Required Courses

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Required Core Courses

A. Mathematical Methods

  • 220:500 Mathematical Methods for Microeconomics (Cr. 3)

B. Microeconomics

  • 220:501 Microeconomic Theory I (Cr. 3)
  • 220:502 Microeconomic Theory II (Cr. 3)

C. Macroeconomics

  • 220:504 Macroeconomic Theory I (Cr. 3)
  • 220:505 Macroeconomic Theory II (Cr. 3)

D. Statistical Methods and Econometrics

  • 220:506 Advanced Economic Statistics (Cr. 3)
  • 220:507 Econometrics I (Cr. 3)

REQUIRED COURSES:

  • 220:509 Applied Econometrics for Microeconomics (Cr.3)
OR
  • 220:510 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics (Cr. 3)

ONE COURSE IN ECONOMIC HISTORY:

  • 220:540 European Economic History (Cr. 3)
  • 220:541 American Economic History (Cr. 3)
  • 220:614 Seminar in Economic History (Cr. 3)


Field Courses

For Ph.D.: 6 credits required from each of two (2) fields
For M.A.:  6 credits from one (1) field

E. Advanced Microeconomics

  • 220:545 Uncertainty and Imperfect Information (Cr. 3)
  • 220:546 Topics in Game Theory (Cr. 3)
  • 220:547 Theory of Social Choice and Voting (Cr. 3)
  • 220:548 Advanced Topics in Microeconomics (Cr. 3)
  • 220:549 Experimental Economics (cr. 3)
  • 220:610 Seminar in Microeconomics (Cr.3)

F. Advanced Macroeconomics and Monetary Theory

  • 220:503 Mathematical Methods for Macroeconomics (Cr. 3)
  • 220:514 Structure of the Financial System (Cr. 3)
  • 220:603 Seminar in Monetary Theory (Cr. 3)
  • 220:612 Seminar in Macroeconomics (Cr. 3)

G. Advanced Econometrics

  • 220:508 Econometrics II (Cr. 3)
  • 220:509 Applied Econometrics for Microeconomics (Cr. 3)
  • 220:510 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics (Cr. 3)
  • 220:602 Seminar in Econometrics 220:613 Seminar in Applied Econometrics

H. Public Economics

  • 220:515 Public Economics I (Cr. 3)
  • 220:516 Public Economics II (Cr. 3)
  • 220:517 The Economics of the State and Local Public Sector (Cr. 3)
  • 220:604 Seminar in Public Economics (Cr. 3)

I. International Economics

  • 220:518 International Economics I (Cr.3)
  • 220:519 International Economics II (Cr. 3)
  • 220:609 Seminar in International Economics (Cr. 3)

J. Labor and Human Resources

  • 220:520 Economics of the Labor Market(Cr. 3)
  • 220:521 Economics of Human Resources (Cr. 3)

K. Industrial Organization

  • 220:522 Industrial Organization I(Cr. 3)
  • 220:523 Industrial Organization II (Cr. 3)

L. Economics History

  • 220:540 European Economic History (Cr. 3)
  • 220:541 American Economic History (Cr. 3)
  • 220:614 Seminar in Economic History(Cr. 3)

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