APMA 1650 or APMA 1655 may be used in place of CSCI 1450 in CS pathway requirements. However, concentration credit will be given for only one of APMA 1650 , APMA 1655 , and CSCI 1450 .
Or ECON 1110 with permission. For students matriculating at Brown in Fall 2021 or later, note that if ECON 1110 is used, then one additional course from the mathematical-economics group will be required
Students may apply, at most, one Economics course whose number is in the range of 1000 to 1099 toward the concentration. Note that ECON 1620 , ECON 1960 , and ECON 1970 (independent study) cannot be used for concentration credit. However, 1620 and 1960 can be used for university credit and up to two 1970s may be used for university credit.
Prerequisites (3 courses): | ||
Single Variable Calculus, Part II | ||
Linear Algebra | ||
Linear Algebra With Theory | ||
Coding the Matrix: An Introduction to Linear Algebra for Computer Science | ||
Principles of Economics | ||
Required Courses: 13 courses: 7 Computer Science and 6 Economics | ||
Advanced Introduction to Probability for Computing and Data Science | 1 | |
or | Statistical Inference I | |
or | Honors Statistical Inference I | |
Select one of the following series: | 2 | |
& | Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Computer Science and Program Design with Data Structures and Algorithms | |
& | Computer Science: An Integrated Introduction and Program Design with Data Structures and Algorithms | |
Accelerated Introduction to Computer Science (and an additional CS course not otherwise used to satisfy a concentration requirement; this course may be CSCI 0200, a Foundations course, or a 1000-level course) | ||
& | Computing Foundations: Data and Program Design with Data Structures and Algorithms | |
Two courses, touching two different Foundations areas: | 2 | |
Theory of Computation | ||
Probabilistic Methods in Computer Science | ||
Design and Analysis of Algorithms | ||
Artificial Intelligence | ||
Machine Learning | ||
Computer Vision | ||
Computational Linguistics | ||
Deep Learning | ||
Deep Learning in Genomics | ||
Introduction to Robotics | ||
Fundamentals of Computer Systems | ||
Introduction to Software Engineering | ||
Introduction to Computer Systems | ||
Statistical Inference I | ||
Advanced Introduction to Probability for Computing and Data Science | ||
Probability | ||
2 1000-level CSCI courses, which cannot include arts/policy/humanities courses. One of these can be an additional Foundations course. | 2 | |
Intermediate Microeconomics (Mathematical) | 1 | |
Intermediate Macroeconomics | 1 | |
Mathematical Econometrics I | 1 | |
Three courses from the "mathematical-economics" group: | 3 | |
Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory | ||
Advanced Macroeconomics: Monetary, Fiscal, and Stabilization Policies | ||
Unemployment: Models and Policies | ||
Bargaining Theory and Applications | ||
Theory of Market Design | ||
Topics in Macroeconomics, Development and International Economics | ||
Mathematical Econometrics II | ||
Big Data | ||
Advanced Topics in Econometrics | ||
Machine Learning, Text Analysis, and Economics | ||
Investments II | ||
Crisis Economics | ||
Economics in the Laboratory | ||
Theory of Behavioral Economics | ||
The Theory of General Equilibrium | ||
Game Theory and Applications to Economics | ||
Total Credits | 13 |
CSCI 1951K can be counted as one of them, if it has not been used to satisfy the computer science requirements of the concentration and if the student has taken either ECON 1470 or ECON 1870 .
Note that ECON 1620 , ECON 1960 , and ECON 1970 (independent study) cannot be used for concentration credit. However, 1620 and 1960 can be used for university credit and up to two 1970s may be used for university credit.
Students who meet stated requirements are eligible to write an honors thesis in their senior year. Students should consult the listed honors requirements of whichever of the two departments their primary thesis advisor belongs to, at the respective departments' websites. If the primary thesis advisor belongs to Economics (Computer Science), then students must have a reader in the Computer Science (respectively, Economics) department.
The requirements for the professional track include all those of the standard track, as well as the following:
Students must complete full-time professional experiences doing work that is related to their concentration programs, totaling 2-6 months, whereby each internship must be at least one month in duration in cases where students choose to do more than one internship experience. Such work is normally done at a company, but may also be at a university under the supervision of a faculty member. Internships that take place between the end of the fall and the start of the spring semesters cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
On completion of each professional experience, the student must write and upload to ASK a reflective essay about the experience addressing the following prompts, to be approved by the student's concentration advisor:
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Economics and Computer Science interact in multiple areas. The traditional linkage has been in Numerical Analysis (or “numerical methods”), a standard Computer Science field that is also important to econometricians who write their own code. The same can be said for database analytics – an increasingly important tool as datasets explode in size. More recently, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence have become key tools in empirical work in economics, and the drive to link causal inference (an economists’ obsession) with Machine Learning brings the fields together tightly. At the same time, both Mechanism Design, and resulting matching models, as well as Network Theory have emerged as truly interdisciplinary fields – and faculty from both Duke Computer Science and Duke Economics are working in these areas.
The MSEC program combines the strengths of the Departments of Economics and Computer Science to educate students in these important computational skills linked to economics, and to prepare them for Ph.D. studies or careers in economics, finance, government, and business.
This program is designed to meet the needs of students with varied levels of exposure to either field, but a strong quantitative background is recommended.
We offer courses from multiple disciplines and departments, opportunities for teaching and research, a student population with diverse interests, career paths beyond academia, and more!
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The program requires 30 credits in computer science and economics, or related fields, subject to approval by the program's directors of graduate studies. We expect that students will take four semesters to complete all the requirements. Students must receive a grade of B- or better in the 30 degree course credits.
It is the policy of The Graduate School that undergraduate courses (499 or lower) do not count towards the M.A. degree or a student's GPA. Courses that are cross-listed as both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses count towards the M.A. degree and a student's GPA only if they have a separate, more rigorous syllabus for graduate students. It is the student's responsibility to verify that this is the case before enrolling in any cross-listed courses.
You have a vast array of courses from many departments to choose from, and that means working with many different professors. We can’t list them all, but some of the people and teams of interest include:
Mentoring relationships with faculty are an important element of the graduate education experience. Mentoring is most important for students conducting research or other independent work. The Computer Science and Economics Departments both have mentoring statements that are somewhat applicable, but these are largely aimed at PhD students. Nonetheless, you should review these statements here for CS , and below for Economics (open "Faculty Advisor & M.A. Student Relationship" tab, as much of the commentary is highly appropriate, and will not be repeated here).
Given the limited time (3-4 semesters) of the MSEC program, the deep mentoring relationships that are formed during doctoral study are modified at the master’s level. However, an outstanding feature of the MSEC program relative to most if not all peer programs is that a substantial amount of mentoring exists, as do structures for it.
A mentor works with you to form goals that are right for you and to plan how to achieve them. A mentor also evaluates your work and gives constructive feedback to help you focus your work and be more effective. Your primary mentors are, in approximate order of importance:
In addition, the MSEC program has two additional sources of mentoring:
This document sets out some rules, responsibilities, and expectations for mentoring in the MSEC program. Its purpose is to guide students and faculty toward effective mentoring relationships that are mutually beneficial and free of conflicts. Many mentoring interactions occur in the context of your research efforts, which are formalized in a research milestone assessment for the graduate program, and which involves independent work under the guidance and supervision of the faculty.
You may view your graduate program as a sequence of steps or milestones in addition to coursework. In a research milestone you conduct some independent academic work in collaboration with a faculty research advisor and possibly others. You write a paper or program, or organize a research-oriented website, and at oral examination defense you give a presentation about the work and answer questions from your audience. An academic committee of faculty members evaluates the work and certifies successful completion of the milestone. Your advisor guides you in the work, certifies when you are ready to defend the work, suggests other faculty for your committee, and chairs the committee at the defense.
The MSEC program has a single milestone. You are expected to submit a comprehensive portfolio that includes major papers, computer programs, and reports of internships that you completed during your period of study. The portfolio is then reviewed in advance by a faculty committee that meets with you for an oral examination based on your course projects and other research.
The graduate program office (DGS office in Computer Science; EcoTeach in Economics) is here to assist you as you progress through your program. We handle various administrative details for you to manage your funding, receive credit for your work, and complete your degree. The office also manages an administrative process when you enter the program and when you apply to graduate, and also plays a role in courses, exams, internships, fellowships, and other matters. A designated faculty member from each department serves as Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), and works with a staff assistant (DGSA) and Graduate Program Coordinators.
