2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
Economics
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Warrington College of Business Administration
Graduate Faculty
Chair: J. H. Hamilton. Graduate Coordinator: S. M. Slutsky.
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The department offers the Master of Arts (thesis and nonthesis
option) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in economics with
specializations in econometrics, economic theory, industrial
organization, international economics, monetary economics, and
public finance.
M.A. requirements: A minimum of 36 credits of course work is
required for the M.A. with and without thesis. A maximum of six
credits of the research course ECO 6971 may be included for a
master's degree with thesis. The following core courses are
required: ECO 7408 and ECO 7404 or equivalent, ECO 7415 or
equivalent, ECO 7115, and ECO 7206.
Ph.D. requirements: Admission requirements for the Ph.D. include
(a) a minimum grade point average of 3.0, (b) an acceptable score
on the GRE, and (c) for nonnative speakers of English, an
acceptable score on one of the following: TOEFL (Test of English as
a Foreign Language: computer=213, paper=550, web=80), IELTS
(International English Language Testing System: 6), MELAB
(Michigan English Language Assessment Battery: 77), or successful
completion of the UF English Language Institute program. Students
in the Ph.D. program must complete the following core courses:
ECO 7113, ECO 7115, ECO 7117, ECO 7120, ECO 7206, ECO 7272,
ECO 7404, ECO 7406, ECO 7408, ECO 7415, ECO 7424, and ECO