Master’s degrees

University of North Texas

Master of Science in Economic Research      

Dear Prospective Student:

 This information is provided to give you an overview of the Master of Science in Economic Research degree requirements at the University of North Texas. In order to apply, return an application to the Toulouse Graduate School, not the Department of Economics. If you are an international student, please submit your application to the International Student and Scholar Office, which will then forward it to the Toulouse Graduate School. After the Graduate School receives your application and filing fee, they contact our department for our recommendation. Our decision is communicated to the Graduate School, which will send you a letter indicating whether or not you have been admitted. Please note that the Department of Economics is not even consulted until you have a completed file in the Graduate School office. Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact the Department of Economics at UNT by phone at (940) 565-2573, by fax at (940) 565-4426, or on line at ECON-GradAdvising@unt.edu.

Master of Science in Economic Research

 Requirements of this program consist of a minimum of 36 semester hours of course work, including a minor of 6 hours selected in consultation with the graduate adviser. MSER candidates are required to take ECON 5330, 5340, 5600 and 5650. There are two options for the completion of this degree. The first option is to take 6 hours of supervised Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis (ECON 5920-5930). The second option is to take 6 hours of additional graduate economics courses. All MSER students must pass a comprehensive exit exam.

GRADUATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH

 *or Provisional Admission

**or GRE-quantitative & analytical (Contact advisor for min. score)

      Undergraduate prerequisites are as follows:

Many of our students have not taken all of the prerequisite courses. Such students are admitted provisionally, and allowed to take the above courses as "leveling" courses. For more details, please contact the graduate advisor.

SUGGESTED MSER COURSEWORK: 36 Graduate hours including at least a 6-hour minor

+Economics 5440 Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment or Economics 5180 Economics of Health Care).

++that the electives listed above are only suggestions. You may choose from additional courses as follow: Economics 5150 Public Economics; Economics 5700 Economics of Development; Economics 5090 History of Economic Thought; Economics 5140 Managerial Economics; Economics 5050 Labor Problems and Legislation, and many others.

+++Some common minors selected by MSER students include finance, marketing, management, mathematics, and history.

                                Sample 2-year Schedule for MS in Economic Research

# Economics Electives