We ask you to help us help you. In particular, we expect you to know your degree requirements, plan ahead, follow our administrative instructions carefully, meet all relevant deadlines, and be responsive to our communications with you on your department email address. In particular, students who get into trouble with meeting a degree requirement often say that they were unaware of what was expected of them, or that their advisor failed to push them to complete it. It is your responsibility to know the requirements for your graduate program and to work with your advisor to meet them.
You should ask the DGS/EcoTeach office for help when you need it. We can answer your questions and address situations that might arise. If you feel that something is not going well or that you are blocked from your goals, then you should talk to us. We will help make a plan to address the issue and connect you with other resources in the University as needed.
Your communications with the DGS/EcoTeach office are confidential, except that we are mandated to request help from a University office for certain equity issues and risks, such as situations involving harassment or a risk of violence.
In particular, you should contact the DGS/EcoTeach office to help you if you feel that you are treated unfairly or unprofessionally, that others are not meeting their responsibilities to you, that expectations set for you are unclear or unreasonable, or that you are encountering a hostile work environment or other unhealthy or unsafe conditions. If you prefer, you may instead contact other offices or resources at Duke for help. For example, you may connect at any time certain Duke University resources for wellness or counseling, or the Office of Institutional Equity, or the Graduate School (TGS), or the Computer Science Department Chair. These offices and others publish web pages and other outreach to help you find them and understand what services and confidentiality they provide.
The Graduate School (TGS) outlines responsibilities of faculty members and students in mentoring roles and in all of their various roles and interactions. That document also summarizes responsibilities of the graduate program and TGS, and a process for appeal of grievances to the Chair and Dean if the DGS is unable to resolve the situation.
To summarize using language from that document, faculty are expected to: respect your interests/goals; assist you in pursuing/achieving them; provide clear expectations on your responsibilities as a student and expectations for the work you undertake with them; evaluate your progress and performance in a timely, regular, and constructive fashion; avoid assigning any duty or activity that is outside your interest or responsibility; be fair, impartial, and professional in all dealings with you; avoid conflicts of interest; and ensure a collegial learning environment of mutual respect and collaboration.
Naturally, you share the faculty's responsibility by taking the lead for your own success, communicating your needs clearly, being appropriately professional, honorable, and respectful in your dealings with others, and doing your part to promote a collegial and respectful learning environment for everyone.
In an academic environment, students and faculty are free to choose how to meet their goals and responsibilities to one another. When you interact with faculty in any of their roles, you must be mindful that they balance their time spent with you against their other responsibilities, goals, and interests. They choose how much of their time to allocate for you. Their choices are based in part on the significance of their responsibilities to you in a specific role. For example, your advisor for a research project may delegate some of their mentoring responsibility to guide your work and monitor your progress to other members of the research group. Committee members may take a more or less active role depending on the nature of the project and milestone.
You in turn are responsible to make efficient use of the faculty time that you request, and to talk to the DGS office (in Computer Science) or EcoTeach office (in Economics) if you feel that you are not getting sufficient attention.
Faculty advisors assigned to MA students are responsible for assisting them in discovering and participating in appropriate channels of scholarly, professional, and disciplinary exchange; and for helping students develop the professional research, teaching, and networking skills that are required for a variety of career options, both within and outside academia. By doing this, advisors play a crucial role in the development and success of our graduate students, engaging with the next generation of researchers and scholars.
The advisor-advisee relationship is a cooperative partnership that should be based on mutual respect and acceptance of responsibilities. In this document, we describe the main responsibilities of advisors and students, as well as the channels available to resolve problems that can appear in this relationship.
An effective academic advisor has the following responsibilities:
To be an effective advisee, students have the following responsibilities:
As with any other relationship, the advisor-advisee partnership may fail to function as expected. There may be multiple reasons for this. For example, the advisor or the advisee may repeatedly fail to satisfy the responsibilities described earlier; or the advisor and advisee may have a personal conflict that cannot be easily resolved.
These situations should be discussed first with the Director of Graduate Studies, and subsequently, and only if necessary, the Chair of the department. These department representatives will assist in mediating existing problems.
If the departmental efforts to resolve these problems are unsuccessful, students and faculty can refer to the Associate Dean or the Dean of the Graduate School for a formal resolution.
This degree program classifies as STEM (CIP Code 45.0603: Econometrics and Quantitative Economics), and students in this program can apply for a 24-month STEM extension of F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) .
The interplay of algorithmic, economic, and social systems is now fundamental to a variety of new services and marketplaces, such as data markets, social networks, electricity markets, cloud computing, and even privacy. Research on Algorithmic Economics at Caltech addresses this by bringing together researchers from economics, computer science, engineering, and mathematics in a truly interdisciplinary environment as part of the Center for Social and Information Sciences . The goal of work in this area is to improve the basic sciences of complex markets and social/communication networks while helping develop our understanding of the emerging interaction between the two. Faculty from CMS and Economics are actively engaged on this topic including Marina Agranov (mechanism design and information uncertainty), Steven Low (electricity markets), Eric Mazumdar (learning in strategic settings), Luciano Pomatto (strategic forecasting and evaluation of risk), Omer Tamuz (strategic behavior in networks), and Adam Wierman (networked markets).
Economics offers joint concentrations with Applied Math, Computer Science, and Mathematics. The philosophy of this program is to provide sufficient command of mathematical concepts to allow pursuit of an economics program emphasizing modern research problems. Economic theory has come to use more and more mathematics in recent decades, and empirical research in economics has turned to sophisticated statistical techniques. The applied mathematics-economics concentration is designed to reflect the mathematical and statistical nature of modern economic theory and empirical research.
This concentration comes in two flavors, or tracks. The first is the advanced economics track, which is intended to prepare students for graduate study in economics. The second is the mathematical finance track, which is intended to prepare students for graduate study in finance, or for careers in finance or financial engineering. Both tracks of the applied mathematics-economics concentration have A.B. degree versions and Sc.B. degree versions. Also note that for each degree version and track there is a parallel professional track , which differs from the regular track by requiring completion of two internship or similar experiences.
It is strongly recommended to those considering applying to a Ph.D. program in economics to write an honors thesis or at least to conduct some research with a faculty member that can be credited as a senior capstone project . Doing so will help the student obtain a better sense of what scholarly research in economics is like, and should have the extra benefit of leading to a relationship with a faculty member who will know you well enough to write a letter of recommendation for you, an important part of your application package. We encourage all students in this concentration to write a thesis or complete a capstone project.
The joint computer science-economics concentration exposes students to both theoretical and practical connections between computer science and economics. The intent of this concentration is to prepare students for either academic careers conducting research in areas that emphasize the overlap between the two fields; or professional careers that incorporate aspects of economics and computer technology.
The concentration is offered in two versions, the A.B. and the Sc.B. While the A.B. degree allows students to explore the two disciplines by taking advanced courses in both departments, its smaller number of required courses is compatible with a liberal education. The Sc.B. degree achieves greater depth in both computer science and economics by requiring more courses, and it offers students the opportunity to creatively integrate both disciplines through a design requirement. Also note that for each degree version there is a parallel professional track , which differs from the regular track by requiring completion of two internship or similar experiences.
Designed to give a background in economic theory plus the mathematical tools needed to analyze and develop additional theoretical constructions. Emphasis is on the abstract theory itself. Like the Applied Math – Economics concentration, this concentration can also prepare a student to go on to the study of economics at the graduate level. Concentrators are urged to write an honors thesis or engage in a capstone research project .
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Duke Computer Science gives incoming students an opportunity to investigate a range of topics, research problems, and research groups before committing to an advisor in the first year. Funding from the department and Duke makes it possible to attend group meetings, seminars, classes and colloquia. Students may work on multiple problems simultaneously while finding the topic that will motivate them through their first project. Sharing this time of learning and investigation with others in the cohort helps create lasting collaborators and friends.
Write a research proposal the first year and finish the research the second under the supervision of the chosen advisor and committee; present the research results to the committee and peers. Many students turn their RIP work into a conference paper and travel to present it.
Course work requirements are written to support the department's research philosophy. Pass up to four of the required six courses in the first two years to give time and space for immersing oneself in the chosen area.
