Economics
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
School of Social Science, Urban Affairs & Public Policy
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
301 Lake Hall
Boston, MA 02115-5000
phone: 617.373.2882
fax: 617.373.3640
econ@neu.edu
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Developed byBachelor's/Master's Program
The combined Bachelor's/Master's program in Economics provides the opportunity for the best of Northeastern's undergraduate economics majors to complete both the undergraduate degree program (BS or BA) and the professional program (MA) in economics in less time than if the programs were completed sequentially.
Students earning a bachelor's and then a master's degree from NU would need to earn a total of 160 semester hours (128 SH for the BA or BS and 32 SH for the MA). However, in the combined program students take 16 semester hours of graduate core courses in their senior undergraduate year, thereby reducing the total number of semester hours required for both degrees to 144.
Admission
Undergraduate students may apply to the program at the beginning of their junior year, contingent upon having completed the core (required) courses in the undergraduate economics major.
ECNU315, Macroeconomic Theory
ECNU316, Microeconomic Theory
ECNU350, Statistics
ECNU560, Applied Econometrics (BS students) or
ECNU520, History of Thought (BA students)
Application is limited to students who have an undergraduate record with an overall GPA of 3.5 in courses taken to date, a GPA of 3.5 in the economics major, and under normal circumstances no grades below a B+ in the core courses (noted above). Students should see Ms. Soto, Graduate Secretary, in 304 Lake Hall to begin the application process. On-line applications are not allowed. Except for the application fee and GRE scores, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences application must be completed, and the entire application is considered in the final admission decision.
Students who apply will be notified of the department's decision during the spring semester.
The Program
Upon admission, students are required to complete the four master's core courses during their senior year.
ECNG105, Math & Stats for Economists (fall)
ECNG110, Microeconomic Theory (fall)
ECNG120, Macroeconomic Theory (spring)
ECNG140, Applied Econometrics (spring)
Two of these courses may be counted as advanced economics electives toward the BA degree requirements and three of these courses may be counted as advanced economics electives toward the BS degree requirements. The remaining course(s) will count as free electives in the undergraduate program. (Some may be taken as overloads to a student's regular four-course undergraduate load, but overload charges will apply.) Once the undergraduate degree requirements have been met, including the attainment of at least 128 semester hours, students will then complete an additional 16 semester hours of graduate coursework (electives) to complete the combined program and earn the Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
Co-op/Internship
Students admitted to the program are encouraged to obtain a co-op position or an internship directly related to economics either during their junior or senior year, or immediately prior to starting full-time graduate studies. The Department of Cooperative Education and the Department of Economics will assist students in their placements.