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MBA with Specialization in Economics

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MBA with specialization in Economics program is designed to prepare students for careers in the private and government sectors that require solid analytical and quantitative skills. The program provides the skills and knowledge required by a broad spectrum of private and government entities from people who are joining the labor market for the first time or want to move up in their organization. 

The program teaches marketable skills for employment in business or government. The program consists of a solid analytical core in economics and quantitative methods, supplemented with courses in special fields. Potential specialization areas currently emphasized are forecasting/quantitative techniques, international business economics and applied financial economics. 

Career Options

Financial analyst, credit research officer, business and economic forecaster, forensic economist, litigation support, market research consultant, pricing analyst, economic research analyst.

Your specialization requires 9-18 credit hours of economics coursework. Also, you require 18 hours of advanced course work outside your specialty which can be selected from any graduate business courses. You may choose your electives from the following list:

5313 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS 

5314 ECONOMICS OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS STRATEGY 

5315 ECONOMICS OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

5318 ECONOMICS OF SPORTS 

5319 THE GLOBAL ECONOMY 

5321 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE 

5327 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND OPEN ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS 

5329 RESEARCH METHODS IN APPLIED ECONOMICS 

5330 HUMAN RESOURCE ECONOMICS 

5331 URBAN ECONOMICS

5332 GOVERNMENT, TAXES AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

5333 ECONOMICS OF HEALTH

5336 ECONOMETRICS 

5337 BUSINESS & ECONOMIC FORECASTING 

5338 MODERN APPLIED TIME SERIES 

5399 GRADUATE ECONOMICS INTERNSHIP

While you can have the flexibility to select courses that meet your unique professional and personal goals, the MBA-Economics course sets are available to assist you with your course selection. These course sets are prepared by experienced faculty members who are aware of the type of skills that are needed in various career fields. In addition, each course set also lists suggested professional journals relevant to your career objective. For the faculty page of Economics Department, please click here. 

For detailed information about course syllabus and prerequisites of each course please see the graduate catalog. 

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