Master of Science
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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 with minimal loss of credit for work already
completed. Students may elect a thesis or non-thesis option for the M.S. degree. The following courses are required for all M.S. students:
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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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