Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Economics Ph.D.Economics
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Economics, 4-101 Hanson Hall, 1925 4th Street South, Minneapolis MN 55455 (612-625-6833; fax: 612-624-0209)
Email:
econdgs@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The economics graduate program offers degree work in both theoretical and applied fields of economics. It is possible to pursue thesis research in microeconomic or macroeconomic theory. In addition, the following fields of specialization are offered: econometrics, economic growth and development, financial economics, game theory, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, mathematical economics, monetary economics, and public economics.
Students are admitted only for the Ph.D.; the M.A. is an optional part of the Ph.D. program.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.50.
Special Application Requirements:
Coursework in linear algebra and multivariate calculus is required for admission to the Ph.D. program.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
30
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.20
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Emphasis in all aspects of the program is on careful development of the theoretical basis for the work, whether the work is theoretical or applied, and whether the relevant theory is drawn from economics, econometrics, mathematics, statistics, or other related disciplines.
Before undertaking research for a doctoral thesis, the student must pass written preliminary exams in micro- and macroeconomic theory, plus in two of the fields listed under the curriculum section above. The program does not specify a minimum number of courses for the major; rather, the courses taken to help prepare for the preliminary exams constitute the major program. In addition, students must complete 12 credits outside the major for a supporting program, which may include economics courses not included in the major.
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