The M.A. in Economics (MAE), M.S. in Economics & Computation (MSEC), and M.S. Quantitative Financial Economics (MQFE) programs require students to select one capstone course and receive a B grade or better in the course. The following courses have been approved as capstones, provided that a substantive research paper option is elected as part of their evaluation mechanism:
Economics
- ECON 593 Independent Study
- ECON 605 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis
- ECON 606 Advanced Macroeconomics II
- ECON 613 Applied Econometrics in Microeconomics
- ECON 642 Development Economics- Theory, Evidence, and policy
- ECON 652 Economics Growth
- ECON 656S International Monetary Economics
- ECON 667 Computer Modeling
- ECON 672 Empirical Methods in Financial Econometrics (Note: This course was formerly ECON 690 Special Topics in Economics: Financial Econometrics.)
- ECON 690* Selected Topics in Economics
- ECON 696 Master's Research Seminar 2 (Enrollment in ECON 696 requires completion of ECON 695 as a prerequisite.)
- ECON 713 Vocational Skills for Empiricists
- ECON 756 Health Economics: Supply
- ECON 757 Health Economics: Demand
- ECON 908 Economic History Workshop
- ECON 909 Economic Thought and History of Political Economy Workshop
Computer Science
- COMPSCI 590* Advanced Topics in Computer Science
Business Administration
- BA 951* Introduction to Finance
- BA 952* Finance II
*Subject to approval.
Additional courses meeting the 'substantive research paper' criteria may be counted as capstones upon request, subject to approval by the DGS.