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MA in Economics

Chapter 6 Graduate Programs Requirements/Course Descriptions
College of Business

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.

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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 5033 Macroeconomic Issues
ECO 6103 Econometrics and Business Forecasting
6 semester credit hours of graduate economics elective courses

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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.

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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)
  • statement of purpose (optional).
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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.

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

A. Required courses. 12 semester credit hours of economics graduate courses:

ECO 5023 Managerial Economics
ECO 5033 Macroeconomic Issues
ECO 5303 International Trade and Finance
ECO 6103 Econometrics and Business Forecasting

B. 21 semester credit hours of elective graduate work, 12 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 12 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 and upon the Business 5003 courses 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 credit hours of the elective work with a thesis. Economics elective courses are economics graduate courses not in the student's required courses sequence, including:

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ECO 5603 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
ECO 5913 Antitrust: Legal and Economic Analysis
ECO 6203 Government and Business
ECO 6313 Managerial Labor Economics
ECO 6543 Health Care Economics and Policy
ECO 6553 Urban and Regional Economics
ECO 6973 Special Problems

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C. 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 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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