The request to revise the M.S. in Economics

Date: April 8, 2016
To: Belk College of Business
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 21, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

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The Applied Economic Analysis concentration is designed for students who wish to pursue a specialized course of study. This concentration can be completed in one full year of study if the student chooses the thesis option.

Students in this concentration must complete the core curriculum for the M.S. in Economics and the thesis or research project. In addition, they must complete 12 hours of electives chosen from among 5000 level and higher ECON courses, 6000 level and higher FINN courses, or courses approved by the program director. the fields of macroeconomics and monetary policy, finance and banking, environmental economics, international trade and international finance, economic modeling and simulation, urban economics, public finance and cost/benefit analysis, or economic and business forecasting. The program also permits the development of individualized specializations in areas that are complementary to economic theory and analysis.