Years three through five continue as the students go deeper and deeper into a research area and their intellectual community broadens to include collaborators from around the world. Starting in year three, the advisor funds the student's work, usually through research grants. The Preliminary exam that year is the opportunity for the student to present their research to date, to share work done by others on the topic, and to get feedback and direction for the Ph.D. from the committee, other faculty, and peers.
Most Ph.D students defend in years five and six. While Duke and the department guarantee funding through the fifth year, advisors and the department work with students to continue support for work that takes longer.
Teaching is a vital part of the Ph.D. experience. Students are required to TA for two semesters, although faculty are ready to work with students who want more involvement. The Graduate School's Certificate in College Teaching offers coursework, peer review, and evaluation of a teaching portfolio for those who want to teach. In addition, the Department awards a Certificates of Distinction in Teaching for graduating PhD students who have demonstrated excellence in and commitment to teaching and mentoring.
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The Master's Program in Economics and Computation is a joint program between the departments of Economics and Computer Science to train and develop programming skills linked to economics and related areas to prepare graduates for Ph.D. studies or related professions. Students will study both economics and computer science coursework in depth, and must pass a final exam administered by their committees covering a portfolio of learning and research activities carried out during their master’s studies. Numerous opportunities for interdisciplinary research are possible through the connections with scholars at the Fuqua School of Business, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, the Sanford School of Public Policy, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, and other departments, institutes, and local universities. Graduates will be awarded an M.S. degree in Economics and Computation.
Because MSEC graduates study sophisticated computational and analytical tools beyond the level covered in undergraduate and professional schools, they have a distinct advantage when proceeding to Ph.D. programs and other careers featuring quantitative analysis and forecasting.
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I am a cs graduate as the title suggests. I have been working as a data engineering/ science consultant for the past couple of months. And I will hopefully get a public administrative job (civil service) soon.
I am extremely interested in the field of economics and that's why I have got admitted into a masters program in economics. I am very much interested into doing research on the interface of economics and computer science and want to do a PhD in this field.
In short what I want to know is, To what extent might I be at a disadvantage due to my CS background when I am trying to get a PhD position and then hopefully an academic position at a decent university in the field of economics or computational economics? How far will I be behind of my peers with an economics background in the overall job market if everything else on my CV is average?
PhD economics is basically an applied statistics degree in most US programs. You will not be behind your peers if you have strong understanding of math through real analysis, good understanding of matrixes and probability, and good proof-writing abilities.
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The information below is a summary of the formal degree requirements for the PhD in ECE.
For students matriculating with a bachelor’s degree , a minimum of 10 courses are required, as follows:
For students matriculating with a master’s degree from another institution , a minimum of five (5) courses are required, as follows:
A program of study detailing the planned/completed coursework must be approved at the Qualifying Exam (bring to exam with advisor’s signature) and Preliminary Exam stages of the PhD.
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The purpose of the Qualifying Exam is to assess the potential to succeed in the PhD program by having students demonstrate:
The supervisory committee is formed in preparation for the preliminary examination and must consist of at least five members (including the student’s advisor), at least three of which must be graduate ECE faculty members.
In addition, as required by The Graduate School, at least one (1) member of the committee must be from either another department or a clearly separate field of study within the Duke ECE Department. Committees are proposed using the Committee Approval Form .
Note: While the Graduate School’s Committee Approval Form lists a minimum of four (4) committee members, the ECE Department requires five (5) committee members.
All PhD students must complete two semesters of a Teaching Assistantship (TA) prior to graduation. We provide training before you enter an undergraduate classroom for the first time.
The student is expected to complete this requirement sometime during his or her third through the eighth semester. Teaching Assistantships will be assigned by the DGS based on the background and interests of the student and the current department needs.
Teaching Assistantships are expected to require 10 hours per week on average and may involve such activities as organizing and leading discussion sections, grading homework and quizzes, assisting in the development of course materials, supervising laboratory sessions and so forth.
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The preliminary examination, which must be completed by the end of academic year three, consists of (1) a written dissertation research proposal and 2) an oral presentation and defense of this proposal to an approved five-member faculty committee.
The written dissertation research proposal should consist of a 10-page (maximum) report plus appendices providing additional supporting information as well as an anticipated timeline for completion of all PhD degree requirements.
The oral presentation, approximately 45 minutes with extra time allotted for questions posed by the committee throughout and after the presentation, should reflect the contents of the report.
The student must follow the Graduate School’s guidelines for submitting the dissertation and scheduling the Final Examination, including submitting the departmental defense announcement to the ECE Graduate Office and uploading the dissertation at least two weeks prior to the defense.
Note: Details concerning important dates and deadlines, filing of intention to graduate, committee approval, and additional details may be found in the Graduate Bulletin .
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All new to Cornell first year Information Science Ph.D. students are allowed a reimbursement for up to $1,500 USD toward the purchase of a laptop computer. This is a one-time reimbursement and cannot be used towards any other expenses. Students are eligible to request a reimbursement only after they have matriculated, registered and enrolled in classes, which is typically at the end of August. Students have up to one year from the response deadline of April 15 to purchase a laptop computer and request a reimbursement. After this date the reimbursement offer is voided.
If the computer equipment total is less than $1,500 you will not be given the balance, and for equipment that is more than $1,500 you will be responsible for the amount over the $1,500 cap. All equipment must be purchased at one time, and the receipt(s) submitted all together. Receipts must be in English and if the item(s) are purchased using foreign currency, please convert the amount to US currency.
For reference, our students in the past have received a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (1.4GHz quadcore Intel Core i5 processor; 256GB SSD storage). This is just a suggestion on the type of laptop you may want to consider purchasing. Students should consult with their advisors if they have doubts on what specifications will be needed to support their research. We expect students to use this money to purchase equipment such as the items listed below:
Items that we will not reimburse for are listed below, but this is not limited to this list. Again, please contact us if you are unsure before purchasing anything.
A receipt with the total cost of the approved equipment and the laptop policy form need to be submitted to Seamus Buxton, [email protected], and the receipt(s) must be in English.
Note: Students who are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Cornell and are admitted through the Change of Program petition process are not eligible for this reimbursement. Students should work with their advisor for any equipment purchases that are needed.
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Economics is a broad field that aims to understand why the world works as it does and how government and other interventions might affect well-being. The field is diverse methodologically, encompassing mathematical modeling, data science, and randomized trials as appropriate. It interacts both with other social sciences, as with political science and psychology in the attempt to better understand government and individual behavior, and with the sciences, as with statistics and computer science in developing data analysis techniques.
Economics studies decision-making at the individual level and the aggregate outcomes that result when individuals, firms, institutions and governments interact. It remains concerned with classic topics, such as the causes of business cycles, the effects of industry regulations, and the consequences of tax policies, but also focuses on the diverse social challenges of the developed and developing world: poverty, education, health, the environment, and inequality.
The Department of Economics offers subjects at multiple levels in the three core areas of the discipline—microeconomic theory, macroeconomics, and econometrics—and specialized subjects in many applied fields, including development economics, environmental economics, health economics, industrial organization, international trade, labor economics, political economy, and public finance.
The department offers several undergraduate programs that prepare students for careers in business, finance, consulting, law and public policy, and for further study. Its doctoral program is frequently ranked as the best in the world.
Bachelor of science in mathematical economics (course 14-2), bachelor of science in computer science, economics, and data science (course 6-14), minor in economics, undergraduate study.
Course 14-1, leading to the Bachelor of Science in Economics , provides students with a breadth and depth of training in economics that is unusual at the undergraduate level. It combines training in technical economics with in-depth exploration of students’ areas of interest. Students choose from a diverse set of upper-level undergraduate subjects and are encouraged to engage in independent research.
The aims of the SB in Economics degree program are threefold: to give students a firm grounding in economic theory and data analysis, to develop in-depth knowledge of particular economic issues, and to develop students’ capabilities for independent research. These aims correspond roughly to the requirements in the Course 14-1 program of theory, statistics and econometrics, electives, and research.
The requirements allow substantial freedom for students in designing individual programs within economics and in balancing the program with subjects in other disciplines. The ample elective slots let students apply their technical skills to develop a deep understanding of whatever interests them, whether that is poverty in developing countries, international trade, game theory, for example. The department recommends that students interested in graduate work in economics build their technical skills with additional subjects in mathematics and computer science. Students can also complement their studies in the major with subjects in political science, history, and other social sciences.
