MA - Political Economy

General knowledge: 8 CREDITS

Course	Credits
1. Philosophy	4
The Philosophy section in the postgraduate curriculum includes 8 chapters: Chapter 1: Philosophy; Chapter 2: The ontology; Chapter 3: Dialectic; Chapter 4: epistemology; Chapter 5: the theory of socio-economic morphology; Chapter 6: political philosophy; Chapter 7: social consciousness; Chapter 8: The philosophy of man. After completing the module, learners need to master Marxist-Leninist philosophical theory, on that basis, establish the worldview, human view, scientific methodology and apply that theory to realize and improve the world; established revolutionary moral qualities, and had a firm political ideological stance.
2. Foreign Language	4
The courses help students: - Acquire general knowledge about many fields such as brands, organizational structures, investment, international business, and ethics, etc. - Develop English language skills on the topics and contexts of work and business environments. - Equip knowledge and skills for the exam for the certificate of English for international communication (TOEIC), contributing to achieving English output standards at level B1 (according to the European Framework of Reference (CFER). - Form a serious and responsible working attitude

Subjects of Major: 9 CREDITS

Course	Credits
3. Logic	3
Logic (form) is a science that studies thinking in a state that has been formed, regardless of its birth, or development. (This is also the difference of the unit from Logic. Dialectic study - a science that examines thinking in the process of formation, movement, and development). The fundamental problem of logic is the question of the truthfulness of thought. The content of Logic learning module is designed into 6 chapters: Chapter 1- Objects, tasks and meaning of Logic learning; Chapter 2 - The laws of logic of the basic form of thinking; Chapter 3 - Concept; Chapter 4 - Judgment; Chapter 5 - Inference; Chapter 6: Hypothesis, proof, refutation, sophistry. The knowledge of the chapters is closely related to each other, dominating both content and logic structure - these are important and useful knowledge, contributing to the training of formal thinking methods. and improve students' level of logical thinking.
4. Development Economics	3
The actual content of the course consists of two parts: Part I focuses on understanding the nature and content of economic growth and economic development. The relationship between growth and income distribution and poverty reduction is also studied in this section. Part II will analyze the effects of inputs such as labor, capital and natural resources on economic growth in both theory and practice. The course will introduce students to theories of economic growth and development to discuss socioeconomic changes in countries. The consequences of development models will be analyzed, compared, and then can draw positive aspects as well as threats arising from the development process for developing countries, mainly Vietnam.
5. Advanced Political science	3
Understanding Politics and Political Relationships. Mastering the basic contents of the history of Eastern, Western, Vietnamese political thought, thereby determining its values, and applying to the current innovation cause. Understand General Political Power and the current mechanism of exercising political power in Vietnam. Understand the dialectical relationship between economics and politics, then apply it to solving the relationship between economic innovation and political innovation in our country today. Mastering the contents of the political Party, then applying it to the building of our Party today. Firmly grasp the theory of the Rule of Law and Citizen Society, thereby applying it to building the Rule of Law of the people, by the people, for the people in our country. Understand the general theory of Political Policy, then apply it to building the foundation, lines, guidelines and policies of our Party and State today. To firmly grasp the role of socio-political organizations in organizing and promoting the strength of the masses. Fully understand the contemporary political system, thereby determining the correctness and compliance of the political model selection in our country. Mastering the principle of handling political situations to apply in solving political hot spots in Vietnam in the current innovation.

Subject of Minor: 18 CREDITS

Course	Credits
6. Advanced Political economics	4
The course equips learners with knowledge about strategies and policies for economic development during the transition to socialism in Vietnam. Through studying advanced topics of Marxist-Leninist Political Economy, it helps students to improve their awareness and understanding of basic orientations and strategies for socio-economic development in the transitional period. Socialism in Vietnam. After completing this course, students have the ability to analyze and evaluate economic and political issues deeply, and at the same time apply the knowledge of the subject to solve practical problems.
7. Social Economic Policy	3
The socio-economic policy is one of the most important tools of the State to manage and administer socio-economic activities according to defined goals. The course provides graduate students majoring in political economy with the core contents of the following issues: The process of planning, organizing, and implementing socio-economic policies; The process of analyzing the main socio-economic policies of the State; Perspectives, principles and contents of policies: economic restructuring policy; financial policy; foreign economic policy, human resource management policy and employment, education and training policy. Thereby helping learners have in-depth knowledge of an independent policy analyst, properly applying policy in practice.
8. Advanced History of economic thoughts	3
The subject analyzes in-depth the content and development process of basic economic theories, which have influenced the development of modern economic theories. Help students understand the origin of orthodox economic theories, see the diversity of economic theories, and provide different economic knowledge to apply in practice, in accordance with specific conditions and circumstances. Equip learners with basic understanding of the process of birth, formation and development of economic theories and its influence on stages of economic development. Equip students with economic thinking and methodology to be able to solve specific economic problems of practice.
- Elective: Select 2 out of 4	4

