Economics, M.A.

Master of Arts

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
A program GPA of 3.0 is required by the Chambers College.
ECON 701	Advanced Micro-Economic Theory 1	4
ECON 702	Advanced Macro-Economic Theory 1	3
ECON 711	Advanced Micro-Economic Theory 2	4
ECON 712	Advanced Macro-Economic Theory 2	3
ECON 721	Mathematical Economics	3
ECON 725	Econometrics 1	3
ECON 726	Econometrics 2	3
ECON 795	Independent Study	2
700-level ECON Electives (minimum grade of B- required)		6
Research Paper
Total Hours		31

Suggested Plan of Study

First Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer	Hours
ECON 701	4	ECON 711	4	ECON 795	2
ECON 702	3	ECON 712	3
ECON 721	3	ECON 725	3
		Elective	3
	10		13		2
Second Year
Fall	Hours
ECON 726	3
Elective	3
Research Paper
	6
Total credit hours: 31

Major Learning Outcomes

Master of Arts in Economics

The masters of arts program in economics prepares students for doctoral study in economics by training students to 1) conduct independent and original research in economics of publishable quality; 2) analyze questions of interest to economists and policymakers, employing tools and methods of theoretical and empirical economics in a manner that meets or exceeds the expectations of doctoral admissions committees. 

• Students will apply modern economic theory and modern econometric methods to evaluate economic problems, develop policy evaluations, and make policy recommendations.
• Students will produce a research paper suitable to submit to a refereed economics journal.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to formulate original economic research questions, develop an appropriate research design to explore these questions, and conduct appropriate statistical analyses. This includes the ability to create, use and manipulate data that are appropriate for the research question.