Coursework for the M.A. in Applied Economics is 30 credits. The program structure is designed to be completed in one-year, but also has an option to those who wish to pursue it at a slower pace in 1.5 years.
Program Structure
- Three 3-credit core courses in economics (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics).
- Seven 3-credit elective courses.
In total, students take ten 3-credit courses to complete the 30 credits of the program.
One-year Completion |
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First Semester (Fall or Spring) |
Second Semester (Spring or Fall) |
Summer Semester |
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Advanced Microeconomics |
Elective 2 |
Elective 6 |
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Advanced Macroeconomics |
Elective 3 |
Elective 7 |
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Econometrics |
Elective 4 |
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Elective 1 |
Elective 5 |
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One-and-a-half year Completion |
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First Semester (Fall or Spring) |
Second Semester (Fall or Spring) |
Third Semester (Fall or Spring) |
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Advanced Microeconomics |
Elective 1 |
Elective 5 |
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Advanced Macroeconomics |
Elective 2 |
Elective 6 |
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Econometrics |
Elective 3 |
Elective 7 |
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Elective 4 |
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Elective Courses
- Experimental Economics
- Economic Development
- Environment and Economics
- Energy and the Environment
- Technology and Economics
- Urban Economics
- Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing
- Big Data for Economics
- Cryptoeconomics and Blockchain
- Ethical Challenges of AI
- Survey Design
- Politics and Development
- Global Agriculture and Food Security
- International Organizations and Development
- Program Management
- Data analysis
- Softwares for visualization and data analysis
- PSY - Psychology of Work (Partnership with Psychology)
- PSY - Leadership in Organizations (Partnership with Psychology)
- PSY - Personality Psychology (Partnership with Psychology)
- DA - Introduction to Data Science and Python (Partnership with Computer Science)
- DA - Introduction to Machine Learning (Partnership with Computer Science)
- DA - Data Visualization with Tableau (Partnership with Computer Science)
- DA - Business Data Analytics (Partnership with Computer Science)