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PhD Degree Requirements

 

Required
PhD Comprehensive Examination
PhD Dissertation
EF9100 PhD Seminar*
EF9913 Primer, Mathematical Economics**
EF9901 Advanced Microeconomics I
EF9902 Advanced Macroeconomics I
EF9903 Advanced Econometrics I
EF9904 Mathematical Economics
EF9921 Advanced Microeconomics II
EF9922 Advanced Macroeconomics II
EF9923 Advanced Econometrics II

7 Elective Courses
Electives Category A (Choose minimum of 5)

EF9905 Advanced Topics in International Trade I
EF9906 International Finance
EF9907 Game Theory
EF9908 Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics and Finance
EF9909 Numerical Methods in Economics
EF9910 Advanced Topics in International Trade II
EF9911 Advanced Topics in Labour Economics
EF9912 Directed Studies in Economics
EF9914 Advanced Topics in Financial Econometrics
EF9936 Advanced Topics in Public Economics
EF9941 Advanced Topics in Development Economics

Electives Category B
EF8913 Empirical Topics in International Finance
EF8932 International Trade-Imperfect Comp
EF8933 Empirical Topics Intternational Trade
EF8935 Law/Reg-International Trade and Invest
EF8937 Labour Economics
EF8938 Development Microeconomics
EF8939 Topics in Econometrics
EF8940 Environment Economics
EF8942 Industrial Organization
EF8943 Monetary Economics
EF8944 Panel Data and NL Model Analysis
EF8945 Nonparametric Data Analysis
AM8001 Analysis and Probability
AM8201 Financial Mathematics
*Note: Up to 2 credits may be given for coursework at the Master’s level.

*Students in their second year of the program (and who have passed the comprehensive exams) are required to attend both the PhD seminar course and the regular departmental seminar series.

**Material will be made available online for applicants and incoming students to review.

For course descriptions and prerequisite information, please view the Yeates School of Graduate Studies Academic Calendar (opens in new window) .

Please note: The Yeates School of Gradute Studies calendar listed on the main graduate website is the official and binding document listing curriculum and courses. If there are any inconsistencies between content on this site and the Yeates School of Graduate Studies calendar, it is the calendar that remains the binding document.