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The requirements for the Master of Arts degree in the Graduate Program in Economic Development are as follows: 1. Core Courses. Participants must pass the following four "core" courses or their equivalent:
2. Electives. Participants must pass four additional courses carrying graduate credit. 3. Thesis. Participants must pass two research seminar courses (Economics 355A and 355B) by writing an acceptable thesis. 4. Grades. Participants must achieve a grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better in coursework Completed at Vanderbilt. The Graduate Program in Economic Development also offers a non-thesis Certificate in Economic Development for the successful completion of requirements of 1 and 2 above.
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The Program offers great flexibility in selecting electives to fit the goals of the individual participant. There are basically three types of courses available. First, there are courses targeted exclusively to GPED students:
Second, there are courses (numbered 250 through 299) offered jointly to graduate and upper level undergraduate students. Third, there are courses offered by other departments (such as Sociology) and schools (such as the Owen School of Management or the Engineering School) which are pertinent to the interests of our students. Note, though, that courses in the latter two categories may be oversubscribed in a given term, and consequently students may have to be flexible in the choice and timing of these courses. The available courses naturally group themselves into the following four areas of emphasis: 1. Finance and Banking
2. International Development
3. Poverty and Inequality
4. Development of Institutions
There are many other electives that are presented from a traditional developed economy perspective, but have relevance for developing and newly developed economies: 5. Other Electives
Finally, several students each year are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. degree in economics at some later date. The Graduate Program in Economic Development allows participants to replace core requirements by their corresponding Ph.D. courses, or to take Ph.D. courses as electives in order to get a sense of what Ph.D. study entails. Success in one or two Ph.D. level courses can offer great benefits when applying to Ph.D. programs. Pre-Doctorate Program
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