Program: Master of Arts in Applied Econometrics (APEC) - Eastern Michigan University

Apr 09, 2025

2017-2018 Graduate Catalog

Revised Program | Fall 2017

This program provides an organized and carefully developed study of applied economics. While the program satisfies the general education requirements of the economics profession, it seeks to meet the need for empirically oriented applied economists. In addition to the sequence of core courses, the program stresses research opportunities and the use of quantitative approaches. Extensive application of computer techniques is integral to the program.

Students develop expertise in hypothesis testing and model building for the analysis of complex public policy issues such as monetary and fiscal policy, consumer and business behavior, health care analysis, modeling, and forecasting.

Admission Requirements

Degree admission is available to applicants who:

Submit a completed Application for Graduate Admission to the Office of Admissions including: nonrefundable application fee, all official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, TOEFL or other English test scores (international students only), and a personal statement indicating career goals and how this degree program prepares you to meet your career goals.
Have earned equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Conditional admission is granted to those scheduled to complete their undergraduate degree before the start of their graduate studies.
Have an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program.
Satisfy undergraduate course requirements of intermediate macroeconomics (ECON 411 ) and microeconomics (ECON 412 ), economic statistics (ECON 310 ), and calculus (MATH 119 or MATH 120 ) or equivalents with grades of at least B- in each.

Conditional Admission | Conditional admission may be granted to those who show promise of success in this master’s program but fail to meet one or more of the admission requirements listed above. Conditionally admitted students must overcome specified deficiencies in order to have their status changed to degree admission. No more than 12 hours of graduate course work in economics taken by a student on conditional status may be counted toward the M.A. degree.

Department Information

Economics, College of Arts & Sciences

James Saunoris, Ph.D. | Interim Department Head | 703 Pray-Harrold | 734.487.3395 | jsaunori@emich.edu

Advisor Information

Mehmet Yaya, Ph.D. | Graduate Coordinator | 703M Pray-Harrold | 734.487.0007 | myaya@emich.edu

Degree Requirements: 30 hours

The M.A. in Applied Econometrics requires 30 hours of course work to be distributed among required and restricted elective courses as follows

Required Courses: 18 hours

Students must complete the following required courses with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.

ECON 511 - Mathematical Economics 3 hrs
ECON 514 - Econometric Analysis 3 hrs
ECON 515 - Econometrics Analysis II 3 hrs
ECON 601 - Macroeconomic Analysis 3 hrs
ECON 602 - Microeconomic Analysis 3 hrs
ECON 604 - Research Seminar in Economics 3 hrs
With special permission one of the following courses can be substituted for ECON 604:
ECON 692 - Thesis 3 hrs
ECON 699 - Independent Study 3 hrs

Restricted Elective Courses: 6 hours

Choose a minimum of six hours from the following
ECON 516 - Time-Series Analysis 3 hrs
ECON 537 - Microeconometrics in Healthcare 3 hrs
ECON 545 - Econometric Forecasting and Policy Analysis 3 hrs
Additional Elective Course(s)

Choose three to six hours of graduate economics or related cognate course(s) with permission of the graduate advisor. Students may opt to use the course not selected above toward this requirement.