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
stuent 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-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 Econometrics I and ECON-524 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.
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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