MA in Applied Economics - General Concentration
| The General concentration emphasizes the training of students with backgrounds in economics and other arts and sciences for careers that require strong quantitative skills, technical tools, and communication abilities that can be applied to a broad range of subjects. Graduates of the program found employment in business, public sector, and educational institutions. | |
| 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 |
| APPLIED PROJECT (3-6 hours) | |
| ECON 596 | Applied Economics Project |
| 1 Students with prior credit for ECON 465 or its equivalent will be required to take
3 additional hours of electives. 2 If only 9 hours of electives are completed, students must sign up for the 6-hour ECON 596. If 12 hours of electives are taken, students may register for the 3-hour ECON 596. Electives shown are based on recently offered courses. Not all courses may be available and other electives may be offered. 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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