The program trains professionals for careers in private sectors, government, multinational organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, and consulting firms, focusing on interactions between economics, business, government, regional development, and international relations. We emphasize the development of analytical skills and real-world applications in the areas of global commerce, finance, and trade, along with insights from international politics and policy. The program provides the core foundation for the types of economic, financial, and political analysis needed to function at high levels in today’s rapidly changing world.

Degree Requirements

The MS in Global Commerce and Finance is a 36-unit program.  The program requires that all 9 courses or 36 units be completed with an average grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better.  The program’s Student Handbook provides additional details.

Analytical Framework (20 units)

• ECON 370 - The World Economy: Trade and Finance
• SP&E 313 - Microeconomics and Public Policy OR
• ECON 313 - Microeconomic Analysis
• INST 410 - Political Economy of International Development
• SP&E 471 - Strategic Modeling for Politics, Economics, & Business Decisions
• Econ 302 - Modern Macroeconomic Analysis Policy and Application

Research Tools (8 units)

• INST 481 - Statistical Methods for Social Sciences
• INST 483 - Multivariate Analysis in International Studies Using SAS

 

Electives (8 units)

Choose 2 classes from the following (units do not double-count if used for core/other classes may be approved by the faculty advisor):

• Econ 336 - Financial Economics
• Econ 337 - Behavioral and Empirical Finance
• Econ 350 - Global Money and Finance
• SP&E 359 - International Development: Finance, Institutions, and Policy
• SP&E 316 - Computational & Agent-Based Modeling
• SP&E 317 - Advanced Formal Models 
• SP&E 438 - Dynamic Modeling
• SP&E 448 - Seminar in Social Network Analysis
• SP&E 486 - Data Analytics & Visualization
• INST 487 - Advanced Topics in Applied Econometrics

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