The minimum number of credits needed to fulfill the degree is 36 for non-thesis option, 32 for thesis option. The curriculum consists of three parts:
The typical courses schedule is shown below:
- core and required courses, which are total 27 credit hours
- elective courses, which are total 9 credit hours
- a research project, that is Capstone, for non-thesis option, or a thesis and an oral exam for thesis option (Credits are included in core sequences)
The typical courses schedule is shown below:
Course Code
Year 1 -Fall Semester ECON 607 ECMT 674 FINC 629 FINC 632 Year 1 -Spring Semester ECON 689 ECMT 680 Electives Year 1- Summer Semester ECON 617 ECON 618 ECON 684 Year 2- Fall Semester ECMT 670 ECON 612 ECON 675 Electives Year 2- Spring Semester Electives |
Course Title
Foundations of Microeconomic Theory Economics Forecasting Financial Management Investments Economic Analytics Financial Econometrics Electives Strategies of Multinational Corporations Behavioral Economics of Financial Markets Professional Internship Econometric Analysis of Financial Data Money, Banking, and Financial Markets Capstone Electives Electives |
Credit
3 3 3 3 3 3 3/6 3 3 3/6 3 3 3 3/6 3/6 |
Track
Core for both tracks Core for both tracks Core for both tracks Core for both tracks Core for both tracks Core for Financial Econometrics Electives for both tracks Core for Financial Economics Core for Financial Economics Elective for both tracks Core for Financial Econometrics Core for Financial Economics Core for both tracks Electives for both tracks Electives for both tracks |