Economics (Ph.D.)
Candidates must complete 63 credits (21 courses) beyond the bachelor's degree, including at least 33 credits (11 courses) beyond the Economics M.A. taken at Fordham, or 45 credits (15 courses) beyond an M.B.A. or a non-Fordham M.A. in Economics or in a related field. Ph.D. candidates must maintain a 3.5 (B+) average in course work to remain in the program.
Candidates must certify in Macroeconomic Theory and Microeconomic Theory in addition to three of the four fields of concentration offered by the department. Certification in economic theory (Macro and Micro theory) is achieved through written comprehensive examination. Each examination may be repeated once. Certification in three fields is achieved by receiving a 3.5 (B+) or higher in the course work in that field and through a pre-dissertation paper (ECON 0940/ECON 0945) which must be completed prior to the student's dissertation proposal. The pre-dissertation paper must be accepted prior to beginning proposal development. The pre-dissertation paper can be resubmitted once. Students must certify in economic theory and complete field coursework prior to registering for ECON 0940.
Course | Title | Credits |
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ECON 6010 & ECON 7010 | Microeconomic Theory I and Microeconomic Theory II | 6 |
ECON 6020 & ECON 7020 | Macroeconomic Theory I and Macroeconomic Theory II | 6 |
ECON 7910 & ECON 7920 | Econometrics I and Econometrics II | 6 |
ECON 5700 & ECON 6700 | Mathematical Methods in Economics I and Mathematical Methods in Economics II | 6 |
ECON 6910 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
or ECON 6950 | Financial Econometrics | |
ECON 8600 | Research and Writing in Economics | 3 |
Two courses each in three of the following concentrations: | 18 | |
Development | ||
Financial | ||
International | ||
Monetary | ||
Five graduate-level electives in Economics 1 | 15 | |
Dissertation and Examination courses | 5 | |
PhD Comprehensive Examination-Economics (comprises two core exams) | ||
Pre-Dissertation Paper Development | ||
Pre-Dissertation Paper Acceptance | ||
Proposal Development | ||
Proposal Acceptance | ||
Dissertation Direction | ||
Total Credits | 68 |
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A list of area courses can be found on the M.A. in Economics page. A list of all graduate-level Economics courses can be found on our department page.
Development concentration
Course | Title | Credits |
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ECON 6440 | Development Economics | 3 |
ECON 6470 | Growth and Development | 3 |
Financial concentration
Course | Title | Credits |
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ECON 6240 | Financial Economics | 3 |
ECON 6340 | Financial Theory | 3 |
International concentration
Course | Title | Credits |
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ECON 6510 | International Trade | 3 |
ECON 6560 | International Finance | 3 |
Monetary concentration
Course | Title | Credits |
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ECON 6310 | Monetary Policy | 3 |
ECON 6320 | Monetary Theory | 3 |