The major is sufficiently flexible that students can transfer into the major or add it as a second major without having taken courses beyond 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics and 14.02 Principles of Macroeconomics in the first two years. Students typically complete an intermediate micro subject, 14.05 Intermediate Macroeconomics , 14.30 Introduction to Statistical Methods in Economics , and 14.32 Econometric Data Science by the third year. This satisfies the prerequisites for all subjects (including 14.33 Research and Communication in Economics: Topics, Methods, and Implementation ) and prepares students for research on their thesis and in other elective subjects.
The SB in Mathematical Economics is designed for students who desire a deeper mathematical foundation and allows them to concentrate in a subset of economics topics. This program is well suited to students interested in mathematical microeconomic theory or econometrics. Students will gain the strong mathematical and theoretical preparation needed for subsequent graduate study in economics.
Students majoring in Mathematical Economics start with the same introductory micro and macro courses as 14-1 majors. They go on to take a program that includes rigorous mathematical training in microeconomic theory and econometrics, and substantial coursework in mathematics, including 18.100x Real Analysis, a choice between 18.06 Linear Algebra or 18.03 Differential Equations , and at least one mathematics seminar.
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Economics offer a joint curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Economics and Data Science (Course 6-14) . The interdisciplinary major provides students a portfolio of skills in economics, computing, and data science that are increasingly valued in both the business world and academia. The economics and computer science disciplines have a substantial overlap both in their reliance on game theory and mathematical modeling techniques and their use of data analytics. The economics side of the program includes subjects in microeconomic theory and econometrics and electives that expose students to how economists in various fields use mathematical models and statistical evidence to think about problems. The computer science side includes a number of subjects that develop complementary knowledge, including the study of algorithms, optimization, and machine learning (which is increasingly integrated with econometrics). The program also includes coursework in several mathematical subjects, including linear algebra, probability, discrete mathematics, and statistics, which can be taken in various departments.
The Course 6-14 major is also well suited to students whose primary interest is in game theory and mathematical modeling. It can prepare students for graduate study in either discipline.
The objective of the minor is to extend the understanding of economic issues beyond the level of the concentration. This is done through specialized analytical subjects and elective subjects that provide an extensive treatment of economic issues in particular areas.
The Minor in Economics consists of six subjects arranged into three levels of study:
Tier I | ||
Principles of Microeconomics | 12 | |
Principles of Macroeconomics | 12 | |
Introduction to Statistical Methods in Economics | 12 | |
or | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
Tier II | ||
Select one of the following: | 12 | |
Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy | ||
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | ||
Intermediate Macroeconomics | ||
Tier III | ||
Select two elective subjects in applied economics. | 24 | |
Total Units | 72 |
and/or in order to take a higher-level subject must take a replacement subject for each subject that is skipped. | |
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For more information regarding admissions or financial aid , contact Julia Martyn-Shah, 617-253-8787. For undergraduate admissions and academic programs , contact Gary King, 617-253-0951. For any other information, contact Megan Miller, 617-253-3807.
Master of applied science in data, economics, and design of policy, master of engineering in computer science, economics, and data science.
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Admission requirements for graduate study.
The Department of Economics specifies the following prerequisites for graduate study in economics: one full year of college mathematics and an appreciable number of professional subjects in economics for those qualified students who have majored in fields other than economics. Applicants for admission who have deficiencies in entrance requirements should consult with the department about programs to remedy such deficits.
In unusual circumstances, admission may be granted to current MIT students seeking the Master of Science degree. The general requirements for the SM are given in the section on Graduate Education.
The Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy is an intensive program consisting of a series of nine subjects plus a capstone experience (a summer internship and a corresponding project report). Students gain a strong foundation in microeconomics, development economics, probability, and statistics; engage with cutting-edge research; and develop practical skills in data analysis and the evaluation of social programs. Student choose between two tracks: International Development (focused on low- and middle-income contexts) and Public Policy (focused on high-income contexts). Only students who have successfully completed the MITx MicroMasters credential in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy in the corresponding track are eligible to apply to the on-campus master’s program.
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The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Economics offer a joint curriculum leading to a Master of Engineering in Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science . Computer science and data science provide tools for problem solving, and economics applies those tools to domains where there is rapidly growing intellectual, scholarly, and commercial interest, such as online markets, crowdsourcing platforms, spectrum auctions, financial platforms, crypto currencies, and large-scale matching/allocation systems such as kidney donation and public school choice systems. This joint program prepares students for jobs in economics, management consulting, and finance. Students in the program are full members of both departments, with a single advisor chosen from EECS or Economics based on interests of the student as well as the advisor's interest and expertise in the 6-14 area.
The Master's of Engineering in Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science (Course 6-14P) builds on the foundation provided by the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science (Course 6-14) to provide both advanced classwork and master's-level thesis work. The student selects (with departmental review and approval) 42 units of advanced graduate subjects, which include two subjects in economics and two subjects in electrical engineering and computer science. A further 24 units of electives are chosen from a restricted departmental list of math electives.
The Master of Engineering degree also requires 24 units of thesis credit. While a student may register for more than this number of thesis units, only 24 units count toward the degree requirement.
Programs leading to the five-year Master of Engineering degree or to the four-year Bachelor of Science degree can be arranged to be identical through the junior year. At the end of the junior year, students with a strong academic record will be offered the opportunity to continue through the five-year master's program. A student in the Master of Engineering program must be registered as a graduate student for at least one regular (non-summer) term. To remain in the program and to receive the Master of Engineering degree, students will be expected to maintain a strong academic record. Admission to the Master of Engineering program is open only to undergraduate students who have completed their junior year in the Course 6-14 Bachelor of Science program.
The fifth year of study toward the Master of Engineering degree can be supported by a combination of personal funds, a fellowship, or a graduate assistantship. Assistantships require participation in research or teaching in the department or in one of the associated laboratories. Full-time assistants may register for no more than two scheduled classroom or laboratory subjects during the term, but may receive academic credit for their participation in the teaching or research program. Support through an assistantship may extend the period required to complete the Master of Engineering program by an additional term or two. Support is granted competitively to graduate students and will not be available for all of those admitted to the Master of Engineering program. If provided, department support for Master of Engineering candidates is normally limited to the first three terms as a graduate student unless the Master of Engineering thesis has been completed, the student has served as a teaching assistant, or the student has been admitted to the doctoral program, in which cases a fourth term of support may be permitted.
For additional information regarding teaching and research programs, contact the EECS Undergraduate Office, Room 38-476, 617-253-4654, or visit the department's website .
The Department of Economics offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics . Students in the doctoral program complete a course of study involving a series of required core subjects in microeconomic theory, macroeconomics, and econometrics; coursework (with a grade of B or better) in two major and two minor fields of study from among those offered by the department; a research paper; and a thesis. The coursework and research paper, completed in the program's first two years, culminate in a general examination. The four fields of study are chosen from advanced economic theory; computation and statistics (minor field only); econometrics; economic development; finance; industrial organization; international economics; labor economics; monetary economics; organizational economics; political economy; and public economics.
Following successful completion of the general examination requirement, the student forms a thesis committee of two or three faculty members. The thesis must meet high professional standards and make a significant original contribution to the student’s chosen research area. The thesis must be approved by the thesis committee and then by an independent faculty member in the department selected by the chair of the Graduate Committee. Upon successful completion of the program, students are awarded the PhD in economics.
There is no required minimum number of graduate subjects in the department. Students must be in residence for a minimum of two years. However, candidates ordinarily need two full academic years of study to complete the core and field of study requirements, and the doctoral thesis typically requires three to four years of additional research effort.
Economics and statistics.
The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Statistics provides training in statistics, including classical statistics and probability as well as computation and data analysis, to students who wish to integrate these valuable skills into their primary academic program. The program is administered jointly by the departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Economics, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Political Science, and the Statistics and Data Science Center within the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. It is open to current doctoral students in participating departments. For more information, including department-specific requirements, see the full program description under Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs.
Many doctoral students are supported by scholarship and fellowship grants, as well as by teaching and research assistantships.
For more information regarding admissions or financial aid , contact Julia Martyn-Shah, 617-253-8787. For undergraduate admissions and academic programs , contact Gary King, 617-253-0951. For any other information , contact Megan Miller, 617-253-3807.
