The MSAE program requires 30 credit hours of graduate course work, a research project, and a final oral examination. The MSAE curriculum is summarized below, is visualized through this flowchart, and available, with course descriptions, within the University Bulletin.
Applied Econometrics, ECON 6560
Applied Time-Series Economic Forecasting, ECON 6561
Microeconomic Theory and Applications, ECON 6503
Macroeconomic Theory and Applications, ECON 6504
Master's Professional Project & Comprehensive Exam, ECON 6998
In addition to the core, students complete their remaining credits of coursework by choosing a specialization. The MSAE program offers five different specialty areas.
See the Graduate Bulletin for course requirements for each specialization.
As one of many methods of assuring that the goals of our educational mission are successfully met, the college regularly and systematically engages in the assessment of a variety of competencies. As part of this assurance of learning, each program defines and collects data on learning outcomes; statements of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that we want our graduates to possess. We use them for continuous improvement and they are the criteria on which organizations such as AACSB evaluate our accreditation.
The following are the learning outcomes in our MSAE program.
Students who graduate from the MSAE program will be able to successfully design and complete an empirical research project that includes:
MSAE students complete a professional research project. This experience provides opportunities to work closely with a faculty mentor and apply the knowledge and technical skills developed within the program. Students select a topic of interest for the project and present their outcomes to a panel of faculty. Recent MSAE projects have included:
