The Department of Economics wants to help qualified individuals achieve their goals for graduate education and real world problem solving.
We are a collegial group of scholars committed to quality education and research. We believe in hands-on education, developing the tools and intuition necessary to engage in practical research. Please feel free to follow up your review of our program materials with an email or phone call to our graduate advisor. He can help you contact individual faculty about their work, find out about the activities of our current and former graduate students, or learn more about applying your skills in economics.
The M.A. program offers three tracks or areas of concentration for the students to choose from as their specialization areas. They are Global Economy, Applied Microeconomics and Monetary Economics and Financial Markets. Selecting areas of specialization can give you a clearer perception of the skills you will acquire and make you more competitive in the job market or in admission to Ph.D. programs later on. You may complete three elective courses from an approved list to meet the requirements of a track. Choice of an area of concentration is not, however, mandatory since some students may like the flexibility of a more diversified approach in choosing courses. Students will be free to take any of the tracks or, instead of a second track, choose other courses to complete their requirements of the M.A. degree.
Admission to the accelerated MA in Economics requires that a student have completed a minimum of 60 hours of undergraduate course credit and have a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.25. In addition, applicants must have completed a minimum of 15 hours of Economics courses. To apply for the accelerated MA in Economics, applicants meeting the above requirements must submit a statement of purpose and two letters of recommendation to the Graduate Coordinator. Students must also complete the Graduate School’s Accelerated Program Application.
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