College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Economics

Graduate Program Director : Ali Cem Karayalcin

Department’s Phone Number : (305) 348-3285
Department’s FAX Number : (305) 348-1524

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Brief Description of the Program:

        The graduate programs in Economics place strong emphasis on exploiting synergies between fields such as international economics, economic theory, industrial organization, political economy, and development economics (including Latin America and the Caribbean studies as well as regional development problems). Issues are analyzed using modern economic tools from fields such as econometrics, game theory, and economic dynamics. While these are the department's areas of greatest emphasis, graduate course work in other fields can also be undertaken. The department's graduate programs are further enhanced by the presence of complementary graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, the School of Policy and Management, and the Latin American and Caribbean Center.

        The Master's program provides a degree of expertise that cannot be obtained in an undergraduate education, but in a form that can be completed in one and one-half years, or on a part-time basis. The additional expertise provided by the M.A. program enhances your prospects for a successful career in the private sector, and in governmental or international agencies. Effective this fall, the Master's Program includes an Applied Master's Track focusing on quantitative economics. It concentrates on economic applications, including both economic modelling and empirical tests of these models.

Application Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with undergraduate courses on statictics and calculus.
• Either a B or better average in the last two years of undergraduate education, OR, a combined verbal/quantitative score of 1000 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

Additional Requirements for International Students:

• Students whose native language is other than English must demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency in English as a foreign language. A score of 550 (213 computerized) or higher is required on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
• Certification of financial ability.
• Medical insurance.