Program Requirements

Program Requirements

The program follows the bi-semester system. Summer session may be offered based on the decision of the program committee.Ph.D. students take up to 9 courses, about half of which are spent acquiring the core analytic tools of the profession (microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods). All Ph.D. students must complete a doctoral dissertation (thesis)..

Requirements

The graduating students must meet the following criteria:

(1) Complete all courses required by the curriculum with at least 3.00 grade point average (GPA).

For students who have a Master’s degree
Required courses	15 credits
Elective courses	12 credits
Dissertation	36 credits
For students who have a Bachelor’s degree
Required courses	15 credits
Elective courses	18 credits
Dissertation	48 credits

(2) Pass the foreign language test as required by the Graduate School. (3)Pass the Qualifying Examination.Students must pass a qualifying examination in both microeconomics and macroeconomics, which will be held at the beginning of the summer and at the beginning of the first semester. Students have 2 attempts to take the qualifying examination. Failing may result in termination from the Ph.D. program. (4)Pass the dissertation proposal, present the dissertation, and pass the dissertation defense with the dissertation committee. The dissertation, or a section of it, must be published or be accepted for publication in a recognized peer-reviewed journal.To be eligible to register for dissertation credits, students must(a) Pass all required courses and have the cumulative credit at least 24 credits for students who have a Master’s degree or 30 credits for students who have a Bachelor’s degree.(b) Have at least 3.00 GPA.(c) Pass the Qualifying Examination.(d) Receive “Pass” in the dissertation proposal.(e) Receive approval from the dissertation advisor.

Courses

Required courses

EP711 Microeconomic Theory

EP712 Macroeconomic Theory

EP713 Mathematics and Statistics for Economists

EP714 Econometrics

EP791 Research Methodology

EP792 Seminar in Economics

Elective courses

EP721 Microeconometrics

EP722 Computational Methods for Economists

EP731 Monetary Theory and Policy

EP732 Financial Markets and Institutions

EP733 Financial Economics

EP734 Corporate Finance

EP741 Labor Economics

EP742 Development Economics

EP751 International Trade

EP752 International Finance

EP761 Theory of Economic Growth

EP771 Public Economics

EP781 Game Theory

EP782 Industrial Organization

EP783 Contract Theory

Study Plan

Year	Semester	Course	Number of Credits
1	First semester	EP711 Microeconomic Theory	3 (3-0-6)
		EP712 Macroeconomic Theory	3 (3-0-6)
		EP713 Mathematics and Statistics for Economists	3 (3-0-6)
		EP714 Econometrics	3 (3-0-6)
		Total	12
	Second semester	Elective course	3 (3-0-6)
		Elective course	3 (3-0-6)
		Elective course	3 (3-0-6)
		Elective course	3 (3-0-6)
		Total	12
2	First semester	EP791 Research Methodology	3 (3-0-6)
		EP792 Seminar in Economics	–
		Total	3
	Second semester	EP801 Dissertation I / EP802 Dissertation II	12 (0-0-36)
		EP792 Seminar in Economics	–
		Total	12
3	First semester	EP801 Dissertation I / EP802 Dissertation II	12 (0-0-36)
		EP792 Seminar in Economics	–
		Total	12
	Second semester	EP801 Dissertation I / EP802 Dissertation II	12 (0-0-36)
		EP792 Seminar in Economics	–
		Total	12
		Grand Total	63

Note: Students who have a Bachelor’s degree must take 2 additional elective courses in the 1^st semester of year 2 and 12 more credits on Dissertation II in the 1^st semester of year 4.