MStat Program Requirements
MStat Program Requirements Planning Sheet
- Minimum credit hours: 33
- Maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA
- Complete all courses with a C- or better
- Core courses must be completed with a B- or better
- Sucessful oral defense of project
Complete the following 6 core courses (18 credits)
Probability/Interference
- MATH 5010 Intro to Probability
- MATH 5080 Statistical Inference I
- MATH 5090 Statistical Inference II
Econometrics
- ECON 7590 Econometrics
- ECON 7800 Econometrics I
- ECON 7801 Econometrics II
All core courses must be completed with a B- or better.
Must complete 12 credit hours of electives. Select electives from the list below. With prior approval, students may take courses offered by other MStat tracks/departments. Substitutions must be approved by the Supervisory Committee Chair or Program Track Director.
| ECON 6610 Microeconomics | ECON 7007 Macroeconomic Theory I | MATH 5040 Stochastic Processes & Sim I |
| ECON 6620 Macroeconomics | ECON 7008 Macroeconomic Theory II | MATH 5050 Stochastic Processes & Sim II |
| ECON 6500 Monetary Theory & Policy | ECON 7561 Economic Development II | MATH 6010 Linear Models |
| ECON 6510 International Monetary Relations | ECON 7251 Advanced Environmental Economics | MATH 6020 Multivariate Models |
| ECON 6260 Energy Policy | ECON 7150 Labor/Gender I | MATH 6070 Mathematical Statistics |
| ECON 6190 Health Economics | ECON 7180 Labor/Gender II | STAT 6960 Special Topics |
| ECON 6250 Environment & Natural Resources | ECON 7320 Advanced Health Economics | ECON 7960 Special Topics |
Project
A project is a research paper written on a particular topic that has been decided by the student in conjunction with the chair of his/her Masters Committee. When a student initially decides on a topic or field of interest, the student will approach an Economics faculty member, who has expertise in the field pertaining to this topic, for assistance by serving as the Chair of the student's Master's Committee. The requirements for formatting the document should be discussed with committee chair – the university does not dictate formatting procedures on projects.
Students must register for ECON 6970 for 3 credit hours during the semester in which they will defend their project. To register for the course, submit the Project/Thesis Research Class Number Request form, and the Graduate Student Coordinator will send you the course number.
Length of Program
Degree Progress Checklist for Master’s students
For a full-time student (3 courses/9 credits per semester) the program requires four semesters of work. Maximum credit allowed per semester is 16 hours.
The maximum completion time allowed is four years. Course scheduling problems, which do arise occasionally within the department, could extend the time for completion of all work. Requests for extended completion time will be evaluated by the Master's Committee.
Limited courses are offered during Summer semester, and students should not expect to have a full-time courseload in the Summer.
Supervisory Committee
By the beginning of the semester prior to their graduation semester, Master’s students must choose one tenure-line faculty member to be supervisory committee chairperson. By the beginning of the semester of their graduation, Master's students must choose two additional faculty members to serve as their supervisory committee, alongside their committee chairperson. The student is expected to work with committee members, who will also attend the final oral exam and approve the research project. The majority of committee members must be tenure-line faculty and the chair must be from the Economics Department.
Graduation Application Deadlines
Students must complete an application within two weeks after the start of their graduation semester.
See the Master's Program calendar for more dates and deadlines.