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:
- Select 4 credits of economics electives
- Select economics research to be completed in Ec 501 for a maximum of 4 credits
- Select 1 credit of economics seminar in Ec 518 for a maximum of 4 times (maximum 4 credits)
- 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 570 | Econometrics | 4 |
| Ec 571 | Advanced Econometrics | 4 |
| Ec 575 | Applied Advanced Econometrics | 4 |
| Ec 576 | Implementing Econometrics using Stata and R | 4 |
| Ec 580 | Mathematical Economics | 4 |
| Ec 581 | Advanced Microeconomics | 4 |
| Ec 584 | Applications of Advanced Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| Ec 590 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 4 |
| Ec 592 | Applications of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| Ec 596 | Research Project I | 4 |
| Ec 597 | Research 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.