Master of Science in Economics (MSc)

Coursework and plan of study (39 units)
View the course catalog for the detailed description of courses.

First trimester
ECO990M Mathematical economics
ECO513M Economic statistics

Second trimester
ECO515M Microeconomics 1
ECO516M Macroeconomics 1
ECO717M Microeconometrics
ECO718M Macroeconometrics

Third trimester
Elective 1
Elective 2

Fourth trimester
Written comprehensive examination

Fifth trimester
ECO851M Thesis proposal

Sixth trimester
ECO852M Thesis writing and defense

Thesis (12 units)

A student in the MSc Economics program advances to the thesis proposal stage (6 units) after passing the written comprehensive examination, and culminates to thesis writing and defense stage (6 units).

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD)

Coursework and plan of study (63 units)
View the course catalog for the detailed description of courses.

First trimester
ECO990D Mathematical economics
ECO513D Economic statistics

Second trimester
ECO515D Microeconomics 1
ECO516D Macroeconomics 1
ECO717D Microeconometrics
ECO718D Macroeconometrics

Third trimester
Elective 1
Elective 2

Fourth trimester
ECO615D Advanced microeconomics 2
ECO616D Advanced macroeconomics 2
ECO529D Dynamic optimization
Elective 3

Fifth trimester
ECO815D Advanced microeconomics 3
ECO816D Advanced macroeconomics 3
ECO619D Methods of research
Elective 4

Sixth trimester
Written comprehensive examination

Seventh trimester
ECO861D Dissertation proposal

Eighth trimester
ECO862D Dissertation writing and defense

Dissertation (12 units)

A student in the PhD Economics program advances to the dissertation proposal stage (6 units), after passing the written comprehensive examination, and culminates to dissertation writing and defense stage (6 units). A student in the dissertation writing is also awarded the PhD Economics candidate status.

Credit of units

Under certain meritorious cases, a student who obtained a master’s degree from another institution is awarded a maximum of 15 units credit, depending on the assessment of the department subject to existing guidelines.

Some additional guidelines

University policy on graduate programs

To be in good academic standing, a student must:

  1. maintain a cumulative general point average of 2.5 for MSc students, and 3.0 for PhD students,
  2. not obtain a grade of 0.0 on two or more three-unit courses, or at least one six-unit course.
  3. obtain a grade of at least 2.0 in each course taken in the MSc program and 2.5 in the PhD program.
Electives (cognates)
A graduate student can choose from the following elective courses: financial economics, monetary economics, public finance, international finance, international trade, labor economics, economics of regional integration, Philippine economic history, history of economic thought, special topics.

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