Economics, M.S.
Requirements for a Master of Science in Economics
Students may earn the Master of Science in Economics by fulfilling the requirements of one of the two options detailed below:
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| Complete 24 hours of course work including the following: | 24 | |
| Research Seminar | ||
| Research Seminar | ||
| Macroeconomic Analysis in the Global Economy | ||
| Microeconomic Theory and Business Decisions | ||
| Econometric Theory and Methods | ||
| Causal Inference and Research Design | ||
or ECO 5351 | Data Science I | |
| Thesis | 6 | |
| Eighteen hours of course work must be in economics (prefixed by ECO), and 15 of these 18 hours must be at the 5000-level | ||
| 18 hours of course work, whether within or outside of economics, must be at the 5000-level | ||
| Only those 4000-level courses approved for graduate credit will count toward the degree’s requirements 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 1
i.e., courses that appear in the Graduate Catalog
Non-thesis Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| Complete 36 hours of course work including the following: | 36 | |
| Research Seminar | ||
| Research Seminar | ||
| Macroeconomic Analysis in the Global Economy | ||
| Microeconomic Theory and Business Decisions | ||
| History of Economic Thought | ||
| Econometric Theory and Methods | ||
| Causal Inference and Research Design | ||
or ECO 5351 | Data Science I | |
| Twenty-four hours of course work must be in economics (prefixed by ECO), and 15 of these 24 hours must be at the 5000-level | ||
| 24 hours of course work, whether within or outside of economics, must be at the 5000-level | ||
| Only those 4000-level courses approved for graduate credit will count toward the degree’s requirements 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
- 1
i.e., courses that appear in the Graduate Catalog