Degree Requirements

CURRICULUM

The curriculum of the Johns Hopkins Master of Arts in Applied Economics is concentrated on economic theory and the practice of econometric modelling. Whether your substantive focus is Public Policy, Business Economics, Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, International Economics and Development, Environmental Economics, or Health Economics, or Quantitative Methods, the courses and training are available here. The core, advanced econometrics, and elective courses educate and train economists to effect decisions about national and global markets and policy in the government and the private sectors in what has become an almost instantaneous global economics environment.

Course Requirements

Ten courses are required to complete the degree.

Prerequisite course:
- 440.304 Mathematical Methods for Economists
  Students lacking one or more of the prerequisite courses required for admission (Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and an undergraduate Calculus course or equivalent) must make up any deficiencies before they can be admitted as Degree Candidates, but they can be admitted as Provisional Students without calculus: Mathematical Methods for Economists (440.304), as an 11^th program course, fulfills the calculus prerequisite.
Four core courses:
- 440.601 Microeconomic Theory and Policy
- 440.602 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
- 440.605 Statistics
- 440.606 Econometrics
One advanced econometrics course: [this is a new requirement effective for students first registering in Summer, 2007.]
- 440.648 Microeconometrics or
- 440.614 Macroeconometrics
Five additional elective courses [six electives for students first registered by Spring, 2007, but Microeconometrics or Macroeconometrics is strongly recommended.]

Courses Offered

Core Courses (required)	Quantitative Methods Courses
Microeconomic Theory and Policy Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Statistics Econometrics	Microeconometrics or Macroeconometrics *is required* Macroeconomic Forecasting (elective) Financial Econometrics (elective) Cost-Benefit Analysis (elective)
Courses in Subfields of Economics (electives)
Monetary Economics Topics in Macroeconomics Financial Economics Financial Intermediation & Financial Markets International Finance International Trade Economic Development and Growth Public Economics: Expenditure Programs & Social Regulation Public Economics: Taxation	Game Theory Economics of Industry and Policy Environmental & Resource Economics Economics of Health Care Economics of the Labor Market Economics of Sports Comparative Economics Law and Economics Political Economy
Student Research (admission by selection)
Independent Research

Visit Course Descriptions for more detail on course contents.

Students can take all of their elective courses in the MA in Applied Economics Program but, with prior advisor approval, they have the option of taking up to two elective courses in other Johns Hopkins University schools, in other Arts and Sciences programs, or in another program in Advanced Academic Programs. Recommended complementary programs are indicated on the Applied Economics home page.

For information on exact dates, times, locations, fees, and instructors for any term, students should consult the Course Schedule available several months prior to the beginning of each term. Courses are open only to students who meet enrollment requirements and satisfy the prerequisites.