Graduate programs

The Department of Economics offers graduate work leading to the Master of Science and Master of Arts degrees, as well as two graduate certificates, the Graduate Certificate in Econometrics and Data Analysis and the Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Resource Economics.

Admission requirements

Economics M.S./M.A.

Econometric and Data Analysis Graduate Certificate

Environmental and Resource Economics Graduate Certificate

Sustainability Graduate Certificate

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:

  1. Select 4 credits of economics electives
  2. Select economics research to be completed in Ec 501 for a maximum of 4 credits
  3. Select 1 credit of economics seminar in Ec 518 for a maximum of 4 times (maximum 4 credits)
  4. 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 570Econometrics

4

Ec 571Advanced Econometrics

4

Ec 575Applied Advanced Econometrics

4

Ec 576Implementing Econometrics using Stata and R

4

Ec 580Mathematical Economics

4

Ec 581Advanced Microeconomics

4

Ec 584Applications of Advanced Microeconomic Theory

4

Ec 590Advanced Macroeconomics

4

Ec 592Applications of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

4

Ec 596Research Project I

4

Ec 597Research 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.