Accelerated BA/MA in Economics
| Year 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ECON 700 (Undergraduate Course Work Counting Towards M.A.) | 3 | ECON 701 (Undergraduate Course Work Counting Towards M.A.) | 3 |
| Econ 500+ Elective (Undergraduate Course Work Counting Towards M.A.) | 3 | ECON 715 (Undergraduate Course Work Counting Towards M.A.) | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| Year 5 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Econ 500+ Elective1 | 3 | Econ 500+ Elective1 | 3 |
| Econ 500+ Elective1 | 3 | Econ 700+ Elective1 | 3 |
| Econ 700+ Elective1,2 | 3 | Econ 700+ Elective1,2 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| Total Hours 30 | |||
- 1
Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree, students must complete an additional 18 credit hours (6 courses) of graduate electives for a total of 30 graduate credit hours. At least 21 of the 30 hours must be in economics; but students may take up to 9 hours in related areas, such as business administration, computer science, political science, or mathematics, subject to the approval of the M.A. program director. In total, 18 hours of course work (out of 30 hours) must be 700 level or higher.
- 2
Students electing to pursue a thesis must complete 24 hours of formal course work and 6 hours of thesis (ECON 899) under the direction of a thesis supervisor. This work is to be devoted to the completion of a satisfactory thesis. An oral examination is held on completion of the thesis. Accelerated master's students pursuing the thesis may take longer than 5 years to complete the full program.