Economics, BA/MA Dual Degree
This dual degree program, allowing completion of both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in approximately 5 years, is available to undergraduates majoring in economics who have completed at least 30 hours of academic credit and who have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3. Students may apply to this program at any time after completing 30 hours but prior to completing 90 hours of undergraduate coursework.
Students that qualify and are admitted to the dual degree program can commence taking coursework toward the master’s degree program while still completing their bachelor’s coursework. Formal admission to the graduate program occurs in the final year and is contingent upon successful completion of the bachelor’s degree, on maintaining the required grade-point average, and on performance in the graduate-level courses taken during the bachelor’s degree.
General process for admitting students to dual program:
- Undergraduate students majoring in economics who have earned at least 30 hours of academic credit and have no more than 90 hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 are eligible to apply to the dual degree program.
- In addition to the 3.3 GPA, students should:
- Complete the BS/MA, BA/MA, or IEML/MA pre-application form. This will be kept on file in the Department of Economics and in the Office of Academic Assistance in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
- 2 letters of recommendation (academic or professional).
- Personal statement of goals.
Applicants may contact the Director of the MA in economics program at the Department of Economics or the Office of Academic Assistance at AYSPS for advising.
Application Link: https://aysps.wufoo.com/forms/application-form-for-economics-dual-degree/
Graduates from the MA in economics program acquire analytical skills and data skills that qualify them to work on a variety of positions. Past graduates have taken positions as economists, researchers, analysts in:
a) Policy institutions at the federal, state or local levels in areas related to research, policy making and evaluation, etc. (for example at the The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, GA Department of Human Services, Atlanta Public Schools).
b) The business sector in areas related to finance, banking, consulting, insurance, etc. (examples, Deloitte, Bank of America, Informa, etc.).
The following is a sample program of study only. There may be many variations of which courses are taken and when they are taken in consultation with the program advisor.
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SAMPLE PROGRAM OF STUDY B.S. in Economics[1] |
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| Master of Arts in Economics | ||||||
| Year | Fall | Spring | ||||
| Area | Course | Hours | Area | Course | Hours | |
| 1 | A.1 | ENGL 1101 | 3 | A.1 | ENGL 1102 | 3 |
| A.2 | MATH 1111 or other Area A2 Elective | 3 | E.1 | POLS 1101 | 3 | |
| D.1 | Lab Science “A” | 4 | D.1 | Lab Science “B” | 4 | |
| E.1 | HIST 2110 | 3 | D.2 | MATH 1070 | 3 | |
| B | Institutional Foundations Elective | 2 | B | Institutional Foundations Elective | 2 | |
| E.2 | ECON 2100 or Other Area E2 Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 18 | |||
| 2 | F | ECON 2105 | 3 | F | ECON 2106 | 3 |
| F | Major Elective | 3 | F | MATH 1220 | 3 | |
| F | Major Elective | 3 | F | Major Elective | 3 | |
| C | Humanities Elective | 3 | C | Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| E | Area E Social Science Elective | 3 | E | Area E Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 15 | |||
| 3 | G | ECON 3900 | 3 | G | ECON 3910 | 3 |
| G | ECON 4950 | 3 | H | Policy/Business Course | 3 | |
| H | Policy/Business Course | 3 | I | Minor course | 3 | |
| I | Minor course | 3 | I | Minor course | 3 | |
| J | 3000-4999 Approved Elective | 3 | J | 3000-4999 Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 15 | |||
| 4 | G/MA | ECON 6030 | 3 | G/MA | ECON 8500 | 3 |
| G/MA | ECON 8080 | 3 | G/MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | |
| I | Minor course | 3 | G | ECON 4999 – Senior Capstone | 3 | |
| I | Minor course | 3 | MA | ECON 8600 | 3 | |
| MA | ECON 8860 | 3 | J | 3000-4999 Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 15 | |||
| 5 Summer | MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | |||
| J/MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Hours | 6 | |||||
| 5 Fall and Spring | MA | ECON 8100 | 3 | MA | ECON 8840 | 3 |
| MA | ECON 8110 | 3 | MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective Field | 3 | |
| MA | ECON 8740 | 3 | MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | |
| MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective Field | 3 | ||||
| Total Hours | 12 | Total Hours | 9 | |||
The curriculum follows the standard programs of study of the bachelor’s and master’s in economics program. Graduate courses can satisfy areas in both the bachelor’s program of study and the MA program of study. Admitted students will consult with the Director of the MA in economics program to determine which graduate course to sign up for depending on the semester.
