Portland-State-University 2021-2022 Bulletin

Economics M.S./M.A.

The Master of Arts has the same requirements as a Master of Science, but Master of Arts has an additional requirement of a foreign language. Students must complete an eleven-course core requirement (44 credits), with 48 credits in total. Credit requirements beyond the core courses may be satisfied entirely with an economics elective course or with a combination of economics seminar for a maximum of 4 credits and economics research for a maximum of 4 credits. Students have four options for completing the economics electives and/or research requirement:

  1. Select 4 credits of economics electives
  2. Select economics research to be completed in Ec 501 for a maximum of 4 credits
  3. Select 1 credit of economics seminar in Ec 518 for a maximum of 4 times (maximum 4 credits)
  4. Select a combination of economics research and economics seminar, for a total of 4 credits

Economics elective courses may be substituted by graduate courses from other departments with prior Department of Economics approval.

Requirements

Core economics courses (44 credits)

Ec 570Econometrics

4

Ec 571Advanced Econometrics

4

Ec 575Applied Advanced Econometrics

4

Ec 576Implementing Econometrics using Stata and R

4

Ec 580Mathematical Economics

4

Ec 581Advanced Microeconomics

4

Ec 584Applications of Advanced Microeconomic Theory

4

Ec 590Advanced Macroeconomics

4

Ec 592Applications of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

4

Ec 596Research Project I

4

Ec 597Research Project II

4

Economics electives and/or Economics Research (4 credits)

Option I: Economics Electives

Option II: Economics Research (Ec 501)

Option III: Economics Seminar (Ec 518)

Option III: A combination of Economics Research (Ec 501) and Economics Seminar (Ec 518)

Students with questions concerning transferred credits should contact the Graduate adviser.