This certificate program is focused on the application of gender analysis to different fields of economics, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, labor economics, public finance, development, and international trade and investment, among others. It prepares graduate students and professionals for careers in higher education, domestic and international research institutions, and government agencies that require economic analysis from a gendered perspective. 

Admission to Program

Open to students and professionals who have an M.A. in Economics or the equivalent, or have completed the following prerequisites: 

ECON-500 Microeconomics 

ECON-501 Macroeconomics 

ECON-523 Applied Econometrics I 

Certificate Requirements

• 18 credit hours of approved course work with at least 6 credit hours at the 600-level or above, with grades of C or better 

Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 9 credit hours each semester (except for summer). A maximum of 3 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit. 

Course Requirements

• ECON-574 Gender Perspectives on Economics I (3) 
• ECON-575 Gender Perspectives on Economics II (3) 
• WGST-600 Feminist and Gender Theory (3) 
• 3 credit hours of economics electives from the following: 

ECON-541 Public Economics (3) 

ECON-551 Comparative Economic Systems (3) 

ECON-552 Economics of Transition (3) 

ECON-573 Labor Economics (3) 

ECON-579 Environmental Economics (3) 

ECON-620 Economic Thought (3) 

ECON-625 Social Choice and Economic Justice (3) 

ECON-630 Monetary Economics (3) 

ECON-631 Financial Economics (3) 

ECON-634 Development Finance and Banking (3) 

ECON-635 International Capital Markets (3) 

ECON-658 Economics of World Regions (3) (topics) 

ECON-662 Development Microeconomics (3) 

ECON-663 Development Macroeconomics (3) 

ECON-665 Project Evaluation in Developing Countries (3) 

ECON-670 Survey of International Economics (3) 

• 3 credit hours of non-economics electives from the following: 

 ANTH-635 Race Gender and Social Justice (3) 

GOVT-683 Women, Politics and Public Policy (3) 

GOVT-686 Feminist Political Theory (3) 

JLS-615 Law and Human Rights 

PHIL-616 Feminist Philosophy (3) 

SIS-533 Population, Migration, and Development (3) 

SOCY-670 Gender, Family and Work (3) 

• 3 credit hours in a capstone or a research methods course from the following:  
• ECON-523 Econometrics I (3) 
• ECON-524 Econometrics II (3) 
• ECON-690 Independent Study (3) 
• SIS-634 Field Survey Research Methods (3)