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Economics - M.A.E. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

  • Economic Analysis concentration
  • Financial Economics Concentration
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (9 credits)
Course Title Credits
ECON 62050 Microeconomics Theory I 3
  62051 Macroeconomics Theory I 3
  62054 Econometrics I 3
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Economic Analysis concentration (21)
Financial Economics concentration (21)
TOTAL 30

 

Economic Analysis concentration

ECONOMICS ANALYSIS CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Course Title Credits
ECON 64004 Quantitative Methods in Business Administration I 3
ECON Electives * 12
Choose from the following: Thesis, Internship or electives option 6
ECON 62092 Internship in Econmics (3)  
Economics Thesis (6)  
Electives* (3-6)  
TOTAL 21

* For elective courses, students may select any M.A.-level economics courses subject to these restrictions:

  • All choices must have the approval of the graduate coordinator.
  • No more than 6 hours may be at the 50000 level
  • The student must complete at least 15 hours of economics courses other than those in independent study and research (62096, 62098, etc.)
  • A student may also select, with departmental approval, a limited number of courses outside the Department of Economics.
  • If a student does an internship, the student also needs one more economics elective.

 

Financial Economics concentration

FINANCIAL ECONOMICS CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Course Title Credits
ECON 62061 Monetary Theory and Policy 3
FIN 66061 Financial Management I 3
  66062 Financial Management II 3
Choose two from the following: * 6
FIN 66063 Financial Markets and Institutions (3)  
  66064 International Financial Management (3)  
  66066 Advanced Security and Investment Theory (3)  
  66069 Real Estate (3)  
Economics Electives * 6
TOTAL 30

* Students take two electives in economics and two electives in finance. For economics elective courses, students may select any M.A.-level economics courses subject to the following restrictions: all choices must have the approval of the graduate coordinator; no more than 3 hours may be at the 50000 level; and the student must complete at least 15 hours of economics courses other than those in independent study and research (62096, 62098, etc.).

A student may also select, with departmental approval, a limited number of courses outside the Department of Economics.