Master of Science
| The Master of Science program in economics
is designed with maximum flexibility to provide the training necessary for
careers in teaching, government, business, and other areas where original
research may be important but not the prime requirement. The program
provides balanced training in the basic areas of economics but can be
tailored to the specific career goals of individual students. The M.S. is
not required for Ph.D. candidacy, but successful M.S. students, who find
that their interests have developed in that direction, may enter the Ph.D.
program. There are several paths to a M.S. degree. Students wanting preparation for a Ph.D. program are advised to take the Ph.D. core classes along with the Ph.D. students. Students seeking a terminal masters degree may take a series of masters-level courses in economics supplemented with masters-level courses from other departments. For terminal masters degree students, the required courses are masters-level courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, and mathematical economics. Students may elect a thesis or non-thesis option for the M.S. degree. Non-thesis students are required to complete 36 credit hours; thesis
students are required to complete 32 credit hours including a thesis. All
masters students must stand for an oral exam in the final semester of their
studies.
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Thesis Option |
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Course Work: A total of 32 hours of credit are required. Master's Thesis: No more than eight hours of credit in Economics 691 (Research) may be earned in preparing a thesis. The Master's thesis is designed to develop the student's professional research competence and is considered to be an important part of the student's training and education. |
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Non-Thesis Option |
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Course Work: A total of 36 hours of credit are required; a minimum of eighteen hours from economics electives. Please consult the Graduate Catalog, or the Graduate Handbook on the web site, http://ogs.tamu.edu/, for other requirements for M.S. degree. |
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