Economics Financial Economic Policy - American University

Economics Financial Economic Policy from American University is a Campus Master Finance degree that prepares you for a Business career. Degree Requirements Depending on the track chosen, students must complete 30-36 hours of approved graduate course work. These hours will include 6 credit hours of core courses in economic theory, 6 credit hours to fulfill the research requirement, and 18-24 credit hours of elective or other required courses. All courses must be taken for a letter grade (the pass/fail option is not permitted). No more than 3 credit hours of ECON-691 Internship may be taken. All courses must be approved by the advisor and fit into a coherent educational program developed by the stuent in consultation with the advisor. Prerequisite Courses ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics and ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics or ECON-603 Introduction to Economic Theory MATH-211 Applied Calculus STAT-202 Basic Statistics Waiver of these prerequisites may be granted for qualified persons with comparable prior education or experience. Prerequisite credit (including ECON-603) does not count toward a degree . Required Core Courses (6 credit hours) ECON-500 Microeconomics ECON-501 Macroeconomics ECON-500 and ECON-501 must be completed within the first 9 credit hours. Research Requirement (6 credit hours) Thesis Option: ECON-797 Masters Thesis Seminar (6) with grade of B or better and submission of approved thesis. Non-Thesis Option: ECON-523 Econometrics I and ECON-524 Econometrics II with grades of B or better. Students are strongly advised to take ECON-523 within their first year of graduate work. Comprehensive Examination After completing ECON-500 and ECON-501, students in all tracks take a comprehensive examination in economic theory. Two retakes are permitted. Required Courses (15 credit hours) ACCT-607 Accounting Concepts and Applications ECON-505 Introduction to Mathematical Economics ECON-633 Financial Economics ECON-639 Policy Issues in Financial Economics FIN-614 Financial Management Electives (9 credit hours from the following) ECON-541 Public Economics ECON-547 Economics of Antitrust/Regulation ECON-631 Development Finance and Banking ECON-635 International Capital Markets ECON-663 Development Macroeconomics ECON-672 International Economics: Finance ECON-691 Internship (1-3 credits) FIN-672 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credits) FIN-673 Corporate Valuation and Financial Strategy (3 credits) FIN-674 Derivatives and Risk Management (3 credits) FIN-676 Financial Institutions (1.5 credits) IBUS-700 International Finance IBUS-701 International Banking (1.5 credits) View more details on American University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Finance courses.