Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

Economic Policy Analysis

MBA CONCENTRATION
 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Students with this concentration will develop solid writing and analytical skills.  The hallmark of this concentration is the opportunity to participate in a Congressional Research Fellowship during which students will work full time on Capitol Hill.  This will immerse students in policy making, analysis and research.  Students will also have a unique opportunity to develop an extensive network with current and former staffers on Capitol Hill.
 
Most medium and large firms hire business economists in areas such as manufacturing,
communications, banking, insurance, retailing, finance and investment, transportation, utilities, and consulting.  In addition, positions in various departments of federal, state, and local governments are available; job mobility can be high with business economists moving among business firms, government, nonprofits, and possibly academic institutions

Requirements

 

CURRICULUM
 
To complete this concentration, students are required to take four graduate-level courses

Required Courses:

Both of the following courses must be completed:

  • WRITING IN THE PROFESSIONS (WRD 494)
  • RESEARCH METHODS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS I (ECO 798)


Elective Courses: Choose two from the following list:

  • CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP I (ECO 798)
  • CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP II (ECO 798)
  • (The Congressional Research Fellowship is a two-course package)
  • (The courses will be taken concurrently for a total of 8 credit hours)
  • APPLIED TIME SERIES FORECASTING (ECO 512)
  • INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (ECO 514)
  • BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY (ECO 515)
  • PUBLIC ECONOMICS (ECO 516)
  • LABOR ECONOMICS AND LABOR RELATIONS (ECO 518)
  • REGIONAL AND URBAN ECOOMICS (ECO 550)
  • INTERNATIONAL TRADE (ECO 557)
  • INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS (ECO 558)
  • ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (ECO 561)
  • ADVANCED ECONOMIC METHODS (ECO 576)


See campusconnect.depaul.edu for course descriptions and prerequisites.