经济政策分析文学硕士

经济政策分析文学硕士课程的学生在经济学系和公共政策学院下属的其他系学习课程。该课程结合了多学科的政策分析方法和针对经济工具分析政策问题的重点研究。核心经济学课程介绍了经济学家常用的数据分析工具，例如：经济建模，计量经济学，成本效益分析和预测。经济政策分析专业的硕士学位非常灵活，可以容纳具有不同背景，兴趣和职业目标的学生。该课程是为来自各种本科专业的学生而设计的，包括但不限于：经济学，政治学，信息系统，数学，计算机科学，社会学，历史和商业。
Students in the Economic Policy Analysis (ECPA) M.A. program take classes in the Department of Economics, the School of Public Policy and other departments at UMBC. The course of study combines a multi-disciplinary approach to policy analysis with focused study on the use of economic tools to analyze policy issues. The core economics courses teach students economic modeling and econometrics.<br><br>The M.A. in Economic Policy Analysis is flexible enough to accommodate students with different backgrounds, interests and career objectives. The program is designed for students from a variety of undergraduate majors, including but not limited to: economics, public policy, political science, information systems, mathematics, computer science, sociology, history, and business. The program is designed for:<br><br>Managers and policy analysts who are already employed and engaged in policy formulation who would like to deepen their understanding of policy issues and/or develop their quantitative skills.<br>Students who would like to pursue graduate study to prepare for entry-level positions in the economic policy field with international organizations, federal, state or local governments, consulting firms, corporations, or non-profit organizations.<br>Students who would like to prepare for further graduate study at the PhD level in Public Policy or Economics. Many ECPA graduates continue at UMBC for a Ph.D. in Public Policy. A student with an M.A. in Economic Policy Analysis has already completed a substantial amount of the course work required for a Ph.D.<br>Full or part-time students, students with schedules which permit only evening courses, or students with schedules which combine evening and day courses can all be accommodated. All required courses, and many electives, will be offered in the evening to accommodate the needs of students employed full-time.