Curriculum

Wright State's Master of Science in Social and Applied Economics program consists of a minimum of 48 credit hours. A bachelor's degree in economics is not required prior to entering the program. Students may obtain both the Master of Business Administration degree and the Master of Science degree in social and applied economics under the dual-degree program.

The program is designed so the full-time student can complete the program in four quarters.

The curriculum stresses research and field experience. The internship, a key component of the program, provides an opportunity to apply theoretical and analytical economic skills to real-world situations.

Prerequisites:

• EC 510 Math for Economics (for calculus)
• EC 509 Statistics for Economics
• EC 521 and 522 Graduate Survey in Principles of Economics

Required Courses: 36 hours ( 4 credit hours each)

• EC 709 Economics and Its Applications
• EC 712 Forecasting Economic Activity
• EC 715 Applied Microeconomics
• EC 717 Applied Macroeconomics
• EC 724 Development of Economic Thought
• EC 725 Economic, Social, and Ecological Systems
• EC 726 Contemporary Political Economy
• EC 780 Economic Problems Seminar
• EC 785 Internship

Electives: 12 hours (Two courses must be in economics. One course, with approval of advisor, may be taken outside of the Raj Soin College of Business. 4 credit hours each)

• EC 602 Monetary Economics
• EC 610 Introduction to Mathematical Economics
• EC 635 Comparative Capitalist Institutions
• EC 644 Problems of Economic Development and Transition
• EC 645 Political Economy of Women
• EC 719 International Economics
• EC 722 Economics for Managers
• EC 730 Regional and Urban Economics
• EC 731 Economics of Public Finance
• EC 740 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Social Project Evaluation
• EC 755 The Economics of Health and Health Policy
• EC 765 Labor Market Theory and Policy
• EC 777 Economic Studies
• EC 781 / 782 / 783 Research in Economics

Two courses must be in economics. One course may be non-economics. Approval of advisor is required for electives taken outside of the Department of Economics.