M.A. Program Coursework

The M.A. program requires four core courses:

  • MATH 6080: Introduction to Statistical Inference or CCC 7300 Quantitative Analysis
  • ECON 6223: Econometrics
  • PECN 6110: Advanced Positive Political Economy
  • PECN 6100: Advanced Seminar for MA Students  

Students choose five of the following elective courses:

  • SOCI 6130: Race, Crime and Control
  • POLS 7116: Graduate Professional Skills
  • ECON 6680: Economics of Poverty
  • PHIL 6510: Theories of Economic Justice
  • ECON 6300: Regulation
  • ECON 6330: International Trading Relations
  • ECON 6500: Health Economics & Policy
  • ECON 6520: Economics of Public Expenditures
  • ECON 6530: Economics of Taxation
  • ECON 6540: Public Finance & Public Policy
  • ECON 6560: Comparative Economic Systems
  • ECON 6580: Labor & Population In Latin America
  • ECON 6590: Economic Development of Latin America
  • ECON 6600: Inequality & Poverty in Latin America
  • ECON 6660: Seminar on Latin American Countries
  • ECON 6680: Economics of Poverty
  • ECON 6710: Economics of Education Policy and Reform