ECOA 5340 - Applied Economics Capstone

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 0

The Applied Economics Capstone is the culminating experience of the Master of Arts in Economics program, providing students with the opportunity to integrate and demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout their coursework. In this course, students design and complete substantial research or applied project addressing a contemporary economic, business, or policy challenge. Projects may focus on areas such as market forecasting, public policy evaluation, international trade, monetary systems, or organizational strategy. By the end of the course, students will have created a comprehensive, original project that showcases their ability to connect economic theory with applied analysis and decision-making.

Prerequisites:

All courses in the program should be completed prior to taking this course:

ECOA 5301	History of Economic Thought
ECOA 5302	Seminar: Economic Affairs
ECOA 5303	Managerial Economics
ECOA 5304	Research and Readings in Economics
ECOA 5305	Monetary Economics
ECOA 5310	International Economics
ECOA 5330	Public Sector Economics
ECOA 5311	Econometrics
ECOA 5312	Advanced Quantitative Methods

Corequisite: N/A

Equivalencies: N/A

Fees: No
Campus: ALP

TCCNS Equivalent Course: N/A

Course Level: Graduate