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Ashoka University’s undergraduate course curriculum is taught across three semesters: Spring, Summer and Monsoon (Fall). Courses are broadly divided into three categories – Foundation Courses (core curriculum), Major & Minor Courses and Co-Curricular Courses.
You may search courses offered at Ashoka here. Please use the drop down menu to choose the specific semester and subject to see the full list of courses under each department. Foundation courses are offered in all semesters and do not have prerequisites. Offerings in other categories differ in each semester. Some higher level major/minor courses may have prerequisites.
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Think about a simple the cartoon of Mahatma Gandhi: just a few simple strokes---round glasses, a walking stick, a shawl---and yet you immediately recognize who it is. A good cartoon doesn't aim for realism; it captures the essence.
This course teaches you to cartoon markets. Like a skilled cartoonist, you'll learn how to use minimal strokes to highlight the main strategic forces in markets. The focus isn't on solving complex equations but on building clear, insightful models. You'll learn what to include, what to leave out, and how to communicate economic ideas effectively.
A central idea in this course is understanding the trade-off between complexity and explanatory power. While there is no \(R^2\) for a theoretical model, whether it fits something in a meaningful way is often a matter of judgement. However, we can loosely think of better “fitting” models as being more complex. Not only are such models harder to solve, often requiring more advanced game-theoretic tools, but they also tend to have lower explanatory power: you can no longer easily see the economics at work inside the model. Thus, economic modelling relies on judgment rather than precise metrics, making it as much an art as a science.
