The Economics concentration emphasizes the analytical, empirical and theoretical skills of modern economics, and the application of those skills to policy questions. The Classical Political Economy concentration provides professional training in the classical political economy tradition of Smith, Ricardo and Marx, and its contemporary applications. The Economics and Finance concentration centers on corporate and international finance, and the specialized statistical skills required for contemporary financial analysis. The Interdisciplinary Political Economy concentration offers an opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary approach to policy questions, supplementing the perspective of economics with viewpoints of political science, sociology, gender studies, and history. A total of 30 credits is required for the M.A. in Economics.
All courses are for three credits.
I ECON189 Mathematics for Economics 3. ECON281 Advanced Econometrics 4. World Political Economy Three courses in Historical Studies, Political Science or Sociology. This sequence must be agreed upon with the chair of the Committee on Political Economy. The remaining three courses required for the M.A. in Economics can be chosen from the courses offered by the Economics Department, or from courses in other departments that are cross-listed in the Economics Department s offerings.