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Dec 11, 2024
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UofM 2020-2021 Graduate Catalog * [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Economics, (MA)
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Master of Arts in Economics
Program Admission
- Satisfactory performance on the Graduate Record Examination or the Graduate Management Admission Test.
- Satisfactory undergraduate grade point average.
- Successful completion of at least one semester of calculus (MATH 1830, MATH 1910 or equivalent) and at least one semester of statistics (SCMS 2710, MATH 1530 or equivalent).
- Suggested, but not required, additional semesters of calculus (MATH 1920 or equivalent); intermediate microeconomics (ECON 3310 or equivalent) and intermediate macroeconomics (ECON 3320 or equivalent); matrix or linear algebra (MATH 3242 or equivalent).
- International students: satisfactory performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or equivalent.
Course Work
33 credit hours of graduate coursework consisting of the following:
Economics Core (21 credit hours)
- ECON 6315
- ECON 6810
- ECON 7125
- ECON 7300
- ECON 7310
- ECON 7320
- ECON 7810
Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
- Maximum 9 credit hours at the 6000 level, with the rest at the 7000 or 8000 level.
- May be offered by other related departments at the graduate level and must be approved by the MA coordinator.
- Courses in the core MBA curriculum are not eligible.
Additional Requirements
The student must fulfill one of the following requirements:
Examination Option:
- Each candidate must pass a written examination in economic theory.
- A maximum of two attempts within a year of the first attempt is permitted.
Thesis Option:
- Each candidate must register for at least 3 (but no more than 6) thesis hours.
- Must write and defend a thesis under the guidance of a faculty committee.
- Must register for thesis credit each academic semester until the thesis is completed.
GPA Requirement
- Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all graduate coursework.
- No more than 7 hours of “C+,” “C,” or “C-” will be counted towards the degree.
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