美国南加州经济学专业的“变身”为STEM专业
随着STEM专业越来越受欢迎,STEM早已不是理工的“专利”,很多传统文科专业也已经变身为“STEM Designated Program”。美国南加州大学(USC)在2019年秋取消了原有的Master of Arts in Economics,新开设了STEM Designated Program- MS in Applied Economics and Econometrics.
该项目是全日制硕士项目,完成该项目需要32 个学分,时间为一年到一年半。课程的安排如下:
Core Courses: 12.0 units
ECON 500: Microeconomics Analysis and Policy (4.0 units)*
ECON 501: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (4.0 units)*
ECON 513: Practice of Econometrics (4.0 units)
*Must be passed with a "B" grade or higher – ECON 500 and ECON 501 – or student must retake the course
Additional Econometrics Course: 4.0 units
ECON 570: Big Data Econometrics (4.0 units)
or
ECON 584: Economic Consulting and Applied Econometrics (4.0 units)
Electives: at least 16.0 units
At least 12 of these 16 units must be ECON courses.
No more than 8 units of non-ECON courses may be applied to the degree.**
No more than 8 units of 400-level courses may be applied to the degree.
No more than 4 units of ECON 590: Directed Research may be applied to the degree.
Instructor approval is required for all 600-level (doctoral) ECON courses.
All courses must be taken on campus – no online courses.
** In other words, students must complete at least 24 units of ECON coursework.
毕业后可以享受36个月的optional practical training (OPT),这对于有工作计划的学生特别有帮助。此外,该项目更吸引人之处还有入学后有Research Assistant的机会,如果有申请博士计划,该项目可以从科研方面为申请增加重量的砝码,更容易获得教授的青睐。
Research Assistant Positions
The Los Angeles Behavioral Economics Laboratory(LABEL) particularly offers research assistant positions to exceptional MS AEE students to work on NIH and NSF funded projects in Experimental Economics and Neuro-economics.
该项目的申请截止时间为April 1st,建议尽早申请。申请材料除了需要提供Statement of purpose,简历和三封推荐信之外,申请该项目的国际学生,虽然最低的要求TOEFL:90,但是对于听说读写的单项要求都是至少20分。感兴趣的同学可以尽快行动起来。