The Department of Economics at Ohio University offers two tracks within its gradua te program: (1) The Applied Economics track and (2) The Financial Economics track. The latter is a new addition to the master's program started in July 2000. The following explains these two tracks.
1. Master of Arts With
an Applied Economics Track
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econo
mics and experience the difference. The program, with a student
body of over 50 students, is designed to stimulate educational
environment, motivate students, and make them highly competitive for
a wide variety of employment opportunities. At Ohio University we
emphasize the connection between theory and economic application.
Special attention is given to quantitative skills and extensive
computer use in the classroom. Our graduates have successfully been
placed at such institutions as The World Bank
, The Department of
Commerce, The Department of Labor, The Federal Reserve Banks as well
as a wide spectrum of private companies. The Ohio University's
Masters degree also serves as a springboard to prestigious economic
Ph.D. programs. Former graduates have been admitted to such leading
universities as Brown, Wisconsin, Duke, etc.
(a) Core requirements (41 credit hours).
(b) One field of concentration (10 credit hours).
(c) One Elective course in economics or in approved related areas (5 credit hours).
(d) Research paper in a topic within the student's area of concentration (5 credit hours).
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(a) Core Requirements (41 credit hours)
1. Mathematical Economics Foundations (Econ 500)
2. Statistical Foundations (Econ 501)
3. Advanced Microeconomic Theory (Econ 603A)
4. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (Econ 604A)
5. Advanced Microeconomic Theory (Econ 603B)
6. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (Econ 604B)
7. Econometric I (Econ 635)
8. Applied Econometrics (Econ 638)
9. Colloquium (Econ 698)
In addition to the core requirements, each student is required to have one field of concentration from the following list of fields:
Business Economics (Econ 600 and Econ 637 or Econ 532)
Economic History (Econ 507 and Econ 552 or Econ 553)
Econo mic Planning* (Econ 571 and Econ 572 or Econ 570)
Growth and Development (Econ 550 and Econ 555 or Econ 573 or Econ 574)
Industrial Organization (Econ 532 and Econ 537 or Econ 569K)
International Economics (Econ 540 and Econ 541 or Econ 542)
Labor Economics (Econ 520 and Econ 521 or Econ 522 or Econ 512)
M onetary Economics * (Econ 506 and Econ 561)
Natural Resources* (Econ 513 and Econ 535 or Econ 551)
Public Finance & Policy (Econ 525 and Econ 530)
Urban and Regional Economics* (Econ 510 and Econ 556 or Econ 531)
Mathematics**, One course in a related area approved by the Graduate Chairman (Math 510, Math 511, Math 513 A & B, Math 540, Math 541, Math 544, Math 546, Math 551, Math 549, Math 543, and Math 550 A & B).
* Available on demand only.
**Because the discipline of economics is becoming more and more math oriented, a field in mathematics will give our students a competitive edge in a Ph.D program or an institution requiring its staff to apply economics to real world cases.
Each candidate is free to choose any elective course (5 credit hours) in economics (or outside of economics) to complete the 61 credit hours. However, a candidate must obtain prior approval of the Graduate Chairman of courses outside of economics.
Each candidate is required to complete a research paper (Econ. 696) in the area of concentration and under the guidanc e of at least two faculty members, one of whom is designated as the Principal Advisor. All committee members must sign an approval form.
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2. Master of Arts With a Financial Economics Track |
Fall: Accounting II (Acct 611)/Seminar in Investment (Fin 623), Financial Management I (Fin 620)
Winter: Financial Management II (Fin 621), Statist ics and Econometrics: Theory and Application (Econ 639), Macroeconomics and Business Fluctuations (Econ 601)
Spring: Financial Derivatives (Econ 644), International Trade and Financial Economics (Econ 640),
Summer: Seminar in Money and Capital Markets (FIN 650),
Presentation of a topic of their choice/Internship.
Internship would be the joint responsibility of the program and the students. If they do not get an internship by a certain date, they will be asked to do a project.
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