Ph.D. PROGRAM: COURSEWORK

 

 

The Core

 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

ECON 7005 Microeconomics I

ECON 7007 Macroeconomics I

ECON 7003 Political Economy I

ECON 7002 Quantitative Methods

ECON 7006 Microeconomics II

ECON 7008 Macroeconomics II

ECON 7004 Political Economy II

ECON 7801 Econometrics I

 

 

Incoming PhD students who want to refresh their mathematics knowledge should enroll in the Department's optional mathematics tutorial course held during the summer before entering Graduate School. The tutorial and the exam are described below: Math Tutorial Class 

 

 

 

Beyond the Core

 

Below is the complete list of specialization courses. For the times and locations of current semester’s course offerings please go to “Catalog & Class Schedules” at the University of Utah website http://www.utah.edu/portal/site/uuhome.

 

ECON 7020   International Economics I*

ECON 7021   International Economics II*

ECON 7151   Labor and Human Resources†

ECON 7170   Political Economy of Gender†

ECON 7250   Advanced Environmental and Natural Resource Economics†

ECON 7320   Advanced Health Economics*

ECON 7400   Economic History†

ECON 7500   Advanced Monetary Theory*

ECON 7560   Economic Development I†

ECON 7561   Economic Development II†

ECON 7600   History of Economic Doctrines I*

ECON 7601   History of Economic Doctrines II*

ECON 7801   Econometrics II†

Finance (special rules apply here)*

 

*Offered in 2008-2009

†Offered in 2009-2010

 

Additional elective courses may also be subject to student demand, faculty resources, and the discretion of the chair.