MS in International Economics and Finance
Valparaiso University
Key Information
Campus location
Valparaiso, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
18 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 24,296 *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
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Introduction
The Master of Science in International Economics and Finance (IEF) provides students with theoretical and analytical training in the economic, financial, cultural, and managerial aspects of global business and commerce. This 36-credit program is designed for international and U.S. students seeking to develop skills to effectively recommend strategies and policies to upper management operating in a complex global business environment. The program, which can be completed in 18 months of full-time course work, requires study in the areas of economics, finance, statistics, and global economic issues. Graduates of this degree program will be well-positioned to work in the profit, non-profit, and government sectors.
Economic analysts are employed to perform a wide range of duties for their respective employers:
- Establish or recommend to management economic strategies, objectives, and policies for the organization.
- Contribute to the decision-making process and accomplishment of tactical plans of the institution by counseling and advising on financial and business matters.
- Perform economic and statistical analyses on proposed projects or for policy recommendations.
- Evaluate operations on a systematic basis.
Admissions
Curriculum
Core Theory (18 Credits)
- Theory and Applications in Microeconomics
- Theory and Applications in Macroeconomics
- Economics of Financial Markets
- International Economics
- Financial Analysis
One course from the following options:
- Economics of Developing Nations
- International Political Economy
Statistical Analysis (6 Credits)
- Applied Econometrics
One course from the following options:
- Applied Data Science
- Time Series Anaylsis
Professional and Leadership Skills (0 credits)
- Professional and Career Development
Electives (12 credits)
12 credits from the following options:
- Business Analytics
- Public Economics
- Money and Banking
- Sports Economics
- International Monetary Economics
- Internship
- Independent Study
- Data Mining and Applications
- Global Leadership and Team Development
- Optimization
- Game Theory
- Politics of Industrialized States
- Politics of China and East Asia
- Politics of Africa
- Politics of the Middle East
- Politics of Latin America
- Gender and Public Policy in Global Perspective
- Research Methods I: Quantitative Survey Analysis
- Probability
- Mathematical Statistics
- Stochastic Processes
- Introduction to R
- Introduction to SAS
- Any 700–level FIN course
Note: GRD 500 Graduate Academic Success is required for all new international graduate students in their first semester of enrollment.