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Master of Arts in EconomicsNon-Thesis Plan

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Graduate Program

The non-thesis plan requires completion of 12 courses (36 credit hours) and passing of a comprehensive written examination for the M.A. degree.

 

Course Work

ECO 5311 Microeconomics I
ECO 5321 Macroeconomics I
Economic Electives 21 credit hours
General Electives 9 credit hours (Must be Approved by the Director of Graduate Studies).

Economic Elective Courses:

ECO 5343 Natural Resoures and Environmental Economics
ECO 5344 Environmental Economics
ECO 5345 Energy Economics
ECO 6341 Industrial Organization I
ECO 6342 Industrial Organization II
ECO 5355 Labor Economics I
ECO 6356 Labor Economics II
ECO 5353 Public Finance I
ECO 6354 Public Finance II
ECO 5364 Economic Policy
ECO 5365 International Trade
ECO 6366 International Finance
ECO 6361 Monetary Economics
ECO 6367 Forecasting
ECO 6369 Growth and Development
ECO 6340 Macroeconomics Labor Economics
ECO 5383 Time Series Economics
ECO 6363 Consumption and Investment: Microfoundation and Aggregate Dynamics
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