Jonathan Gruber, PhD
Ford Professor
Professor of Economics
Head, Department of Economics
David Atkin, PhD
Barton L. Weller (1940) Professor
Associate Head, Department of Economics
Alberto Abadie, PhD
Member, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Daron Acemoglu, PhD
Institute Professor
Nikhil Agarwal, PhD
(On leave, fall)
Isaiah Andrews, PhD
Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor
Joshua Angrist, PhD
David H. Autor, PhD
Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubenfeld Professor
Abhijit Banerjee, PhD
Ford International Professor
Ricardo J. Caballero, PhD
Victor V. Chernozhukov, PhD
Arnaud Costinot, PhD
David J. Donaldson, PhD
Class of 1949 Professor
Esther Duflo, PhD
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics
Glenn Ellison, PhD
Gregory K. Palm (1970) Professor
Amy Finkelstein, PhD
John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor
Drew Fudenberg, PhD
Paul A. Samuelson Professor
Robert S. Gibbons, PhD
Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management
Professor of Applied Economics
Nathaniel Hendren, PhD
Anna Mikusheva, PhD
Edward A. Abdun-Nur (1924) Professor
Stephen Morris, PhD
Peter A. Diamond Professor
Sendhil Mullainathan, PhD
Peter de Florez Professor
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Whitney K. Newey, PhD
Benjamin A. Olken, PhD
Jane Berkowitz Carlton and Dennis William Carlton Professor
Parag Pathak, PhD
Class of 1922 Professor
James M. Poterba, PhD
Mitsui Professor
Drazen Prelec, PhD
Digital Equipment Corp. Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management
Professor of Management Science
Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Nancy L. Rose, PhD
Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics
Robert Townsend, PhD
Elizabeth and James Killian (1926) Professor
Ivan Werning, PhD
Robert M. Solow Professor
Michael Whinston, PhD
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management
Alexander Greenberg Wolitzky, PhD
Muhamet Yildiz, PhD
Martin Beraja, PhD
Pentti Kouri Career Development Professor
Associate Professor of Economics
(On leave, spring)
Simon Jaeger, PhD
Silverman (1968) Family Career Development Professor
Tobias Salz, PhD
Castle Krob Career Development Professor
Frank Schilbach, PhD
Ian Ball, PhD
Gary Loveman Career Development Professor
Assistant Professor of Economics
Jacob Moscona, PhD
3M Career Development Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics
Ashesh Rambachan, PhD
Nina Roussille, PhD
Lister Brothers Career Development Professor
Christian Wolf, PhD
Rudi Dornbusch Career Development Professor
Bradley Setzler, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Sara F. Ellison, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Olivier Jean Blanchard, PhD
Robert M. Solow Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Peter A. Diamond, PhD
Institute Professor Emeritus
Stanley Fischer, PhD
Jeffrey E. Harris, MD, PhD
Jerry A. Hausman, PhD
John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor Emeritus
Bengt Holmström, PhD
Paul A. Samuelson Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus of Applied Economics
Paul L. Joskow, PhD
Elizabeth and James Killian Professor Emeritus
Michael J. Piore, PhD
David W. Skinner Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus of Political Economy
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Richard Schmalensee, PhD
Howard W. Johnson Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus of Management
Peter Temin, PhD
Elisha Gray II Professor Emeritus
William C. Wheaton, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning
14.00 undergraduate internship in economics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor U (IAP, Summer) Units arranged [P/D/F] Can be repeated for credit.
For Course 14 students participating in off-campus internship experiences in economics. Before registering for this subject, students must have an employment offer from a company or organization and must identify a Course 14 advisor. Upon completion of the internship, student must submit a letter from the employer describing the work accomplished, along with a substantive final report from the student approved by the MIT advisor. Subject to departmental approval. Consult departmental undergraduate office.
Consult D. Donaldson
Prereq: Permission of instructor G (IAP, Summer) Units arranged [P/D/F] Can be repeated for credit.
For Course 14 students participating in off-campus internship experiences in economics. Before registering for this subject, students must have an employment offer from a company or organization and must identify a Course 14 advisor. Upon completion of the internship, student must submit a letter from the employer describing the work accomplished, along with a substantive final report from the student approved by the MIT advisor. Subject to departmental approval. Consult departmental graduate office.
Consult I. Andrews
Prereq: Permission of department G (Fall, Spring, Summer) 0-1-0 units
Provides students in the DEDP Master's program the opportunity to synthesize their coursework and professional experience in development economics and data analysis. In the context of a summer internship, students apply the knowledge gained in the program towards a project with a host organization, typically in the development sector. Students will be supported in finding a suitable opportunity or research project. All internship placements are subject to approval by the program director. Each student must write a capstone project report. Restricted to DEDP MASc students.
Subject meets with 14.03 Prereq: 14.01 or permission of instructor G (Fall, Spring) 4-0-8 units
Students master and apply economic theory, causal inference, and contemporary evidence to analyze policy challenges. These include the effect of minimum wages on employment, the value of healthcare, the power and limitations of free markets, the benefits and costs of international trade, the causes and remedies of externalities, the consequences of adverse selection in insurance markets, the impacts of labor market discrimination, and the application of machine learning to supplement to decision-making. Class attendance and participation are mandatory. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Consult D. Autor, S. Jaeger
Prereq: None Acad Year 2024-2025: Not offered Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall) 1-0-2 units
Should we trade more or less with China? Why are some countries poor, and some countries rich? Why are the 1% getting richer? Should the US have a universal basic income? Why is our society becoming so polarized? What can we do to mitigate climate change? Will robots take all the jobs? Why does racism persist and how can we fight it? What will the world economy look like after the COVID-19 recession? Economics shows you how to think about some of the toughest problems facing society — and how to use data to get answers. Features lectures by MIT's economics faculty, showing how their cutting-edge research can help answer these questions. In lieu of problem sets, quizzes, or other written assignments, students produce materials of their choice (podcasts, TikToks, longer videos) with the view to make a potential audience excited about economics. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students.
Prereq: None U (Fall, Spring) 3-0-9 units. HASS-S
Introduces microeconomic concepts and analysis, supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly, and welfare economics. Applications to problems of current economic policy.
Consult N. Agarwal, D. Donaldson, S. Ellison, J. Gruber
Provides an overview of macroeconomic issues including the determination of national income, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates. Introduces basic macroeconomic models and illustrates key principles through applications to the experience of the US and other economies. Explores a range of current policy debates, such as the economic effects of monetary and fiscal policy, the causes and consequences of the 2008 global financial crisis, and the factors that influence long-term growth in living standards. Lectures are recorded and available for students with scheduling conflicts.
M. Beraja, R. Caballero, J. Poterba
Subject meets with 14.003 Prereq: 14.01 or permission of instructor U (Fall, Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) and 14.01 U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Analysis of consumer and producer decisions including analysis of competitive and monopolistic markets. Price-based partial and general equilibrium analysis. Introduction to game theory as a foundation for the strategic analysis of economic situations. Imperfect competition, dynamic games among firms. Failures of general equilibrium theory and their resolutions: externalities, public goods, incomplete information settings, signaling, screening, insurance, alternative market mechanisms, auctions, design of markets.
Prereq: 14.01 and ( 14.02 or permission of instructor) U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Uses the tools of macroeconomics to investigate various macroeconomic issues in depth. Topics range from economic growth and inequality in the long run to economic stability and financial crises in the short run. Surveys many economic models used today. Requires a substantial research paper on the economics of long-run economic growth.
Prereq: 14.01 and 14.02 U (Fall) Not offered regularly; consult department 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Blends a thorough study of the theoretical foundations of modern macroeconomics with a review of useful mathematical tools, such as dynamic programming, optimal control, and dynamic systems. Develops comfort with formal macroeconomic reasoning and deepens understanding of key macroeconomic phenomena, such as business cycles. Goes on to study more specific topics, such as unemployment, financial crises, and the role of fiscal and monetary policy. Special attention to reviewing relevant facts and disentangling them from their popular interpretations. Uses insights and tools from game theory. Includes applications to recent and historical events.
Consult Department Headquarters
Prereq: 14.01 U (Fall, Spring) 4-0-8 units Can be repeated for credit.
Considers technical issues of current research interest in economics.
Prereq: 14.04 and 14.06 U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) Units arranged [P/D/F] Can be repeated for credit.
Reading and discussion of particular topics in economics. Open to undergraduate students by arrangement with individual faculty members. Consult Department Headquarters.
