Economics Major, MA

Concentrations (Required) and Options Available

• Applied Economic Analysis - Coursework Only without Comprehensive Exam
• Financial Economics - Coursework Only without Comprehensive Exam

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• Undergraduate academic performance.
• Scores from the GRE General Test.
• Recommendations.
• Applications are encouraged from all majors, but admitted students are expected to have taken intermediate-level economic theory, calculus, and statistics/econometrics. In addition, a course in financial management is expected for those pursuing the Financial Economics concentration. 
• University of Tennessee-Knoxville undergraduate students with an economics or finance major will have the GRE test requirement waived.

Credit Hours Required

30 graduate credit hours

Applied Economic Analysis Concentration

• Required Courses

• Select One:

• ECON 521 - Applied Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 511 - Microeconomic Theory

• Select One:

• ECON 523 - Applied Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 513 - Macroeconomic Theory

• Other Required Courses:

• ECON 581 - Mathematical Methods in Economics
• ECON 582 - Elements of Econometrics I
• ECON 583 - Elements of Econometrics II

• 15 graduate credit hours of courses selected in consultation with the advisor and/or guidance committee.

Financial Economics Concentration

• Required Courses

• Select One:

• ECON 521 - Applied Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 511 - Microeconomic Theory

• Select One:

• ECON 523 - Applied Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 513 - Macroeconomic Theory

• Other Required Courses

• ECON 581 - Mathematical Methods in Economics
• ECON 582 - Elements of Econometrics I
• ECON 583 - Elements of Econometrics II
• FINC 525 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management Or course selected in consultation with the advisor and/or guidance committee.

• Select One:

• FINC 457 - Honors: Financial Management, Theory and Practice
• FINC 555 - Financial Management: Theory and Practice or course selected in consultation with the advisor and/or guidance committee.

• 9 graduate credit hours of electives selected in consultation with the advisor and/or guidance committee.

Five-Year BA/MA Program - Economics Major, MA

The Department of Economics and Department of Finance offer an accelerated 5-year Bachelor’s/MA program for qualified students. With prior approval, students may take up to 9 credit hours of 400-level or 500-level courses that satisfy their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UT-Knoxville. Students first obtain a BA degree in Economics through the College of Arts and Sciences. Then, with an additional two semesters of coursework complete an MA in Economics. Students are typically considered for conditional admission to the accelerated program prior to their last year of undergraduate studies.

Important guidelines and admissions requirements are as follows:

• Applicants must have declared an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Students first apply to their undergraduate department for conditional admission to the accelerated combined program after completing a minimum of 64 credit hours of required coursework towards the undergraduate major. Students are strongly encouraged to have taken one year of calculus, ECON 311, ECON 313, and ECON 381 prior to applying.
• Students must at least have conditional admission before taking courses that will count for both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. These courses must be approved by their undergraduate department  and the Graduate School. Students must request permission from the Graduate School to take approved courses for graduate credit by submitting the Senior Requesting Graduate Credit form. This form must be completed and submitted to the Graduate School before each semester in which the undergraduate student enrolls in courses for graduate credit.
• Students must follow the normal procedure for admission to the master’s program by submitting the online admission application to the Graduate School during their last year of undergraduate studies. Students will be fully admitted to the MA program after they have been accepted by both the Graduate School and the Department of Economics.
• Students will not be eligible for graduate assistantships until they are enrolled as graduate-level students in the Graduate School.

Five-Year BS/MA Program - Economics Major, MA

The Department of Economics and Department of Finance offer an accelerated 5-year Bachelor’s/MA program for qualified students. With prior approval, students may take up to 9 credit hours of 400-level or 500-level courses that satisfy their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UT-Knoxville. Students first obtain a BSBA in Economics through the Haslam College of Business or a BSBA in Finance through the Haslam College of Business. Then, with an additional two semesters of coursework, they will complete an MA in Economics. Students are typically considered for conditional admission to the accelerated program prior to their last year of undergraduate studies.

Important guidelines and admissions requirements are as follows:

• Applicants must have declared an economics major in the Haslam College of Business or a finance major in the Haslam College of Business.
• Students first apply to their undergraduate department for conditional admission to the accelerated combined program after completing a minimum of 64 credit hours of required coursework towards the undergraduate major. Students are strongly encouraged to have taken one year of calculus, ECON 311, ECON 313, and ECON 381 prior to applying.
• Students must at least have conditional admission before taking courses that will count for both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. These courses must be approved by their undergraduate department  and the Graduate School. Students must request permission from the Graduate School to take approved courses for graduate credit by submitting the Senior Requesting Graduate Credit form. This form must be completed and submitted to the Graduate School before each semester in which the undergraduate student enrolls in courses for graduate credit.
• Students must follow the normal procedure for admission to the master’s program by submitting the online admission application to the Graduate School during their last year of undergraduate studies. Students will be fully admitted to the MA program after they have been accepted by both the Graduate School and the Department of Economics.
• Students will not be eligible for graduate assistantships until they are enrolled as graduate-level students in the Graduate School.