This dual degree program, allowing completion of both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in approximately 5 years, is available to undergraduates majoring in economics who have completed at least 30 hours of academic credit and who have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3. Students may apply to this program at any time after completing 30 hours but prior to completing 90 hours of undergraduate coursework.
Students that qualify and are admitted to the dual degree program can commence taking coursework toward the master’s degree program while still completing their bachelor’s coursework. Formal admission to the graduate program occurs in the final year and is contingent upon successful completion of the bachelor’s degree, on maintaining the required grade-point average, and on performance in the graduate-level courses taken during the bachelor’s degree.
General process for admitting students to dual program:
- Undergraduate students majoring in economics who have earned at least 30 hours of academic credit and have no more than 90 hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 are eligible to apply to the dual degree program.
- In addition to the 3.3 GPA, students should:
- Complete the BS/MA, BA/MA, or IEML/MA pre-application form. This will be kept on file in the Department of Economics and in the Office of Academic Assistance in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
- 2 letters of recommendation (academic or professional).
- Personal statement of goals.
Applicants may contact the Director of the MA in economics program at the Department of Economics or the Office of Academic Assistance at AYSPS for advising.
Application Link: https://aysps.wufoo.com/forms/application-form-for-economics-dual-degree/
Graduates from the MA in economics program acquire analytical skills and data skills that qualify them to work on a variety of positions. Past graduates have taken positions as economists, researchers, analysts in: a) Policy institutions at the federal, state or local levels in areas related to research, policy making and evaluation, etc. (for example at the The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, GA Department of Human Services, Atlanta Public Schools). b) The business sector in areas related to finance, banking, consulting, insurance, etc. (examples, Deloitte, Bank of America, Informa, etc.).
The following is a sample program of study only. There may be many variations of which courses are taken and when they are taken in consultation with the program advisor.
|
SAMPLE PROGRAM OF STUDY B.S. in Economics[1] |
||||||
| Master of Arts in Economics | ||||||
| Year | Fall | Spring | ||||
| Area | Course | Hours | Area | Course | Hours | |
| 1 | A.1 | ENGL 1101 | 3 | A.1 | ENGL 1102 | 3 |
| A.2 | MATH 1111 or other Area A2 Elective | 3 | E.1 | POLS 1101 | 3 | |
| D.1 | Lab Science “A” | 4 | D.1 | Lab Science “B” | 4 | |
| E.1 | HIST 2110 | 3 | D.2 | MATH 1070 | 3 | |
| B | Institutional Foundations Elective | 2 | B | Institutional Foundations Elective | 2 | |
| E.2 | ECON 2100 or Other Area E2 Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 18 | |||
| 2 | F | ECON 2105 | 3 | F | ECON 2106 | 3 |
| F | Major Elective | 3 | F | MATH 1220 | 3 | |
| F | Major Elective | 3 | F | Major Elective | 3 | |
| C | Humanities Elective | 3 | C | Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| E | Area E Social Science Elective | 3 | E | Area E Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 15 | |||
| 3 | G | ECON 3900 | 3 | G | ECON 3910 | 3 |
| G | ECON 4950 | 3 | H | Policy/Business Course | 3 | |
| H | Policy/Business Course | 3 | I | Minor course | 3 | |
| I | Minor course | 3 | I | Minor course | 3 | |
| J | 3000-4999 Approved Elective | 3 | J | 3000-4999 Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 15 | |||
| 4 | G/MA | ECON 6030 | 3 | G/MA | ECON 8500 | 3 |
| G/MA | ECON 8080 | 3 | G/MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | |
| I | Minor course | 3 | G | ECON 4999 – Senior Capstone | 3 | |
| I | Minor course | 3 | MA | ECON 8600 | 3 | |
| MA | ECON 8860 | 3 | J | 3000-4999 Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | Total Hours | 15 | |||
| 5 Summer | MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | |||
| J/MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Hours | 6 | |||||
| 5 Fall and Spring | MA | ECON 8100 | 3 | MA | ECON 8840 | 3 |
| MA | ECON 8110 | 3 | MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective Field | 3 | |
| MA | ECON 8740 | 3 | MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective | 3 | |
| MA | ECON 8XXX-Elective Field | 3 | ||||
| Total Hours | 12 | Total Hours | 9 | |||
The curriculum follows the standard programs of study of the bachelor’s and master’s in economics program. Graduate courses can satisfy areas in both the bachelor’s program of study and the MA program of study. Admitted students will consult with the Director of the MA in economics program to determine which graduate course to sign up for depending on the semester.