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May 04, 2024
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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Economics, MA
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Program Description
Students who earn a Master of Arts in Economics learn to apply economic theory, estimate and interpret econometric models, and test hypotheses with inferential statistics to answer questions about human behavior in markets or affected by policies. The markets or policy might relate to anti-trust law, economic growth, education, environmental quality, innovation, health, jobs and unemployment, natural resource management, property rights, prosperity, regulation, sustainability, or taxation, among many others.
For more information see https://www.clemson.edu/business/departments/economics/masters/index.html.
Plan for Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Economics
A Bachelor-to-Graduate plan enables undergraduate majors in economics (BA or BS) to take graduate courses and also earn their MA in Economics. An undergraduate economics major with an approved Bachelor-to-Graduate Plan may enroll in graduate courses for dual use and thereby satisfy course content requirements of the Master’s degree and the undergraduate major in economics. The numerical credits for a dual-use course, however, cannot be counted twice, i.e., cannot satisfy the minimum credit requirements of both degrees. Students must earn at least 120 credits for their Bachelor’s degree and 30 unique credits for their Master’s degree. Students typically choose to have the numerical credits count toward the 30-credit minimum for the Master’s degree. A maximum of 12 credit hours of graduate courses that satisfy requirements for the MA in Economics may be taken for dual use. Approved graduate courses may satisfy electives of the bachelor’s degree. Approved 8000-level courses may substitute for required undergraduate courses in economics. However, 6000-level counterparts of 4000-level courses that are required for the bachelor’s degree cannot be used toward the requirements of the Master’s degree. The curricular requirements for the MA component of the Bachelor-to-Master plan are identical to those for the MA in Economics.
Undergraduate majors in economics who have earned a minimum of 90 credits at Clemson and have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.4 are eligible for the Bachelor-to-Master plan. Students use form “GS6-Bachelor-to-Graduate-Request for Combined Education Plan” to seek approval for participation in the plan. Economic majors should consult both their undergraduate academic advisor and the graduate program coordinator of the Master’s program. The student’s undergraduate advisor, chairperson of the Economics Department, graduate coordinator of the master’s program, and an official of the Graduate School all must approve the plan. Curricular details, suggested elective courses, and other information are available from the handbook at https://www.clemson.edu/business/departments/economics/masters/index.html.
Summary of Degree Requirements
Students must earn at least 30 credits of course work. They must earn 24 credits of graded courses and, for those who write a thesis, six credits of thesis research (ECON 8910 ) to satisfy the 30-credit minimum. A student must take at least two three-credit graduate (8000-level) courses in applied economic theory and at least one three-credit graduate course in applied econometrics for part of the 24 credits of graded courses. An MA student must also take at least nine credits of elective courses in economics. A minimum of one-half of the total graduate credit hours that a student’s advisory committee requires, exclusive of credits for thesis research, must be earned from 8000-level courses or above. In other words, not more than one-half of the credits from graded courses that the advisory committee requires may be from 6000-level courses. Two semesters of four three-credit graded courses per semester usually prepare the student for thesis work. A student must also maintain a 3.0 graduate grade-point average.
Coursework
Following is a typical schedule for one year of courses for the MA in Economics.
Fall
Fall Subtotal: 12 Credits
Spring
Spring Subtotal: 12 Credits
Summer
Total for three terms in 12 months: 30 Credits
Students fill out a GS2 Committee Selection form to create an advisory committee. The major advisor and other members of the advisory committee help students to select courses that meet curricular requirements and provide appropriate training for goals. Students must also file a GS2 Plan of Study. Required courses, elective courses, and any undergraduate co-requisite course that addresses a deficiency in background are listed in the GS2 Plan of Study.
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