Master's Program Coursework
CORE COURSES: 3 CREDIT HOURS PER COURSE
Econ 6610 – Microeconomics for Master's Students
Econ 6620 – Macroeconomics for Master's Students
Econ 6630 – Applied Econometrics
ELECTIVE COURSES: 3 CREDIT HOURS PER COURSE
Below is a list of elective courses that may be taken for the Economics Master's degree. For the current semester's offering, please go to General Catalog & Class Schedules web page.
Econ 6050 - John Maynard Keynes
Econ 6060 - History of Economic Doctrines
Econ 6080 - Marxian Economics
Econ 6120 Public Policy Towards Labor
Econ 6140 Discrimination in the Labor Markets
Econ 6170 Feminist Economics
Econ 6180 Poverty & Inequality
Econ 6190 Health Economics
Econ 6240 Urban Economics
Econ 6250 Natural Resource Economics
Econ 6251 Environmental Economics
Econ 6260 Energy Policy Options for Utah
Econ 6300 Public Finance: Public Expenditures and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Econ 6330 Game Theory
Econ 6360 Industrial Organization
Econ 6380 Law and Economics
Econ 6400 Middle East Economics
Econ 6410 Survey of European Economic History
Econ 6420 China & the Global Economy
Econ 6430 Asian Economic History & Development
Econ 6460 Latin American Economic History and Development
Econ 6461 Latin American Topics
Econ 6470 Industrialization and Economic Development: The American Case
Econ 6500 Monetary Theory & Policy
Econ 6510 International Monetary Policy
Econ 6520 Multinational Firms: International Trade & Investment I
Econ 6530 Principles of Economic Development
Econ 6540 Capitalism & Socialism
Econ 6550 International Trade & Commercial
Econ 6560 Gender & Economic Development in the Third World
Econ 6950 Directed Readings: Master's
Econ 6955 Research Methods: Master's
Econ 6960 Special Topics
Econ 6969 Special Topics in Statistics
Econ 6970 Thesis Research: Master's
Econ 6980 Faculty Consultation
PROJECT/THESIS COURSES
(Must register for one of these courses in order to defend your project or thesis)
Econ 6955 Research Methods: Master's Project (3 credit hours)
Econ 6970 Thesis Research: Master's Thesis (6 credit hours)
EXAMPLES OF MASTER'S PROJECT PROGRAM OF STUDY
The table below shows a Master's program of study for a typical part-time student. Sometimes the student can take two electives during the summer and thus shorten the completion time to two years.
Master's Project Three Year Program of Study
(Part-Time)
First Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Econ 6610
Econ 6620 |
Econ 6630
Elective |
Second Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Elective
Elective |
Elective |
Third Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Elective Project (3 hrs.) |
A Master's Project Two Year Program of Study
(Full-Time)
First Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Econ 6610
Econ 6620 Elective |
Econ 6630
Elective Elective |
Second Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|
Elective Elective Elective |
Project (3 hrs.) |
EXAMPLES OF MASTER'S THESIS PROGRAM OF STUDY
Master's Thesis Three Year Program of Study
(Part-Time)
First Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Econ 6610
Econ 6620 |
Econ 6630
Elective |
Second Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Elective
Elective |
Elective
Elective |
Third Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Thesis (6 hrs.) |
A Master's Thesis Two Year Program of Study
(Full-Time)
First Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Econ 6610
Econ 6620 Elective |
Econ 6630
Elective Elective |
Second Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Elective
Elective |
Thesis (6 hrs.) |