Economics Business Economics - American University

Economics Business Economics from American University is a Campus Master Management degree that prepares you for a Business career. Degree Requirements Depending on the track chosen, students must complete 30-36 hours of approved graduate course work. These hours will include 6 credit hours of core courses in economic theory, 6 credit hours to fulfill the research requirement, and 18-24 credit hours of elective or other required courses. All courses must be taken for a letter grade (the pass/fail option is not permitted). No more than 3 credit hours of ECON-691 Internship may be taken. All courses must be approved by the advisor and fit into a coherent educational program developed by the stuent in consultation with the advisor. Prerequisite Courses ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics and ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics or ECON-603 Introduction to Economic Theory MATH-211 Applied Calculus STAT-202 Basic Statistics Waiver of these prerequisites may be granted for qualified persons with comparable prior education or experience. Prerequisite credit (including ECON-603) does not count toward a degree . Required Core Courses (6 credit hours) ECON-500 Microeconomics ECON-501 Macroeconomics ECON-500 and ECON-501 must be completed within the first 9 credit hours. Research Requirement (6 credit hours) Thesis Option: ECON-797 Masters Thesis Seminar (6) with grade of B or better and submission of approved thesis. Non-Thesis Option: ECON-523 Econometrics I and ECON-524 Econometrics II with grades of B or better. Students are strongly advised to take ECON-523 within their first year of graduate work. Comprehensive Examination After completing ECON-500 and ECON-501, students in all tracks take a comprehensive examination in economic theory. Two retakes are permitted. Electives in Economics (12 credit hours) Approved graduate course work in economics . Required Courses in Business (9 credit hours) FIN-630 Financial Analysis ITEC-631 Operations/Information Management MKTG-632 Marketing Electives in Business (3 credit hours from the following) MGMT-633 Leading People and Organizations (3 credits) IBUS-636 Global Strategy and Management (1.5 credits) IBUS-637 Cross-Cultural Management (1.5 credits) MGMT-635 Ethics/Social Responsiblity/Governance (1.5 credits) MGMT-634 High Performing Teams (1.5 credits) View more details on American University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management courses.