MA Applied in Economics - Business Economics Concentration
| The Business Economics concentration combines the economic theory and research methods
with coursework from WKU's MBA and Business Data Analytics programs to prepare students
for careers in the private sector. The program is ideal for students who want to advance
their knowledge of economics and build their quantitative skills with the aim of applying
them in business environment. This program also allows students to stack multiple credentials while earning their MA in Applied Economics. These can be earned by taking the following courses:
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| CORE COURSES (15 hours) | |
| ECON 465G1 | Regression and Econometrics (fall/spring) |
| ECON 502 | Applied Microeconomic Theory (fall) |
| ECON 503 | Applied Macroeconomic Theory (fall) |
| ECON 506 | Applied Statistical Methods (fall) |
| ECON 594 | Forecasting (spring) |
| ELECTIVES2 (9-12 hours) | |
| ECON 400G | Issues in Capital Market Economics |
| ECON 420G | Public Sector Economics |
| ECON 430G | Environmental and Resource Economics |
| ECON 434G | Economics of Poverty and Discrimination |
| ECON 445G | Economics of Healthcare |
| ECON 464G | Introduction to Mathematical Economics |
| ECON 496G | International Monetary Economics |
| ECON 507 | Data Methods in Economics |
| ECON 598 | Directed Studies |
| BA 510 | Advanced Organizational Behavior |
| BA 513 | Contemporary Business Analytics |
| BA 515 | Managerial Accounting |
| BA 517 | Advanced Marketing |
| BA 519 | Advanced Managerial Finance |
| BA 590 | Strategic Business Concepts and Applications |
| BA 579 | Supply Chain Management |
| BA 583 | Procurement Management |
| BA 584 | Supply Chain Analytics |
| BDAN 513 | Contemporary Business Analytics |
| BDAN 515 | Data Management |
| BDAN 517 | Predictive Analytics |
| BDAN 519 | Visualization and Decision Making |
| 1 Students with prior credit for ECON 465 or its equivalent will be required to take
3 additional hours of electives. 2Electives shown are based on recently offered courses. Not all courses may be available and other electives may be offered. At least 12 hours of electives must be BA or BDAN courses. Up to 6 hours of graduate coursework can be taken outside the Economics department, subject to approval by the program director. |
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Department of Economics
Grise Hall 431
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11059
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270.745.2249
econ@wku.edu
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