D. Donaldson
Prereq: 14.04 and 14.06 U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
Prereq: 14.01 U (Fall) Not offered regularly; consult department 4-0-8 units. HASS-S Can be repeated for credit.
Considers issues of current research interest in economics.
Prereq: 14.01 and (6.041B, 14.04 , 14.30 , 18.05 , or permission of instructor) U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Analysis of strategic behavior in multi-person economic settings. Introduction to solution concepts, such as rationalizability, backwards induction, Nash equilibrium, subgame-perfect equilibrium, and sequential equilibrium. Strong emphasis on dynamic games, such as repeated games. Introduction to Bayesian games, focusing on Bayesian Nash Equilibrium, Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium, and signaling games. Applications drawn from microeconomics: imperfect competition, implicit cartels, bargaining, and auctions.
Prereq: 14.04 and permission of instructor G (Fall; first half of term) 3-0-3 units
Covers consumer and producer theory, markets and competition, general equilibrium and the welfare theorems; featuring applications, uncertainty, identification and restrictions models place on data. Enrollment limited; preference to PhD students.
Prereq: 14.121 and permission of instructor G (Fall; second half of term) 3-0-3 units
Introduction to game theory. Topics include normal form and extensive form games, and games with incomplete information. Enrollment limited.
Prereq: 14.121 , 14.122 , and permission of instructor G (Spring; first half of term) 3-0-3 units
Models of individual decision-making under certainty and uncertainty. Additional topics in game theory. Enrollment limited.
D. Fudenberg
Prereq: 14.123 or permission of instructor G (Spring; second half of term) 3-0-3 units
Introduction to statistical decision theory, incentive contracting (moral hazard and adverse selection), mechanism design and incomplete contracting. Enrollment limited.
A. Wolitzky
Prereq: 14.124 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Theory and practice of market design, building on ideas from microeconomics, game theory and mechanism design. Prominent case studies include auctions, labor markets, school choice, prediction markets, financial markets, and organ exchange clearinghouses.
N. Agarwal, P. Pathak
Prereq: 14.122 G (Spring) 3-0-9 units
Investigates equilibrium and non-equilibrium solution concepts and their foundations as the result of learning or evolution. Studies the equilibria of supermodular games, global games, repeated games, signaling games, and models of bargaining, cheap talk, and reputation.
D. Fudenberg, A. Wolitzky, M. Yildiz
Prereq: None G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
For students who plan to do game theory research. Covers the following topics: epistemic foundations of game theory, higher order beliefs, the role and status of common prior assumptions, social networks and social learning, repeated and stochastic games, non-equilibrium learning, stochastic stability and evolutionary dynamics, game theory experiments, and behavioral game theory.
D. Fudenberg, M. Yildiz
Prereq: 14.121 , 14.281 , or permission of instructor G (Spring; first half of term) 3-0-3 units
Presents the contract theory, mechanism design, and general equilibrium theory necessary for an understanding of a variety of recent innovations: crypto currencies, digital assets; intermediation through digital big techs; central bank digital currency; and decentralized finance (DeFi) versus centralized exchange and contract platforms. Three broad themes: 1) Take stock of new technologies' characteristic features (distributed ledgers and blockchain, e-transfers, smart contacts, and encryption); 2) Translate these features into formal language; 3) Inform normative questions: Should we delegate programmable contacts to the private sector and the role of public authorities.
Consult R. Townsend
Subject meets with 14.131 Prereq: 14.01 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Introduces the theoretical and empirical literature of behavioral economics. Examines important and systematic departures from the standard models in economics by incorporating insights from psychology and other social sciences. Covers theory and evidence on time, risk, and social preferences; beliefs and learning; emotions; limited attention; and frames, defaults, and nudges. Studies applications to many different areas, such as credit card debt, procrastination, retirement savings, addiction, portfolio choice, poverty, labor supply, happiness, and government policy. Students participate in surveys and experiments in class, review evidence from lab experiments, examine how the results can be integrated into models, and test models using field and lab data. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
F. Schilbach
Prereq: 14.121 and 14.451 G (Fall) 2-0-10 units Can be repeated for credit.
Class will read and discuss current research in economic theory with a focus on game theory, decision theory, and behavioral economics. Students will be expected to make one presentation and to read and post comments on every paper by the day before the paper is presented. Permission of the instructor required, and auditors are not allowed.
Subject meets with 14.13 Prereq: 14.01 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Introduces the theoretical and empirical literature of behavioral economics. Examines important and systematic departures from the standard models in economics by incorporating insights from psychology and other social sciences. Covers theory and evidence on time, risk, and social preferences; beliefs and learning; emotions; limited attention; and frames, defaults, and nudges. Studies applications to many different areas, such as credit card debt, procrastination, retirement savings, addiction, portfolio choice, poverty, labor supply, happiness, and government policy. Students participate in surveys and experiments in class, review evidence from lab experiments, examine how the results can be integrated into models, and test models using field and lab data. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Same subject as 9.822[J] Prereq: None G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Examines "psychology appreciation" for economics students. Aims to enhance knowledge and intuition about psychological processes in areas relevant to economics. Increases understanding of psychology as an experimental discipline, with its own distinct rules and style of argument. Topics include self-knowledge, cognitive dissonance, self-deception, emotions, social norms, self-control, learning, mental accounting, memory, individual and group behavior, and some personality and psycho-analytic models. Within each of these topics, we showcase effective and central experiments and discuss their role in the development of psychological theory. Term paper required.
Prereq: 14.126 Acad Year 2024-2025: Not offered Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Advanced subject on topics of current research interest.
Same subject as 6.3260[J] Subject meets with 14.150 Prereq: 6.3700 or 14.30 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Highlights common principles that permeate the functioning of diverse technological, economic and social networks. Utilizes three sets of tools for analyzing networks -- random graph models, optimization, and game theory -- to study informational and learning cascades; economic and financial networks; social influence networks; formation of social groups; communication networks and the Internet; consensus and gossiping; spread and control of epidemics; control and use of energy networks; and biological networks. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 6.3260[J] , 14.15[J] Prereq: 6.3700 or 14.300 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Subject meets with 14.161 Prereq: 14.01 or permission of instructor U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Covers modern applications of game theory where incomplete information plays an important role. Applications include bargaining, auctions, global games, market design, information design, and network economics. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Prereq: 14.122 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Covers recent theory and empirical evidence in behavioral economics. Topics include deviations from the neoclassical model in terms of (i) preferences (present bias, reference dependence, social preferences), (ii) beliefs (overconfidence, projection bias), and (iii) decision-making (cognition, attention, framing, persuasion), as well as (iv) market reactions to such deviations. Applications will cover a large range of fields, including labor and public economics, industrial organization, health economics, finance, and development economics.
A. Banerjee, F. Schilbach
Subject meets with 14.16 Prereq: 14.01 or permission of instructor G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Prereq: ( 14.122 and 14.381 ) or permission of instructor G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Examines algorithms and their interaction with human cognition. Provides an overview of supervised learning as it relates to econometrics and economic applications. Discusses using algorithms to better understand people, using algorithms to improve human judgment, and using understanding of humans to better design algorithms. Prepares economics PhD students to conduct research in the field.
S. Mullainathan, A. Rambachan
Prereq: 14.04 , 14.12 , 14.15[J] , or 14.19 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Guides students through the process of developing and analyzing formal economic models and effectively communicating their results. Topics include decision theory, game theory, voting, and matching. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Prior coursework in microeconomic theory and/or proof-based mathematics required. Limited to 18 students.
Prereq: 14.01 U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Covers the design and operation of organized markets, building on ideas from microeconomic and game theory. Topics may include mechanism design, auctions, matching markets, and other resource allocation problems.
Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) 0-12-0 units Can be repeated for credit.
Under guidance from a faculty member approved by Graduate Registration Officer, student writes a substantial, probably publishable research paper. Must be completed by the end of a student's second year to satisfy the departmental minor requirement.
Prereq: 14.124 , 14.382 , and 14.454 G (Fall, IAP, Spring) 2-4-6 units Can be repeated for credit.
Guides second-year Economics PhD students through the process of conducting and communicating economic research. Students choose topics for research projects, develop research strategies, carry out analyses, and write and present research papers. Limited to second year Economics PhD students.
