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M.A. in Economics Degree Requirements

Note: For information on the Master of Business Administration with a major in economics or the Master of Science with a major in business economics, refer to the J. Mack Robinson College of Business chapter of the Graduate Catalog or go to: http://www.cba.gsu.edu/index.html.

Thesis Option

Thirty-three (33) hours of graduate coursework, which must include the following:

1. Econ 8100    Applied Microeconomic Analysis
     Econ 8110    Macroeconomic Analysis
     Econ 8730 or Econ 8740 or Math 6751
     Econ 8840    Applied Statistics and Econometrics II
2. Six economics courses chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. Three hours of Econ 8990, Thesis Research.
4. A thesis. The thesis is directed by a three-member faculty committee and requires unanimous approval of this committee and the departmental Director of Master's Programs.

Peace Corps Students Only

1. Three to six hours of Econ 8380, Directed Readings.

2. Two Economics electives (6 credit hours) in Summer Semester.

Non-thesis Option

Thirty-three (33) hours of graduate coursework which must include the following:

1.  Econ 8100    Applied Microeconomic Analysis
     Econ 8110    Macroeconomic Analysis
     Econ 8730 or Econ 8740 or Math 6751
     Econ 8840    Applied Statistics and Econometrics II
2. Seven economics courses chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. A high-quality paper, approved by the student's major professor and the departmental Director of Master's Programs, demonstrating that the student has the ability to examine an economic problem at a level consistent with advanced graduate course work.