more than ten years.
An assessment committee will assess the quality of the academic thesis to recommend for award of Doctor of Philosophy degree. The result of should be endorse by the School Board before endorsement by the Senate for graduate.
Students admitted into any of the two-degree Program would take assessed 14 courses with total of 42 hours plus 6 hours for dissertation. All students are required to take all courses and write a 15,000-20,000-words dissertation.
The efforts for development of Master programme have been done with sole objective of promoting quality teaching and scientific research at the University of Juba.
Therefore, the development of master programme should meet the huge demand for higher education, particularly, those returning from diaspora to undertake graduate studies at home. This would fulfil the expertise gap needed in comparative politics and international relations in South Sudan and beyond.
Hence, the development of two master’s degree programme has been done with the following justification:
For admission to MSc in Comparative Politics and MA in international Relations degree programme, candidates must satisfy the following requirements:
In order to qualify for the award of Master of Science in Comparative Politics, MSc students:
MSc in Comparative Politics and MA in international Relations take a minimum of two years spread over four semesters. The coursework takes three semesters while dissertation takes the last semester.