Economics - Duke University

Economics from Duke University is a Campus Master Economics degree that prepares you for a Business career. Program Description The Master's program is designed to give students a breadth of economic experience in both macroeconomics and microeconomics, with an emphasis on mathematics, but with enough flexibility in course requirements to allow the students to pursue their own areas of academic interest. In addition to a variety of Master's level courses, students in the program are welcome to enroll in doctoral level courses in Economics and other related departments such as Political Science, Public Policy, Finance, Statistics, and Mathematics as part of developing the student's personalized program of study. The M.A. in Economics does not require a thesis; however, students are required to produce a piece of original research, separate from classroom assignments, termed the "non-thesis academic exercise" which will allow them to evolve from a consumer of economic instruction to a producer of economic product. Alternatively, students may elect to complete a set of advanced additional courses, and then sit for an informal oral examination. Program Objectives A vibrant MA program provides a rigorous program of studies to a select group of creative, bright individuals with baccalaureate degrees , but for whom the doctoral program is not currently appropriate. The Duke Master's program in Economics aims to attract students comparable in ability to those in the Economics PhD program ? though not always as advanced technically, or with a prior background in Economics . This group includes those gaining additional skills prior to entering a doctoral program, international scholars and researchers aiming for a 12-24 month period of retooling and gaining new skills, technical economists with more applied rather than academic interests, and those with interdisciplinary interests. The MA program also seeks to draw into Economics a highly diverse group ? both in terms of background and experience ? thereby enriching the graduate student body. The program's coursework naturally overlaps with both undergraduate and doctoral programs, but also contains a set of specific MA courses, which also can be used to satisfy course requirements for some doctoral students from other departments. View more details on Duke University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Economics courses.