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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Master of Business Administration Degree – Business Economics Concentration

This concentration is designed to offer the opportunity for qualified graduate students to study business administration at the graduate level with particular emphasis in business economics. It assists students in preparing for economics related careers in the business environment and government or for graduate study in economics at the doctoral level.

Students choosing to concentrate in business economics must complete the 21 semester credit hours of courses containing the foundations of knowledge and 12 semester credit hours as follows:

ECO 6033 Macroeconomic Issues
ECO 6103 Econometrics and Business Forecasting
6 semester credit hours of graduate economics elective courses

Master of Arts Degree in Economics

The Master of Arts degree in Economics (M.A.E.) blends the traditional social sciences-oriented master’s program in economics with modern applied and analytical tools. It is designed to prepare students for careers in a wide range of professional fields or further graduate study in economics. Students may choose a thesis or nonthesis option. The program and admissions are supervised by the Economics Graduate Program Committee, which includes the Economics Graduate Advisor. General requirements for completion of the program consist of required courses, electives, and a comprehensive examination.

Program Admission Requirements. For admission to the M.A.E. program, applicants must meet University-wide graduate admission requirements. Applicants are further considered on the basis of potential for success in graduate study in economics as indicated by a combination of records in the applicant’s application package, including:

  • a completed application form
  • transcripts from all universities attended
  • official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores
  • letters of reference (optional)
  • a statement of purpose (optional).

The Economics Graduate Admissions Committee evaluates each applicant individually based on the stated records. Accepted students are required to have completed an undergraduate degree before the start of the Master’s program. Also, students with noneconomics undergraduate degrees may be required to take some undergraduate or graduate courses in addition to degree requirements.

Degree Requirements. Students must complete 33 semester credit hours and a comprehensive examination.

  1. 12 semester credit hours of required economics graduate courses:

    ECO 6013 Microeconomic Theory
    ECO 6033 Macroeconomic Issues
    ECO 6103 Econometrics and Business Forecasting
    ECO 6113 Mathematical Economics

  2. 21 semester credit hours of elective graduate work, 9 of which may be noneconomics courses, contingent upon approval by the Economics Graduate Advisor. With approval of the advisor, students with graduate credits in a noneconomics field may apply up to 9 hours of graduate work to fulfill the noneconomics elective requirements. In the case of students who have not had similar courses in their undergraduate program, College of Business 5003-numbered courses other than ECO 5003 Economic Theory and Policy may, upon the Graduate Advisor’s approval, qualify as electives.

    Such electives may be desirable for those with a prospect of entering the Ph.D. program in Business Administration at UTSA. Students pursuing the thesis option may fulfill up to 6 semester credit hours of the elective work with a thesis. Economics elective courses are economics graduate courses not in the student’s required course sequence, including:

    ECO 6203 Government and Business
    ECO 6213 Public Sector Economics
    ECO 6323 International Trade and Finance
    ECO 6403 Financial Economics
    ECO 6523 Labor Economics
    ECO 6533 Economics of Education
    ECO 6543 Health Care Economics and Policy
    ECO 6553 Urban and Regional Economics
    ECO 6971-3 Special Topics

  3. Comprehensive Examination. Students must pass a comprehensive examination administered by their graduate committee. This examination is normally taken in the semester before or during the semester in which degree requirements are completed. During the first month of the appropriate semester, the student informs the Economics Graduate Advisor of the intent to take the examination and requests the formation of the committee. The committee consists of the Economics Graduate Advisor and two other faculty members, who may be recommended by the student. One committee member may be a noneconomics faculty member. If the thesis option is adopted, the thesis supervisor is a member of the committee.

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