Remedial:
Remedial courses may be waived by proficiency exam or by the Admissions Committee based on the applicant’s academic record. The following courses are pre-program requirements. None counts in the hours required for the MA degree.
- ACCT 200/501 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
In addition, the following three courses must be completed with a grade of B or higher in each:
- MS251 Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions
- ECON 301 or 528 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Core:
- EC/FIN 400 Quantitative Methods for Economic and Business Analysis
- EC/FIN 415 Introduction to Econometrics (grade of B or higher required)
- ECON 501 Advanced Microeconomic Theory (grade of B or higher required)
- ECON 502 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (grade of B or higher required)
Select a focus in either Applied Economics or Finance:
Focus in Applied Economics (courses subject to approval of Econ grad adviser):
- 2 econ electives
- 2 finance electives
- Thesis (6 hours)
All candidates must complete at least 21 hours of program courses at the 500 level, excluding any pre-program requirements.
Total for degree: 30 semester hours
Focus in Finance (courses subject to approval of Fin grad adviser):
Remedial:
- FIN 320/420/513 Corporate Finance (420 or 513 recommended)
- FIN 430 Portfolio Analysis
- FIN 431 Derivative Securities
Economics courses:
- 1 econ elective (500 level: 515 or 517 recommended)
Finance courses:
- FIN 525 Financial Planning & Control
- FIN 528 Security Analysis and Modeling
- FIN 532 Financial Innovations and Engineering
- FIN 599 Thesis (6 hrs.)
Total for degree: 30 semester hours
