College of Management


Sample PhD Curriculum

The graduate student's plan of work is personalized in consultation with the student's advisor. However, the following table demonstrates a typical progression from the pre-core year through dissertation research.

Fall

Spring

Pre-core year

ECG 700 - Fundamentals of Microeconomics
ECG 765 - Math for Economists
ECG 421 - Intro. to Math Stat. I

ECG 703 - Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
ECG 422 - Intro. to Math Stat. II
ECG 561 - Master's econometrics

Core year

ECG 701 - Microeconomics I
ECG 704 - Macroeconomics I
ECG 751 - Econometric Methods

ECG 702 - Macroeconomics II
ECG 705 - Macroeconomics II
ECG 752 or 753 - Time Series Econometrics or
Microeconometrics

Post-core year

Field course 1
Field course 3
Field course 5

Field course 2
Field course 4
Field course 6

Dissertation Research

ECG 8xx Research hours *

ECG 8xx Research hours *

*Students must be registered continuously while conducting dissertation research.