Introduction Enrollment for Non-Business Graduate Students Requirements for Admission Departments: Accounting Business Administration Economics and Finance Information and Decision Sciences Marketing and Management Dr. Frank Hoy, Dean Dr. Robert D. Tollen, Associate Dean Business Bldg., Room 101 Phone: (915) 747-5241 Fax: (915) 747-5147		Economics and Finance Web site at: http://www.utep.edu/coba/ 236 Business Administration Building (915) 747-5245 1.-Master of Science Degree in Economics (MS) 2.- Requirements for Admission to the MS Degree in Economics 3.- Course of Study for the MS in Economics 4.- Economics (ECON) Courses 5.- Finance (FIN) Courses 1.-Master of Science Degree in Economics (MS) The Department of Economics and Finance offers a Master of Science degree in economics with the opportunity for specialization in areas within economics and for course work in areas outside economics. Some suggested areas for specialization within economics are regulation, international economics, applied business economics, and border economics. Some suggested areas for the minor or for interdisciplinary work are border studies, finance, and computer information. All proposed degree plans must be approved by the Graduate Advisor and the Graduate School. Thesis and non-thesis programs are available. Students enrolled in the thesis program must take 24 hours of course work in addition to completion of the thesis for which six hours credit are given. The non-thesis option requires a total of 36 hours of course work including completion of Economics 3595 and submission of two bound research papers which may be drawn from previous graduate courses in economics. Both the thesis and the reports must be presented to a committee charged with the responsibility of conducting a final examination. The ability to take course work in areas outside economics is available either through completion of a minor, with as many as 12 hours and a minimum of six, or through the interdisciplinary program. The interdisciplinary program is a 36-hour program with a minimum of 18 hours in economics. The student may elect to write a thesis for 6 hours credit or may enroll in Economics 3595 for 3 hours credit and submit two bound research papers which may be drawn from previous graduate courses in economics. A representative from the minor or interdisciplinary area must be a member of the thesis or report committee.

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