The Agricultural and Applied Economics M.S. AAE Traditional Option (MSTO), a STEM-designated program, is for students with specific interests in one of the areas of applied economics. The MSTO allows for the flexibility to take several courses in a specific area and gain expertise in Environment and Natural Resources Economics, International Development Economics, Economics of Agriculture or Economics of Community Development. Students take a set of core courses and choose from several elective courses. This program is area-focused and does not include professional development coursework that are part of the MSPO program. The degree requires 30 credits of coursework and normally takes 3 to 4 semesters to complete. Applications are accepted for the Fall term only.
Requirements
- Microeconomic theory (3 credits)
- Statistics and econometrics (6 credits)
- Economic analysis (9 credits)
- Elective course work (12 credits)
The traditional option includes course work that presumes students have taken courses in intermediate microeconomic theory, intermediate macroeconomic theory, two semesters of calculus, statistics and linear algebra.