Preamble
This Masters Programme is intended to  strengthen  Economic Policy and Analysis capacity in Kenya and the Region. One of the key gaps in developing countries training programmes is the limited number  of professional economists working in the private or public sectors, despite their potential to influence the formulation of business and corporate strategies and shape regulatory policy. The School’s market research and stakeholder input show that very few economists are employed exclusively in specialized areas including of Economic, Public Policy Analysis and  environmental economics. Evidence available show that employers are increasingly looking for applicants with the abilities to work in teams, interact with professionals from other disciplines, solve problems and to give practical policy-relevant advice. These employers are looking for well-rounded economists, with good skills across all major areas of economics and are quantitatively highly adept. These are exactly the kinds of skills that the MEPA  programme is building.
Admission requirements 
A candidate must satisfy any of the following minimum requirements in addition to specific programme requirements:
Either
a) Be a holder of a Bachelors degree in either finance, economics, or any other equivalent field with at least Upper Second Class honours or its equivalent from an institution recognized by the University Senate.
Or
b) Be a holder of a Bachelors degree in either finance, economics, or any other equivalent field  with Lower Second Class honours provided the candidate can show proven evidence of research ability and/or three (3) years experience in a relevant field.
Or
c) Be a holder of a Bachelors degree in either finance, economics, or any other equivalent field with a PASS or its equivalent from any institution recognized by the University Senate provided such candidates have proven research ability and/or relevant work experience of five (5) years.
Or
d) Be a holder of  Postgraduate Diploma in Business Sciences of KSMS/JKUAT will be admitted with exemption of at most six (6) units offered in the first two semesters of the Masters and only equivalent in content and bear the same codes as those offered at Masters level.
e) Possession of  the minimum  entry requirements does not guarantee automatic admission to the Masters degree.
Programme  Objectives: 
The board objectives of the MEPAE programme  is  to provide a solid Foundation, for  the participants, in the area of  Economic Policy Analysis. At the end of this programme, participants will be able to among others to:
i) To provide a rigorous training, in a supportive environment, in the techniques of economic policy analysis s to enable participants to understanding applied policy analysis .
ii) To provide training in subject-specific skills, preparing participants  for employment or further study.
iii) To acquire the ability to design public policies and apply advanced finance concepts to real-world situations
iv) To equip participants  Core knowledge of economics, econometrics and finance and appropriate specialised knowledge relevant for financial sector
v) To provide a rigorous training, in a supportive environment, in the techniques of economic and econometric analysis to enable participants to understanding contemporary finance and banking issues .
vi) To inform this education by research, and national and international economic development, where appropriate.
vii) To provide training in subject-specific skills, preparing participants  for employment or further study.
viii) The ability to design financial and economic policies and apply advanced economic concepts to real-world situations
ix) The ability to formulate, test and evaluate financial and economic models to real life situation
x) The ability to undertake rigorous research in the area of Economic Policy

Target Audience
The target audience for this programme include young gradautes who wish to work in economics and management consultancy, as analysts, in regulatory agencies, as government economists, and in healthcare management.  It also targest those who work or wish to work as regional economists as well as those who , contribute to development of policy at corporate, country and international agency level

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