Accreditation
The academic programs offered by the Gordon Ford College of Business have maintained continuous AACSB International accreditation since 1982.
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Curriculum
Program Description
Core Courses (9 hours) plus Forecasting (594), Applied Economics Project (596), at least (9) hours from: Urban & Regional Economics (475G), Public Sector Economics (511), Labor and Human Resource Economics (595), (--6) hours of electives including up to (6) hours of approved graduate level electives outside economics, and at least (2) Skill-building Workshops.
Core courses (9 hours), at least 12 hours from the following courses: Up to (6) hours from the 400G courses, Public Sector Economics (571), International Economics (591), Labor and Human Resource Economics (595), Applied Economics Project (596), (6-9) hours of electives including up to (6) hours of approved graduate level electives outside of economics, and at least (2) Skill- building Workshops.
Option III: Advanced Academic Option - This option prepares students to pursue a Ph.D. by providing opportunity for more advanced theoretical coursework and statistical tools.
Core courses (9 hours), Regression & Econometrics (465G), Introduction to Mathematical Economics (4-4G) or Directed Studies in Mathematical Economics, Advanced Microeconomic Theory (58-), Topics in Macroeconomics (585), (--6) hours of electives including up to (6) hours of approved graduate level electives outside of economics, and ECON 596 or 599 (--6 hour Project or Thesis)
Course (Credit Hours)
Courses:
- 30 Hour Minimum
- 1 Year to Graduation
- 9 Hour Core—ECON 502, 50-, and 506 (502 and 506 must be taken in initial fall semester)
- Options I & II Require 2 Skill-building, Non-Credit Workshops
- Maximum of 6 Hours of 400G Credit
Option I: Applied Analyst Option - Emphasizes building in-depth analytical, quantitative, and communication skills.
Core Courses (9 hours) plus Forecasting (594), Applied Economics Project (596), at least (9) hours from: Urban & Regional Economics (475G), Public Sector Economics (511), Labor and Human Resource Economics (595), (--6) hours of electives including up to (6) hours of approved graduate level electives outside economics, and at least (2) Skill-building Workshops.
Option II: Social and Policy Issues Option -Emphasizes analytical and communication skills but includes a wider variety of subject matter as well as more elective choice.
Core courses (9 hours), at least 12 hours from the following courses: Up to (6) hours from the 400G courses, Public Sector Economics (571), International Economics (591), Labor and Human Resource Economics (595), Applied Economics Project (596), (6-9) hours of electives including up to (6) hours of approved graduate level electives outside of economics, and at least (2) Skill- building Workshops.
Option III: Advanced Academic Option - This option prepares students to pursue a Ph.D. by providing opportunity for more advanced theoretical coursework and statistical tools.
Core courses (9 hours), Regression & Econometrics (465G), Introduction to Mathematical Economics (4-4G) or Directed Studies in Mathematical Economics, Advanced Microeconomic Theory (58-), Topics in Macroeconomics (585), (--6) hours of electives including up to (6) hours of approved graduate level electives outside of economics, and ECON 596 or 599 (--6 hour Project or Thesis)
Course (Credit Hours)
Courses:
- ECON 502 - Applied Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 503 - Applied Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 506 - Applied Statistical Methods
- ECON 571 - Public Sector Economics
- ECON 581 - Survey of Public Finance (directed study only)
- ECON 582 - Seminar in Economic History (directed study only)
- ECON 583 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory (directed study only)
- ECON 585 - Topics in Macroeconomics (directed study only)
- ECON 591 - International Economics (spring)
- ECON 594 - Forecasting (spring)
- ECON 595 - Labor and Human Resource Economics (May)
- ECON 596 - Applied Economics Project (summer) (New)
- ECON 597 - Practicum in Economics (summer)
- ECON 598 - Directed Studies
- ECON 599 - Thesis and Research Writing
- ECON 600 - Maintaining Matriculation
- ECON 400G - Issues in Capital Market Economics
- ECON 410G - Seminar in Economics
- ECON 430G - Environmental and Resource Economics
- ECON 434G - The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
- ECON 440G - American Industry
- ECON 464G - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
- ECON 465G - Regression and Econometric Analysis
- ECON 475G - Urban and Regional Economics
- ECON 496G - International Monetary Economics
