Department of Economics
Ph.D. Program Requirements – 2010/2011
The Economics Department requires that students take
90 hours of course work, in four-hour courses.
While it is not the purpose of this note to reiterate the entire course
catalogue, we wish to touch on the basics.
There are four major categories of course
requirements.
1. Theory and Methods – 32 hours
Economics
7020 Fundamentals of Economic
Analysis
Economics
7000, 7010 Microeconomics 1 and 2
Economics
7050, 7060 Macroeconomics 1 and 2
Economics
7100, 7110, Econometrics 1, 2, and 3
7120
2. Field Course Sequences – students must take
two sequences of two courses (8 hours each) – 16 hours
At least two of these sequences meet every academic
year. In 2010-2011,
we will offer the Industrial Organization, International, and Health sequences.
In 2011-2012, we will offer the Labor, Health,
and Macroeconomics sequences.
Economics
7200, 7210 Industrial Organization
Economics
7300, 7310 International Trade and
Finance
Economics
7400, 7410 Labor and Human Resources
Economics
7550, 7560 Health Economics
Economics
7700, 7710 Advanced Macroeconomics
3. Other Courses – 12 hours
Any other courses in the Economics Department at the
6000 level or above are acceptable, subject to the approval of the Director of
Graduate Studies
4. Dissertation Candidacy – 30 hours
Economics
9991 – 9994 Each
course constitutes a full term of credit for 7.5 credit hours.
5. Qualifying exams – In addition to
maintaining at least a 3.0 average in all courses, students must take and pass
four-hour exams in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and in two of the five
fields (industrial organization, international trade and finance, labor and
human resources, health economics, advanced macroeconomics).
6. Dissertation – The
doctoral dissertation consists of original research in economic theory,
methods, and applications. It usually
takes 18 to 24 months after the student has entered dissertation candidacy.
For 2010-2011, the Program Director is Prof. Allen
Goodman, 313.577.3235, or by email at allen.goodman@wayne.edu.
Updated November 15, 2010