Economics (MA)

Description

The Economics graduate program offers a flexible curriculum that meets a wide range of needs, preparing graduates for the job market, applied research, and progression toward further education. Students have the opportunity to learn and apply economic principles to contemporary issues such as financial, economic, political, or social problems and opportunities that are highly relevant to the present day. Understanding these issues is crucial for informed civic engagement, critical thinking, and responsive governance.  Based upon a liberal arts foundation, the degree program also provides students with a deeper knowledge and understanding of the history, institutions, and forces at work in the world economy.

The Master of Arts in Economics program prepares students for career advancement in the private sector (e.g., non-profit institutions, school systems, industry and financial institutions) as well as in diverse levels of government. Due to the explosion of complex, real-time data combined with an increasingly volatile global landscape, the demand for more advanced knowledge and abilities in the field of economics consistently increases. The 黑料在线's Master of Arts in Economics program enables students to achieve a higher level of sophistication that the world requires. The degree also prepares students for managerial advancement in the rapidly emerging international sector of the economy.

Upon completion of the Master of Arts in Economics program, students will have:

  • a working knowledge of how economics is woven into the fabric of institutions, industry and government
  • an understanding of real-world data and the knowledge of translating raw numbers into actional business and policy strategies; and
  • a greater awareness of moral and ethical issues and principles as they relate to economic concepts, theories and realities.

Students in the Master of Arts in Economics program must choose a concentration to fit with their career goals. There are two options available – General Economics and Financial Economics.  The curriculum of the two concentrations is listed under degree requirements.

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    Admission Requirements

    In order to be admitted to the Master of Arts in Economics program, an applicant must meet entrance requirements of Detroit Mercy. The applicant must also have completed a baccalaureate or advanced degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. 

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    Degree Requirements - Master of Arts in Economics (30 credits)

     Required Courses (12 credits)

    • ECN 5100 Microeconomics Analysis (3 credits)
    • ECN 5120 Macroeconomics Analysis (3 credits)
    • DATA 5150 Quantitative Foundations for Data Analysis (3 credits)
    • ECN 5800 Empirical Modeling using STATA (3 credits)

    Chose one required concentration:

    General Economics

    • ECN 5850 Seminar in Fiscal and Monetary Policy (3 credits)
    • 5 electives (15 credits)
    General Economics Electives:
    • DATA 5001 Science and Data (3 credits)
    • DATA 5060 Advanced Statistics and Data Analytics (3 credits)
    • DATA 5070 Data Analysis using R, SPSS and PSPP (3 credits)
    • DATA 5480 Business Forecasting (3 credits)
    • ECN 5210 Labor Economics (3 credits)
    • ECN 5350 Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
    • ECN 5400 Financial Economics I (3 credits)
    • ECN 5460 Money and Capital Markets (3 credits)
    • ECN 5500 Advanced Microeconomics Analysis (3 credits) 
    • ECN 5600 Advanced Macroeconomics Analysis (3 credits)
    • ECN 5640 Financial Economics II (3 credits)
    • ECN 5650 Theory of International Trade (3 credits)
    • ECN 5660 International Monetary Analysis (3 credits)
    • ECN 5700 Economic Development (3 credits)
    • ECN 5950 Individual Readings & Research (1 to 9 credits) 
    • ECN 5990 Master's Thesis (3 or 6 credits) 

    Financial Economics:

    • ECN 5400 Financial Economics I (3 credits)
    • ECN 5460 Money and Capital Markets (3 credits)
    • ECN 5640 Financial Economics II (3 credits)
    • Electives (9 credits)

     Financial Economics Electives:

    • DATA 5001 Science and Data (3 credits)
    • DATA 5060 Advanced Statistics and Data Analytics (3 credits)
    • DATA 5070 Data Analysis using R, SPSS and PSPP (3 credits)
    • DATA 5480 Business Forecasting (3 credits)
    • ECN 5210 Labor Economics (3 credits)
    • ECN 5350 Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
    • ECN 5500 Advanced Microeconomics Analysis (3 credits) 
    • ECN 5600 Advanced Macroeconomics Analysis (3 credits)
    • ECN 5650 Theory of International Trade (3 credits)
    • ECN 5660 International Monetary Analysis (3 credits)
    • ECN 5700 Economic Development (3 credits)
    • ECN 5850 Seminar in Fiscal and Monetary Policy
    • ECN 5950 Individual Readings & Research (1 to 9 credits) 
    • ECN 5990 Master's Thesis (3 or 6 credits) 

    Total credits required: 30 credits

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    Course Delivery

    To provide greater convenience and flexibility, courses are available in different delivery options:

    • Traditional day and evening in-classroom format is offered at the McNichols Campus.
    • This program can be taken completely online.*

    Note: Students who take courses across delivery options will be charged tuition at the on-campus rate.

Program Contact Information

Yu Peng Lin, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Economics
 Briggs Building, Room 323
McNichols Campus

Email: linyp1@udmercy.edu
Telephone: 313-993-1096
Fax: 313-993-1166

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