2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

The Master of Science in Economics (MSE) is aimed at offering increased flexibility and an expanded menu of choices to Master’s students. The MSE is a more broad-based program than our MSIE or MSEP programs and allows students to have more choices in course selections based on their preferences and career plans. Students completing this program may pursue a career as a generalist in both private and public sector rather than being limited to the particular kinds of jobs that are directly related to a narrowly defined field.

Admission Requirements
Students may apply for full-time admission in the fall semester or part-time admission in the fall and spring.  To be admitted, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and must submit, along with the application, a statement of professional goals, two letters of recommendation, transcripts of previous academic work, and GRE scores (GMAT scores may be substituted). International students must also submit TOEFL scores and a statement of financial resources. In certain cases, an interview may be required. Candidates must also have completed undergraduate courses in Principles of Economics and in Principles of Statistics. Candidates may take these courses at Suffolk University prior to being admitted into the program.

Degree Requirements
The degree requires the completion of four required courses and six elective courses.  The elective requirements must meet two distributional requirements.  Full-time students with the appropriate background can complete the program in one calendar year. The program is offered in the evening and students may enroll on a part-time basis. A full-time course load is 12 credit hours per term.

All courses carry 3 credit hours unless otherwise indicated. The faculty will advise students as to which courses they should complete each semester. The program must be completed in no more than five years.

All degree curriculum and course descriptions are subject to review and revision.

Curriculum
Required Courses
EC 700        Quantitative Foundations of Economic Analysis (1 credit) *required for those who have not taken calculus at the college level
EC 710       Macroeconomics
EC 720       Applied Microeconomics
EC 750       Applied Econometrics
EC 785       Topics in Economics  OR
EC 786       Topics in International Economics

Elective Courses
EC 721    Public Economics: Tax and Budget Policy
EC 723    Economics of Regulation
EC 724    Cost-Benefit Analysis and Impact Evaluation
EC 730    International Trade Theory and Policy
EC 733    Public Choice
EC 740    International Monetary Economics
EC 742    Transition/Development Economics
EC 745    International Financial Economics
EC 755    Global Data Analysis
EC 760    Applied Time Series Methods
EC 790    Internship

**The electives must meet both of the following distributional requirements:
•    no more than three courses are from the MSEP Group (EC 721, 723, 724, 733)
•    no more than four courses are from the MSIE Group (EC 730, 740, 745, 755, 760)