Prereq: 14.121 and 14.451 G (Fall, Spring, Summer; first half of term) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
Reading and discussion of current topics in economics. Open to advanced graduate students by arrangement with individual members of the staff.
Consult Department headquarters
Prereq: 14.121 G (Fall, Spring, Summer) Units arranged [P/D/F] Can be repeated for credit.
Prereq: None G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) Units arranged [P/D/F] Can be repeated for credit.
Under guidance from a faculty member approved by Graduate Registration Officer, student conducts independent research.
Prereq: None G (Fall, Spring) 2-0-2 units Can be repeated for credit.
Required of teaching assistants in introductory economics ( 14.01 and 14.02 ), under guidance from the faculty member in charge of the subject.
14.198: N. Agarwal, D. Donaldson 14.199: M. Beraja, R. Caballero
Prereq: 14.124 or permission of instructor G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Covers theoretical research on contracts in static as well as dynamic settings. Topics include agency theory, mechanism design, incomplete contracting, information design and costly information acquisition.
I. Ball, S. Morris
14.20 industrial organization: competitive strategy and public policy.
Subject meets with 14.200 Prereq: 14.01 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Analyzes the current debate over the rise of monopolies, the strategic behavior and performance of firms in imperfectly competitive markets, and the role of competition policy. Topics include monopoly power; pricing, product choice, and innovation decisions by firms in oligopoly markets; static and dynamic measurement of market performance; and incentives in organizations. Requires regular participation in class discussion and teamwork in a competitive strategy game. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.20 Prereq: 14.01 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Subject meets with 14.270 Prereq: 14.01 and ( 6.3700 or 14.30 ) U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Uses theoretical economic models and empirical evidence to help understand the growth and future of e-commerce. Economic models help frame class discussions of, among other topics, content provision, privacy, piracy, sales taxation, group purchasing, price search, and advertising on the internet. Empirical project and paper required. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.27 Prereq: 14.01 and ( 6.3700 or 14.30 ) G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Prereq: None. Coreq: 14.122 and 14.381 G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
Covers theoretical and empirical work dealing with the structure, behavior, and performance of firms and markets and core issues in antitrust. Topics include: the organization of the firm, monopoly, price discrimination, oligopoly, and auctions. Theoretical and empirical work are integrated in each area.
Prereq: 14.271 G (Spring) 5-0-7 units
Continuation of 14.271 . Focuses on government interventions in monopoly and oligopoly markets, and addresses both competition and regulatory policy. Topics include horizontal merger policy and demand estimation, vertical integration and vertical restraints, and the theory and practice of economic regulation. Applications include the political economy of regulation; the performance of economic regulation; deregulation in sectors including electric power, transportation, and financial services; and pharmaceutical and environmental regulation in imperfectly competitive product markets.
N. Rose, M. Whinston
Empirical analysis of theoretically derived models of market behavior. Varied topics include demand estimation, differentiated products, production functions, analysis of market power, entry and exit, vertical relationships, auctions, matching markets, network externalities, dynamic oligopoly, moral hazard and adverse selection. Discussion will focus on methodological issues, including identification, estimation, counter-factual analysis and simulation techniques.
N. Agarwal, T. Salz
14.26[j] organizational economics.
Same subject as 15.039[J] Subject meets with 14.260 Prereq: 14.01 Acad Year 2024-2025: Not offered Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Provides a rigorous, but not overly technical introduction to the economic theory of organization together with a varying set of applications. Addresses incentives, control, relationships, decision processes, and organizational culture and performance. Introduces selected fundamentals of game theory. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 60.
C. Angelucci
Subject meets with 14.26[J] , 15.039[J] Prereq: None Acad Year 2024-2025: Not offered Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Prereq: 14.124 G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
Begins with survey of contract theory for organizational economists, then introduces the main areas of the field, including the boundary of the firm; decision-making, employment, structures and processes in organizations; and organizations other than firms.
C. Angelucci, R. Gibbons, N. Kala
Prereq: 14.282 G (Spring; first half of term) 2-0-4 units
Builds on the work done in 14.282 to develop more in-depth analysis of topics in the field.
Prereq: 14.282 G (Spring; second half of term) 2-0-4 units
14.30 introduction to statistical methods in economics.
Subject meets with 14.300 Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. REST
Self-contained introduction to probability and statistics with applications in economics and the social sciences. Covers elements of probability theory, statistical estimation and inference, regression analysis, causal inference, and program evaluation. Couples methods with applications and with assignments involving data analysis. Uses basic calculus and matrix algebra. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. May not count toward HASS requirement.
Subject meets with 14.30 Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Self-contained introduction to probability and statistics with applications in economics and the social sciences. Covers elements of probability theory, statistical estimation and inference, regression analysis, causal inference, and program evaluation. Couples methods with applications and with assignments involving data analysis. Uses basic calculus and matrix algebra. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Prereq: None G (Spring) Not offered regularly; consult department 4-0-8 units
Introduces methods for harnessing data to answer questions of cultural, social, economic, and policy interest. Presents essential notions of probability and statistics. Covers techniques in modern data analysis: regression and econometrics, prediction, design of experiment, randomized control trials (and A/B testing), machine learning, data visualization, analysis of network data, and geographic information systems. Projects include analysis of data with a written description and interpretation of results; may involve gathering of original data or use of existing data sets. Applications drawn from real world examples and frontier research. Instruction in use of the statistical package R. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Consult E. Duflo
Subject meets with 14.320 Prereq: 14.30 or 18.650[J] U (Fall, Spring) 4-4-4 units. Institute LAB
Introduces regression and other tools for causal inference and descriptive analysis in empirical economics. Topics include analysis of randomized experiments, instrumental variables methods and regression discontinuity designs, differences-in-differences estimation, and regression with time series data. Develops the skills needed to conduct — and critique — empirical studies in economics and related fields. Empirical applications are drawn from published examples and frontier research. Familiarity with statistical programming languages is helpful. Students taking graduate version complete an empirical project leading to a short paper. No listeners. Limited to 70 total for versions meeting together.
A. Mikusheva, J. Angrist
Subject meets with 14.32 Prereq: 14.300 or 18.650[J] G (Fall, Spring) 4-4-4 units
Introduces regression and other tools for causal inference and descriptive analysis in empirical economics. Topics include analysis of randomized experiments, instrumental variables methods and regression discontinuity designs, differences-in-differences estimation, and regress with time series data. Develops the skills needed to conduct — and critique — empirical studies in economics and related fields. Empirical applications are drawn from published examples and frontier research. Familiarity with statistical programming languages is helpful. Students taking graduate version complete an empirical project leading to a short paper. No listeners. Limited to 70 total for versions meeting together.
Prereq: 14.32 and ( 14.01 or 14.02 ) U (Fall, Spring) 3-4-5 units. HASS-S
Exposes students to the process of conducting independent research in empirical economics and effectively communicating the results of the research. Emphasizes econometric analysis of an assigned economic question and culminates in each student choosing an original topic, performing appropriate analysis, and delivering oral and written project reports. Limited to 20 per section.
Prereq: 14.04 , 14.12 , 14.15[J] , or 14.19 U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Guides students through the process of developing and communicating economic and data analysis. Discusses topics in which markets fail to provide efficient outcomes or economic opportunity. Topics include health insurance, intergenerational mobility, discrimination, climate change, and more. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Key course activities include the writing of a term paper conducting original economic analysis and an in-class slide presentation of the work. Limited to 18.
Subject meets with 14.387 Prereq: 14.32 or permission of instructor U (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Advanced treatment of the core empirical strategies used to answer causal questions in applied microeconometric research. Covers extensions and innovations relating to econometric applications of regression, machine learning, instrumental variables, differences-in-differences and event-study models, regression discontinuity designs, synthetic controls, and statistical inference. Students taking graduate version complete an additional assignment.
Subject meets with 14.388 Prereq: 14.32 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Provides an applied treatment of modern causal inference with high-dimensional data, focusing on empirical economic problems encountered in academic research and the tech industry. Formulates problems in the languages of structural equation modeling and potential outcomes. Presents state-of-the-art approaches for inference on causal and structural parameters, including de-biased machine learning, synthetic control methods, and reinforcement learning. Introduces tools from machine learning and deep learning developed for prediction purposes, and discusses how to adapt them to learn causal parameters. Emphasizes the applied and practical perspectives. Requires knowledge of mathematical statistics and regression analysis and programming experience in R or Python.
