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Students in this program are required to produce an original research project or thesis. Elective courses should be selected with the advice of the project/thesis supervisor and the program coordinator.
Students who have completed two statistics related courses at the undergraduate level with grades of B or better may be able to receive a waiver for BUSN 5010.
BUSN 5010 Managerial Statistics (3,0,0) BUSN 5010 Managerial Statistics (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the statistical methods and tools required for decision making in today's business environment. Topics include descriptive statistics and numerical measures, statistical inferences with two populations, hypothesis tests and nonparametric methods, analysis of variance, simple regression models, multiple regression models, regression and the model building process, regression models with categorical dependent variables and applied models with categorical dependent variables.
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ECON 5010 Quantitative Fundamentals for Economics and Management (3,0,0) ECON 5010 Quantitative Fundamentals for Economics and Management (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students learn various quantitative skills relevant for success in economics and business masters programs. Topics include, review of algebra, functional forms, discounting and net present value, and graphing; introduction to calculus and optimization; basics of financial accounting; basics of management accounting. Students will learn to apply these techniques to various examples from environmental economics, resource economics, sustainability, and management. |
ECON 6020 Microeconomics for Sustainable Management (3,0,0) ECON 6020 Microeconomics for Sustainable Management (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine more advanced microeconomic tools and apply these to economic sustainable management. Topics include market analysis for economic sustainability, demand analysis and estimation, the role of elasticities in sustainable management; consumer behavior and rationale choice; risk behavior and assessment; production efficiency; cost analysis and estimation; the role of the market structure for sustainable management; externalities and public goods; and game theory and strategic behavior.
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BUSN 6950 Research Methods, Preparation, and Presentation (3,0,0) BUSN 6950 Research Methods, Preparation, and Presentation (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students receive an overview of the scientific method, research preparation, and the styles of communication used to disseminate research at the graduate level. Topics include the role of business research, theory and the business research process, organization structure and ethical issues, defining a research problem, qualitative research tools, survey research, observation methods and experimental research, measurement and scaling concepts, sampling and sample size, working with data, quantitative statistical analysis, and writing a research report.
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| One ECON course at the 5000-6000 level (3) |
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| One ECON or BUSN 6000-level course (3) |
| Students will complete a research graduate project under supervision as well as two additional courses. |
BUSN 6970 Graduate Project BUSN 6970 Graduate ProjectCredits: 9 credits Students in the Graduate Project Option in the Master of Business Administration degree program prepare and defend a report that addresses a particular management issue or problem. The report is completed under the direction of a faculty member and evaluated by a project defence committee.
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| One ECON 6000-level course (3) |
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| One at the ECON or BUSN 6000-level (3) |
| Students will complete the four required courses, two electives and produce a thesis under supervision. |
ECON 6960 Graduate Thesis (15,0,0) ECON 6960 Graduate Thesis (15,0,0)Credits: 15 credits Students in the Masters of Science in Environmental Economics and Management degree program prepare and defend a thesis in accordance with the policies established by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The thesis is completed under the supervision of a faculty member and a thesis supervisory committee and is evaluated by a thesis examination committee at a formal thesis defense.
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