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
(15 credit hours)
ACCT-607 Accounting Concepts and Applications
ECON-505 Introduction to Mathematical Economics
ECON-633 Financial Economics
ECON-639 Policy Issues in Financial Economics
FIN-614 Financial Management
Electives
(9 credit hours from the following)
ECON-541 Public Economics
ECON-547 Economics of Antitrust/Regulation
ECON-631 Development Finance and Banking
ECON-635 International Capital Markets
ECON-663 Development Macroeconomics
ECON-672 International Economics: Finance
ECON-691 Internship (1-3 credits)
FIN-672 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credits)
FIN-673 Corporate Valuation and Financial Strategy (3 credits)
FIN-674 Derivatives and Risk Management (3 credits)
FIN-676 Financial Institutions (1.5 credits)
IBUS-700 International Finance
IBUS-701 International Banking (1.5 credits)
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