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The Department of Economics at California State University, Fullerton offers a program leading to the Master of Arts Degree. The program offers a variety of features:

Assistantships are available to qualified students.

Regular research seminars are open to students and faculty.

If all prerequisites have been met, the program can be completed in three semesters of full-time study or two and one-half years of part-time study.

Classes are offered in the late afternoon and evenings to facilitate part-time study.

The department is part of the well-known Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics on the main campus. It has a full-time faculty of 30 who are active in teaching and research, and who maintain a close working relationship with graduate students.

This program consists of 30-33 units and must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.00. Any study plan course in which a D grade is received must be repeated with at least a C grade, regardless of overall grade-point average of the student.

Students may obtain their degree either through a thesis exit track or an examination exit track. Students may also customize their program based on one of six area of interest. Those areas include:

• Environmental Economics
• International Economics and Finance
• Industrial Organization and Labor
• Public Sector Economics
• Banking and Finance
• Economics of Human Capital, Health, and Aging

 

Core Curriculum

Required Course (18 units)

ECON 441	Introduction to Mathematical Economics (3)
ECON 502	Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3)
ECON 503	Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis (3)
ECON 504	Econometric Analysis (3)
ECON 505	Economic Models and Forecasting
ECON 595	Current Research in Economics (3)
Or approved 500-level substitute

Area & Elective Courses (12 -15 units)
Area courses require (9 units) chosen from the student’s field of interest. Coursework may focus on the following areas:

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

ECON 461	Ecological Economics (3)
ECON 462	Natural Resource Economics (3)
And (6 units) approved 500-level electives

International Economic and Finance

ECON 411	International Trade (3)
ECON 433	The Less Developed Countries and the World Economy (3)
And (6 units) approved 500-level electives

Industrial Organization and Labor

6 units must be selected from the three Economics courses listed below
ECON 410	Industrial Organization (3)
ECON 412	Labor Economics (3)
ECON 413	Law and Economics (3)
And (6 units) approved 500-level electives

Public Sector Economics

6 units must be selected from the four Economics courses listed below
ECON 416	Benefit Cost and Microeconomic Policy Analysis (3)
ECON 417	Public Finance (3)
ECON 420	Money and Banking (3)
ECON 421	Monetary and Fiscal Policy (3)
And (6 units) approved 500-level electives

Banking and Finance

ECON 420	Money and Banking (3)
ECON 421	Monetary and Fiscal Policy (3)
And (6 units) approved 500-level electives

Economics of Human Capital, Health and Aging

ECON 412	Labor Economics (3)
GERO 506	Economics of Aging (3)
And (6 units) approved 500-level electives

Among area and elective courses, 12 units must be taken with at least 6 units at the 500-level and at least 6 units must be in Economics.

Terminal Evaluation (3 units)

ECON 598	Thesis Research (3)
Or Comprehensive Exam

 

For Further Information

For more information and list of requirements for entry into the program, please click here.

To access the university catalog, please click here.

To access course descriptions directly, please click here.

Curriculum and Career Advising
For more information regarding curriculum content or career opportunities, please send inquiries to Dr. Dipankar Purkayastha, Graduate Faculty Advisor.

Admissions and Application Procedures
If you have questions regarding admissions and application procedures for the Graduate Programs, please contact our Recruitment Specialist at mcbe_gradprograms@fullerton.edu or (657) 278-8580.