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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Economics with a Thesis Option or with concentrations in Middle East Economic Development, Competitive Strategy and Valuation, International Economics, and Financial Economics for Non-Thesis Track (M.A.)
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Completion of the AUC Graduate Program in Economics opens wide opportunities for prestigious and creative jobs in research centers and departments, both in government and private institutions. AUC graduates of this program have also made valuable additions to several U.N. and international development institutions.
Admission
The applicant for admission to the master’s program in economics should have a considerable background in economic theory. An applicant whose bachelor’s degree is in a discipline other than economics may be admitted provisionally, but in such cases the applicant must complete additional undergraduate courses. The prerequisite for full admission to the master’s degree in economics is completion of ECON 4061 and ECON 4081 with a grade of B or better; i.e. a student must complete ECON 4061 and ECON 4081 before enrolling in any 5000 level course.
Applicants must fulfill the academic and prerequisite requirements to receive full admission to the Master in Economics program.
Students applying for Master in Economics can choose either Thesis Track or Non-Thesis Track option. Total credit hours for completion of the Master’s Degree for either track is 27 credit hours.
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Requirements for Thesis Track
All students must take the following four courses (12 credit hours)
Three Additional Courses (9 credit hours)
A maximum of three hours of 5000-level courses or 4000 level courses in related fields other than economics may be taken for graduate credit with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies and the Department Chair.
Thesis (six credit hours)
An M.A. thesis is not allowed to be submitted for examination until the student has made a presentation of a major part of it at the department seminar. Requirements for Non-Thesis Track
All students must take the following four courses (12 credit hours)
Three Additional Courses (9 credit hours)
A maximum of three hours of 5000-level courses or 4000 level courses in related fields other than economics may be taken for graduate credit with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies and the Department Chair.
ECON 5259 - Research Practicum (3 cr.)
Concentration Fields
Within the Non-Thesis track student must complete at least one Concentration Field (6 credit hours).
The MA in Economics offers four concentration fields: 1. Middle East Economic Development (6 credit hours)
2. Competitive Strategy and Valuation (6 credit hours)
3. International Economics (6 credit hours)
4. Financial Economics (6 credit hours)
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