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Master
of Arts in Economics Degree Requirements
Tracks:
General
Development Economics
Financial Economic Policy
Business Economics
Degree Requirements
Depending on the track chosen,
students must complete 30-36 hours of approved graduate course
work. These hours will include 6 credit hours of core courses in economic theory, 6 credit hours to fulfill the research requirement, and 18-24 credit hours of elective or other required courses. All courses must be taken for a letter grade (the pass/fail option is not permitted). No more than 3 credit hours of ECON-691 Internship may be taken. All courses must be approved by the advisor and fit into a coherent educational program developed by the student in consultation with the advisor.
Prerequisite Courses
ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics and
ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics
or
ECON-603 Introduction to Economic Theory
MATH-211 Applied Calculus
STAT-202 Basic Statistics
Waiver of these prerequisites may be granted for qualified persons
with comparable prior education or experience. Prerequisite credit
(including ECON-603) does not count toward a degree.
Required Core Courses
(6 credit hours)
ECON-500 Microeconomics
ECON-501 Macroeconomics
ECON-523 Applied Econometrics I
ECON-524 Applied Econometrics II
ECON-500 and ECON-501 must be completed within the first 9 credit hours.
Research Requirement
(6 credit hours)
Thesis Option:
ECON-797 Masters Thesis Seminar (6) with grade of B or better and submission of approved thesis.
Non-Thesis Option:
ECON-523 Applied Econometrics I and ECON-524 Applied Econometrics II with grades of B or better.
Students are strongly advised to take ECON-523 within their first year of graduate work.
Comprehensive Examination
After completing ECON-500 and ECON-501, students in all tracks take a comprehensive examination in economic theory. Two retakes are permitted.
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AND OTHER REQUIRED COURSES
18 to 24 CREDIT HOURS |
| General
Track
(18 credit hours) |
Development
Economics Track
(24 credit hours) |
Financial
Economic Policy Track
(24 credit hours) |
Business Economics Track
(24 credit hours) |
Required Course
(3 Credit Hours)
ECON-505
Mathematical Economics
Electives in Economics
(15 Credit Hours)
Approved graduate course work in economics; 3 credit hours may be taken outside the Economics Department with the advisor’s approval.
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Required Courses
(6 Credit Hours)
ECON-662 Development Microeconomics
ECON-663 Development Macroeconomics
Electives
(18 Credit hours from the following)
ECON-505 Mathematical Economics
ECON-552 Economics of Transition
ECON-573 Labor Economics
ECON-574 Women in the Economy
ECON-579 Environmental Economics
ECON-630 Monetary Economics
ECON-631 Development Finance and Banking
ECON-633 Financial Economics
ECON-635 International Capital Markets
ECON-658 Economics of World Regions
ECON-665 Project Evaluation in Developing Countries
ECON-670 Survey of International Economics (cannot receive credit for ECON-670 if either ECON-671 or ECON-672 is taken)
ECON-671 International Economics: Trade
ECON-672 International Economics: Finance
ECON-691 Internship (1-3 credits)
ECON-788 Seminar in Economic Development
Electives
(may include up to 12 Credit hours from the following)
SIS-616 International Economics
SIS-632 Microfinance
SIS-635 Advanced Topics in Development Management
SIS-637 International Development
SIS-650 Global Economy and Sustainable Development
SIS-651 Managing Economic Policy Reform
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Required Courses
(15 credit hours)
ACCT-607 Accounting Concepts and Applications
ECON-505 Introduction to Mathematical Economics
ECON-633 Financial Economics
ECON-639 Policy Issues in Financial Economics
FIN-614 Financial Management
Electives
(9 credit hours from the following)
ECON-541 Public Economics
ECON-547 Economics of Antitrust/Regulation
ECON-631 Development Finance and Banking
ECON-635 International Capital Markets
ECON-663 Development Macroeconomics
ECON-672 International Economics: Finance
ECON-691 Internship (1-3 credits)
FIN-672 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credits)
FIN-673 Corporate Valuation and Financial Strategy (3 credits)
FIN-674 Derivatives and Risk Management (3 credits)
FIN-676 Financial Institutions (1.5 credits)
IBUS-700 International Finance
IBUS-701 International Banking (1.5 credits)
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Electives in Economics
(12 credit hours)
Approved graduate course work in economics.
Required Courses in Business
(9 credit hours)
FIN-630 Financial Analysis
ITEC-631 Operations/Information Management
MKTG-632 Marketing
Electives in Business
(3 credit hours from the following)
MGMT-633 Leading People and Organizations (3 credits)
IBUS-636 Global Strategy and Management (1.5 credits)
IBUS-637 Cross-Cultural Management (1.5 credits)
MGMT-635 Ethics/Social Responsiblity/Governance (1.5 credits)
MGMT-634 High Performing Teams (1.5 credits)
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