MBA/MA in Economics
Admission Requirements
All MBA application materials should be submitted to the MBA Program Office. See Business Administration (Professional Program: MBA) in the College of Business Administration section for more information.
Degree Requirements
In addition to Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:
- Minimum Semester Hours Required 72.
- Course Work No more than 12 hours total of ECON 596 and ECON 598 can be applied to the degree.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
Introduction to Financial Accounting | ||
Microeconomic Theory I | ||
Microeconomic Theory II | ||
Macroeconomic Theory I a | ||
Macroeconomic Theory II a | ||
Econometrics I | ||
Econometrics II | ||
Introduction to Corporate Finance | ||
Introduction to Operations Management | ||
Organizational Behavior | ||
Introduction to Marketing | ||
Electives | ||
12 additional hours in economics at the 500 level b | ||
16 additional hours of 500-level courses in at least two other disciplines within the College of Business Administration, except economics |
- a
All students must complete the four courses in economic theory with a grade point average in these four courses of at least 3.00/4.00. Credit will be given for at most one grade of C in any of these courses.
- b
- Comprehensive Examination None.
- Thesis, Project, or Course-Work-Only Options Thesis or course work only. No other options are available.
- Thesis: No more than 8 hours of ECON 598 can be applied to the degree.
- Course Work Only: Students who do not write a thesis must enroll in two elective courses in economics, one of which must be at the 500 level.