Master of Arts in Financial Economics

Curriculum

2023-24

To obtain a Master of Arts in Financial Economics, the candidate must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of required graduate-level economics courses. (A student completing a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics or Financial Economics from Detroit Mercy may not repeat an equivalent graduate course without the consent of the advisor or chairperson.)

Students will complete the following courses:

Required Courses (24 credits)

ECN 5100 Economic Analysis of Enterprises 3 cr.
ECN 5120 Analysis of Economic Conditions 3 cr.
ECN 5150 Quantitative Foundations of Economic Analysis 3 cr.
ECN 5400 Financial Economics 3 cr.
ECN 5460 Money and Capital Markets 3 cr.
ECN 5640 Financial Economics II 3 cr.
ECN 5660 International Monetary Analysis 3 cr.
ECN 5850 Seminar in Monetary and Fiscal Policy 3 cr.

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Two additional Economics Electives from the Following:

ECN 5200 Economic Policy 3 cr.
ECN 5300 Economic Ideas in Perspective 3 cr.
ECN 5350 Comparative Economic Systems 3 cr.
ECN 5450 Economics of the Public Sector 3 cr.
ECN 5650 Theory of International Trade 3 cr.
ECN 5700 Economic Development 3 cr.
ECN 5800 Economic Modeling for Data Analysis 3 cr.
ECN 5810 Advanced Money and Capital Markets 3 cr.
ECN 5950 Individual Readings and Research 3 cr.
Total: 30 cr.