http://www.utdallas.edu/epps/eco/
Professors: Sheila Amin Guti�rrez de Pi�eres, Daniel G.
Arce, Kurt J. Beron, Rachel Croson,
Lloyd J. Dumas, Catherine Eckel, Donald A. Hicks, James Murdoch, Todd Sandler,
Barry J. Seldon
Associate Professors:, Nathan Berg, Susan Williams McElroy, Kevin Siqueira
Assistant
Professors:
Chetan Dave, Xin (Sherry)
Li
The mission of the Master of Science in
Applied Economics is to provide excellent graduate-level education in
economics, with an emphasis on the development of theoretical understanding of
economic phenomena, quantitative skills that can be applied to economic
problems, and critical thinking to understand how best to apply economic theory
and quantitative skills to real-world problems. Graduates of the Economics
program will have an educational background that is conducive to employment in
banking or financial institutions, insurance, corporate strategic planning,
real estate, journalism, management, marketing, labor arbitration, regulation,
environmental and urban and regional planning. Graduates may also choose to
undertake further studies in Ph.D. programs in Economics, Political Economy,
and Political Science, as well as additional studies in business or law.
Students have access to the computing
facilities in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and the
University’s Computing Center. The School has two computing laboratories
which have over 50 computers that are network linked and equipped with major
social science software packages, including E-Views, R. Rats, SPSS and STATA. A
computerized geographic information system, the Lexis Nexis
Database and WestLaw are also available for student
use. The University’s Computing Center provides personal computers and
UNIX Workstations. Many important data and reference materials are also
available online via the library’s and school’s memberships in
numerous organizations.
The University’s general admission
requirements are discussed here.
The master’s program in Economics seeks
applications from students with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
university of college. A 3.0 undergraduate grade point
average (on a 4.0 scale), and a combined verbal and quantitative score of at
least 1200 on the Graduate Records Examination (GRE). Students may also
wish to consider submitting their score from the writing component of the GRE
test as additional evidence of their writing skills. Standardized test scores
are only one of the factors taken into account in determining admission.
Students should also submit all transcripts, three letters of recommendation,
and a one-page essay outlining the applicant’s background, education and
professional objectives.
For the Master of Science in Economics,
students with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and courses in calculus and
matrix or linear algebra will have the necessary foundation in economics,
statistics and mathematics. Students who lack this foundation should complete
the following undergraduate courses at U.T.Dallas or
their equivalents at another institution: ECON 3310 Intermediate
Microeconomics, ECON 3311 Intermediate Macroeconomics, ECON 4351 Mathematical Economics,
ECON 4355 Econometrics, and SOCS 3303 Introduction to Social Statistics, MATH
1325 Applied Calculus I, MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II, and MATH 2333 Matrices,
Vectors, and their Applications in order to begin the program.
The University’s general degree
requirements are discussed here.
Students seeking a Master of Science in
Economics degree must complete 36 semester credit hours of work in the program.
The program has three components: 12 hours (four courses) of Required Core
Courses (listed below), 9 hours of Economics Electives and 15 hours of Other
Electives. Students must consult with the Director of Graduate Studies of the
Economics Program each semester in order to determine the approved Economics
Electives and Other Electives each semester.�
Students must achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average in the required
courses and an overall grade point average of 3.0 to graduate.
ECON
5321 Microeconomic Theory for Applications
ECON 5322 Macroeconomic Theory for Applications
ECON 5309 Mathematical Economics
ECON 5311 Applied Econometrics�
Advising note: If the student intends to
enter the Ph.D. program in Economics upon completion of the M.S. then he or she
should consider taking ECON 5301 instead of ECON 5321 and ECON 5302 instead of
ECON 5322.
Approved ECON courses numbered 5000 and
above.
Approved ECON courses numbered 5000 and above
or approved graduate courses from other programs.
Advising note: If the student intends to
enter the Ph.D. program in Economics upon completion of the M.S. then he or she
should consider taking ECON 6307 Microeconomics Theory II and ECON 6308
Macroeconomic Theory II as electives.