9. Theory of social-economic morphology	2
The theory of socio-economic forms is one of the most important contents of materialism about history; in which the founders of Marxism pointed out the most general laws of advocacy of human society. Therefore, there have been many countries that choose the socio-economic edict memory as the theoretical basis for building socialism. However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe as well as in the wake of the constant changes of the world in the context of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, many were skeptical of the correctness and science of this doctrine. Therefore, it is necessary to make arguments to fight against wrong views to protect the scientific and revolutionary of socio-economic formation doctrine in the current context. Theocon-economic attitude theory includes good elements of production forces, production relations and superior architecture. Such factors act back and again to form the synthesis of the two most common, basic rules of existence and social development. The role of each element in socio-economic edict erm. Thoroughly understand the socio-economic edict theory, based on the characteristics of the era and from the characteristics and conditions of Vietnam, the Communist Party of Vietnam has over-advocated the socialist regime to ignore the capitalist regime. Today, all countries must build and develop a market economy. However, in different social modes, the market economy is used for different purposes. In capitalist countries, it is the capital market economy. In our country, it is a socialist-oriented market economy.
10. Economic policy of Vietnam communist party	2
The economic policy of the Communist Party of Vietnam is a subject in the master's program of the Marxist-Leninist political economy. The subject systematically studies the process of forming, supplementing, and developing the economic policy of the Communist Party of Vietnam before and after doi moi. The content of the course focuses on studying the following topics: The way to build a socialist-oriented market economy in Vietnam - placed in the general theory of the market economy and market economic models in Vietnam history; The line of industrialization and modernization - put in the general awareness of industrialization and some models of industrialization in the world; Roads for sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas; The way of international economic integration; Road to marine economic development. Through the study of the content, the subject evaluates the achievements and limitations in the implementation of the Party's economic policy.
11. Human resource managerment	2
"People are the most important asset of an enterprise." This clause can be found in any annual report or CEO's speech. Most managers agree that effective people management is an important premise in creating organizational effectiveness, achieving long-term and sustainable competitive advantage. This course helps students better understand how human resource decisions contribute to business performance. This knowledge can be applied in small, medium and large enterprises, as well as in non-profit or government organizations. Specifically, this course will approach human resource management from a strategic perspective. Students will have access to topics on HR Strategy, Human Resource Planning, Talent Recruitment, Training and Development, Talent Retention, Performance Management, Payroll System. In addition, the course helps students develop additional knowledge related to the processes leading to strategic innovation as well as the ability to apply this knowledge in the business of the organization to gain competitive advantage.
12. Agircultural economy and rural development	2
The key content of the course is knowledge and policy application in the agricultural and rural development sector over the past 5 decades, including the successes, failures and challenges in the field of rural development that countries have experienced, methods to develop policies and strategies for agricultural and rural development in transition economies.
- Elective: Select 2 out of 4	6

13. Regional and local development	2
The lesson content is based on M. Porter's competitive analysis system, diamond model, and cluster analysis framework. The module will begin by introducing the core concepts of competitiveness, competitive advantage, and clusters, before delving deeper into the factors that determine an economy's or region's competitiveness. The economy is often understood at multiple levels (global, international, national, and local) and at various stages of growth (advanced, developing, and transitional). Case studies will be used to demonstrate the theoretical method. The module then goes into how the competitiveness analysis process and the diamond model have been used in practice in Vietnam, with an emphasis on economic planning and upgrading in various areas. In the background of Vietnam, the course will place a strong emphasis on regional and local economic development strategies. Finally, through case studies of clusters or localities, the module will include in-depth discussions on various aspects of Vietnam's competitiveness. This segment starts with a look at provincial competitiveness, then moves on to regional and national competitiveness. The students will complete a community project to complete the curriculum at the end of the course.
14. Economic management	2

15. Public policy	2
The course is designed with 8 lessons and divided into 2 main parts. Part one will introduce general public policy to answer questions such as: What is public policy? Why study public policy? What groups of policies are common? Policies shape politics or politics shape policy? Which stakeholders are involved in the different steps of the policy making process? Part two will focus on policy analysis with questions such as: How to analyze and evaluate a policy? What tools or approaches can be applied to policy analysis?
16. Public finance	2
The course develops an deep understanding of when and how the government may intervene in the economy, and analysis the effect of government spending programs: current spending and capital expenditures. The course include an analysis of the theoretical bases that guide government intervention in the economy by using the expenditures programs on education, health, social security and the public investment programs. Besides, the course discusses the fiscal decentrelization and the medium-term expenditure framework to determine the aggregate fiscal disciplines. To look forward to the future budget balance, the course debates over the budget deficits and gorvernment debts and the way to manage the fiscal riks.

Thesis: 14 CREDITS

Research Topics: 12 CREDITS

Course	Credits
17. Research design	3
This course guides students in developing a research design. Particularly the course will be guided in choosing a research area, identifying a research objective, review the relevant literature, choosing appropriate analytical methods including data collection methods. At the end of the course, students will complete a research proposal that could be developed into a good thesis and journal article.
18. Research Methodology	5
The course content equips students with knowledge associated with regression models applied in the financial market through specific contents such as regression modeling, component testing, testing. Hypotheses in regression, determination of latency, as well as implementation of forecasts. The regression models mentioned in the subject are associated with different types of research data such as time series data, tabular data
19. Introducing the classic works of Marxism-Leninism	2
Brief description of the role, the position of the module / subject, the knowledge that will equip students, the relationship with other modules / subjects in the program educate - Equip students with the core values of Marx and Lenin in the two works of the Ministry of Capital of Marx and Lenin's new economic policy. - Helping students to understand the core contents and scientific basis of the module on Political Economy - Capitalism and Political Economy of the transition period to socialism. - On that basis, students can understand and apply the Marxist-Leninist theory to the socio-economic development of the country and contribute to helping students build appropriate social responsibility in the job position and life after school. - Contribute to building the Marxist-Leninist ideology and ideology towards students, contributing to forming the theoretical foundation of Marxism-Leninism so that after graduating from university students can work. good in the field of teaching, theoretical research, participating in socio-economic management activities.
20. Thematic reports	2
This course addresses development issues for poor countries and explains the causes and effects of poverty and deriving policy implications. The course is based on theoretical economics, adapted to reflect the special institutional structures that characterize most developing countries.

UEH Master

General knowledge: 8 CREDITS

Subjects of Major: 9 CREDITS

Subject of Minor: 18 CREDITS

Thesis: 14 CREDITS

Research Topics: 12 CREDITS

Total credits: 61 CREDITS