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Nov 08, 2024
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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog This is not the most recent catalog version; be sure you are viewing the appropriate catalog year.
Trade and Development [M.A.]
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Rapidly growing international trade, increasing complexity of world financial markets, and the collision of economic development with environmental problems place special demands on economists engaged in international business and public policymaking. Some Master’s degree programs provide training in business or world language or some combination of these, but the economics components of these programs are often minimal and insufficient. Alternately, many Master’s programs in economics are designed chiefly to serve students with strong analytic skills. By contrast, the Master of Arts in Trade and Development offers comprehensive training in international trade and economic development, while stressing applications and policy issues relevant to nontechnical careers in international business and government service.
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Program Admission
 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 the 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 principles macroeconomics (ECON 201) and microeconomics (ECON 202), economic statistics (ECON 310), and algebra, linear models or calculus (MATH 105, or 118, or 119, or 120) or equivalents with grades of at least B- in each.
International Transcripts - Students with non-U.S. post-secondary credentials must submit an evaluation of their international transcripts from one of four approved evaluation services for a detailed, course-by-course report. Applicants should allow 2-6 weeks for the completed evaluation. Please visit International Admissions for additional information.
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 coursework in economics taken by a student on conditional status may be counted toward the degree.
Department Information
Economics | Mehmet Yaya, Ph.D., Interim Department Head | 703 Pray-Harrold, 734.487.3395, myaya@emich.edu
Advisor Information
David Crary, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator, 703G Pray-Harrold, 734.487.0001, dcrary@emich.edu
Degree Requirements: 30 hours
Required Courses: 21 hours
Restricted Elective Courses: 6 hours
Choose six credit hours from the following.
Capstone: 3 hours
Satisfy one of the following options.
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