Important Note:
The following are the expected course offerings. Beware that all course offerings could change
without notice.
- To give you a better idea about the content of each course a generic syllabus from past semesters is posted. Please note
that the content of the course and its requirement might change
every semester specially when a different instructor teaches the course.
You can access the syllabus by clicking on the course number.
- For a "Word" version of the list of the courses and the semesters they are offered,
please click
here.
Core Courses
Development
Economics
- Development Economics (ECON 450, Akresh)
- The Latin American Economies (ECON 452)
- Economics of Development and Growth (ECON 550)
- Topics in Development Economics (ECON 551, Esfahani,
Akresh)
Economic
Policy
Environment
and Natural Resources
-
Environment and Development (ACE 411)
-
Dynamic Simulation of Natural Resource Problems (ECON 415)
-
Advanced Natural Resource Economics
(ECON 515/ACE 510)
-
Environmental Economics (ACE 516)
Health
Economics
- Industrial Competition and Monopoly (ECON 480)
- Health Economics (ECON482)
- Economics of Education, Health and Human
Capital (ECON 545)
Industrial
Organization
- Industrial Competition and Monopoly (ECON 480)
- Government Regulation of Economic Activity (ECON 481)
- Law and Economics (LAW 689, or ECON 484)
International
Economics
- International Economics (ECON 420/523)
- Contemporary Issues in the International
Economy (ECON 421)
- International Trade Theory (ECON 520)
- International Financial Economics (ECON 522)
Labor
Economics
- Economics of Labor Markets (ECON 440)
- Labor Economics I (ECON 540)
- Labor Economics II (ECON 541)
- Collective Bargaining (ECON 542)
Monetary Economics
Public
Economics
Urban
and Regional Economics
Law
and Economics
- Law and Economics (ECON 484)
-
Intro to United States Law (LAW 501)
-
International Trade Policy (LAW 654)
-
Law and Economics (LAW 689)
-
Quantitative Methods (LAW 641)
Advanced Econometrics*
- Econometrics Analysis (ECON 507)
- Time Series Analysis (ECON 576)
* Only students who take the PhD section of ECON 506 can
have this field.
Other Recommended Electives
PROGRAM RULES SUMMARY
1. The minimum length of stay in the Program
is one calendar year (fall and spring semesters plus one summer
session).
2. Degree requires minimum of
40 graduate credit hours (ten courses each 4 credit hours).
3. Required core courses:
ECON 500, 506, 508, 509 (can substitute PhD core courses if approved
by the advisor). All students MUST take ECON 500 and ECON 506 in their first semester in the program and ECON 508 in their second semester. ECON 509 could be taken either in the first or second semester.
4. Minimum field requirement: one
5. Minimum number of courses for a field: two
(consisting of at least one 500-level course)
6. Minimum grade point average: B (3.0)
7. Minimum semester load (including ESL courses): 12
credit hours [You are allowed for only one semester to carry less
than 12 credit hours. A letter from sponsor and Office of International
Students (OISA) authorizing
a reduced load is required to carry less than 12 credit hours.]
8. Maximum semester load (including ESL courses):
Fall & Spring 16
credit hours, Summer 8 credit hours. Any course load beyond
these should be approved by the Director of the program.
9. Maximum number of 400 level courses allowed to satisfy course requirements:
two
10. If both Ph.D. and Master's sections of the
same course is taken, only one will be counted towards the degree
requirements of the Program.
11. Two of ten required courses can be from
other departments. All courses taken from outside the Department
of Economics must be approved by the Director, if they are to be
counted towards the degree requirements of the Program.
12. All independent study courses must be approved
by the Director, if they are to be counted towards the degree requirements
of the Program.
13. The same course cannot be taken at both
400 and 500 level to satisfy the program requirements.
14. Must be registered in at least one ECON course in evey semester. All courses in one semester cannot be from other departments.
