Core Course Requirements

Master's Degree

1)      Econ 313:  Microeconomic Analysis I  (4 units)

2)      Econ 302:  Macroeconomic Analysis I  (4 units)

3)      Econ 308 and Econ 382: Mathematics for Economists and Econometrics I (8 units)

4)      An approved Econ or SPE course in new institutional economics or political economy (4 units)

5)     At least three other courses must be 300-level or 400-level Econ or SPE courses or approved substitutes (12 units)

Students without Calculus 1 and 2 will also be required to take:  Econ 307:  Mathematics for Social Sciences (4 units)

Doctoral Degree

1) Microeconomics sequence (12 units)

ECON 313: Microeconomic Analysis I

ECON 316: Advanced Microeconomics I

ECON 317: Advanced Microeconomics II

2) Macroeconomics sequence (8 units)

ECON 302: Macroeconomics I

ECON 303: Macroeconomics II

3) Mathematics and Quantitative Methods sequence (12 units)

ECON 308: Mathematics for Economists I

ECON 382: Econometrics I

ECON 383: Econometrics II

Students with insufficient mathematics background must also take ECON 307

4) A 300-level or 400-level ECON or SPE course in new institutional economics or political economy