The Master of Arts in Applied Economics is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in economic analysis combined with the ability to apply theory to contemporary problems. Graduates of the program are employed in industry, government and teaching. Some graduates continue their formal training in economics, pursuing the Ph.D. degree at WMU or at another university. 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Satisfactory completion of a minimum of twelve undergraduate credit hours in economics or in equivalents approved by the graduate advisor.

• Satisfactory completion of intermediate level courses on microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. Students not meeting this requirement will be admitted with reservation and be required to satisfactorily complete Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 403) and Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 406).

• Satisfactory completion of at least one course in Calculus.

• Application form for U.S. students.

• Application form for international students.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• The satisfactory completion of either 24 hours of courses plus a master's thesis or 30 hours, if additional courses are submitted in lieu of the thesis, in a planned program prepared in consultation with the graduate advisor.

• At least an overall "B" average in the Economics courses that the student takes in an advisor-approved program of study.

• Economic Computing (ECON 503); Economic Statistics (ECON 622); Mathematical Economics (ECON 504); Introduction to Econometrics (ECON 619); Uncertainty and Information (ECON 607); Advanced Price Theory (ECON 603); National Income Analysis (ECON 662).