V. Chernozhukov
Prereq: 14.32 or permission of instructor G (Fall; first half of term) 3-0-3 units
Introduction to probability and statistics as background for advanced econometrics. Covers elements of probability theory, sampling theory, asymptotic approximations, hypothesis testing, and maximum-likelihood methods. Illustrations from economics and application of these concepts to economic problems. Limited to 40 PhD students.
A. Mikusheva, A. Rambachan
Prereq: 14.380 and 18.06 G (Fall; second half of term) 3-0-3 units
Explains basic econometric ideas and methods, illustrating with empirical applications. Causal inference is emphasized and examples of economic structural models are given. Topics include randomized trials, regression, including discontinuity designs and diffs-in-diffs, and instrumental variables, including local average treatment effects. Basic asymptotic theory for regression is covered and robust standard errors and statistical inference methods are given. Restricted to PhD students from Courses 14 and 15. Instructor approval required for all others.
Prereq: 14.381 or permission of instructor G (Spring) 3-0-3 units
Covers key models as well as identification and estimation methods used in modern econometrics. Presents modern ways to set up problems and do better estimation and inference than the current empirical practice. Introduces generalized method of moments and the method of M-estimators in addition to more modern versions of these methods dealing with important issues, such as weak identification. Also discusses the bootstrap. Students gain practical experience by applying the methods to real data sets. Enrollment limited.
Prereq: 14.382 or permission of instructor G (Spring; second half of term) 3-0-3 units
Continuation of topics in 14.382 , with specific focus on large dimensional models. Students gain practical experience by applying the methods to real data sets. Enrollment limited.
Prereq: 14.382 or permission of instructor G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
Studies theory and application of time series methods in econometrics, including spectral analysis, estimation with stationary and non-stationary processes, VARs, factor models, unit roots, cointegration, and Bayesian methods. Enrollment limited.
A. Mikusheva
Develops a full understanding of and ability to apply micro-econometric models and methods. Topics include extremum estimators, including minimum distance and simulated moments, identification, partial identification, sensitivity analysis, many weak instruments, nonlinear panel data, de-biased machine learning, discrete choice models, nonparametric estimation, quantile regression, and treatment effects. Methods are illustrated with economic applications. Enrollment limited.
A. Abadie, W. Newey
Prereq: 14.382 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Exposes students to the frontier of econometric research. Includes fundamental topics such as empirical processes, semiparametric estimation, nonparametric instrumental variables, inference under partial identification, large-scale inference, empirical Bayes, and machine learning methods. Other topics vary from year to year, but can include empirical likelihood, weak identification, and networks.
Subject meets with 14.36 Prereq: 14.381 or permission of instructor G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Advanced treatment of the core empirical strategies used to answer causal questions in applied microeconometric research. Covers extensions and innovations relating to econometric applications of regression, machine learning, instrumental variables, differences-in-differences and event-study models, regression discontinuity designs, synthetic controls, and statistical inference. Students taking the graduate version complete an additional assignment.
Subject meets with 14.38 Prereq: 14.381 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Provides an applied treatment of modern causal inference with high-dimensional data, focusing on empirical economic problems encountered in academic research and the tech industry. Formulates problems in the languages of structural equation modeling and potential outcomes. Presents state-of-the-art approaches for inference on causal and structural parameters, including de-biased machine learning, synthetic control methods, and reinforcement learning. Introduces tools from machine learning and deep learning developed for prediction purposes, and discusses how to adapt them to learn causal parameters. Emphasizes the applied and practical perspectives. Requires knowledge of mathematical statistics and regression analysis and programming experience in R or Python.
Subject meets with 14.390 Prereq: 14.32 U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Covers the use of data to guide decision-making, with a focus on data-rich and high-dimensional environments as are now commonly encountered in both academic and industry applications. Begins with an introduction to statistical decision theory, including Bayesian perspectives. Covers empirical Bayes methods, including related concepts such as false discovery rates, illustrated with economic applications. Requires knowledge of mathematical statistics and regression analysis, as well as programming experience in R or Python. Students taking the graduate version submit additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.39 Prereq: 14.320 G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Prereq: 14.124 and 14.454 G (Fall) 2-0-10 units Can be repeated for credit.
Develops research ability of students through intensive discussion of dissertation research as it proceeds, individual or group research projects, and critical appraisal of current reported research. Workshops divided into various fields, depending on interest and size.
Prereq: 14.124 and 14.454 G (Spring) 2-0-10 units Can be repeated for credit.
Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Spring) 2-0-10 units
Group study of current topics in development policy and research. Includes student presentations and invited speakers. Restricted to DEDP MASc students.
14.41 public finance and public policy.
Subject meets with 14.410 Prereq: 14.01 U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Explores the role of government in the economy, applying tools of basic microeconomics to answer important policy questions such as government response to global warming, school choice by K-12 students, Social Security versus private retirement savings accounts, government versus private health insurance, setting income tax rates for individuals and corporations. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.41 Prereq: 14.01 G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Same subject as 15.470[J] Prereq: None G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
See description under subject 15.470[J] .
L. Schmidt, L. Mota
Subject meets with 14.420 Prereq: 14.01 U (Spring) Not offered regularly; consult department 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Introduces key concepts and recent advances in environmental economics, and explores their application to environmental policy questions. Topics include market efficiency and market failure, methods for valuing the benefits of environmental quality, the proper role of government in the regulation of the environment, environmental policy design, and implementation challenges. Considers international aspects of environmental policy as well, including the economics of climate change, trade and the environment, and environmental challenges in developing countries. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.42 Prereq: 14.01 G (Spring) Not offered regularly; consult department 4-0-8 units
Introduces students to key concepts and recent advances in environmental economics, and explores their application to environmental policy questions. Topics include market efficiency and market failure, methods for valuing the benefits of environmental quality, the proper role of government in the regulation of the environment, environmental policy design and implementation challenges. Also considers international aspects of environmental policy including the economics of climate change, trade and the environment and environmental challenges in developing countries. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Same subject as 15.0201[J] Prereq: 14.01 or 15.0111 U (Fall) Not offered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units. HASS-S Credit cannot also be received for 15.020
See description under subject 15.0201[J] .
Same subject as 15.037[J] Prereq: 14.01 or 15.0111 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S Credit cannot also be received for 14.444[J] , 15.038[J]
Analyzes business and public policy issues in energy markets and in the environmental markets to which they are closely tied. Examines the economic determinants of industry structure and evolution of competition among firms in these industries. Investigates successful and unsuccessful strategies for entering new markets and competing in existing markets. Industries studied include oil, natural gas, coal, electricity, and transportation. Topics include climate change and environmental policy, the role of speculation in energy markets, the political economy of energy policies, and market power and antitrust. Two team-based simulation games, representing the world oil market and a deregulated electricity market, act to cement the concepts covered in lecture. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 60.
Same subject as 15.473[J] Prereq: None G (Spring) 3-0-9 units
See description under subject 15.473[J] . Primarily for doctoral students in finance, economics, and accounting.
Same subject as 15.471[J] Prereq: None G (Spring) 3-0-9 units
See description under subject 15.471[J] .
A. Schoar, D. Thesmar
Same subject as 15.472[J] Prereq: None G (Fall) 3-0-9 units
See description under subject 15.472[J] . Primarily for doctoral students in finance, economics, and accounting.
Same subject as 15.038[J] Prereq: 14.01 or 15.0111 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units Credit cannot also be received for 14.44[J] , 15.037[J]
Same subject as 15.474[J] Prereq: None G (Spring) 3-0-9 units Can be repeated for credit.
See description under subject 15.474[J] . Primarily for doctoral students in accounting, economics, and finance.
Consult J. Alton
Same subject as 15.475[J] Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) 3-0-3 units Can be repeated for credit.
See description under subject 15.475[J] . Restricted to doctoral students.
Prereq: 14.06 and permission of instructor G (Fall; first half of term) 3-0-3 units
Provides an introduction to dynamic optimization methods, including discrete-time dynamic programming in non-stochastic and stochastic environments, and continuous time methods including the Pontryagin maximum principle. Applications may include the Ramsey model, irreversible investment models, and consumption choices under uncertainty. Enrollment limited.
Prereq: 14.451 and permission of instructor G (Fall; second half of term) 3-0-3 units
Introduces the sources and modeling of economic growth and income differences across nations. Topics include an introduction to dynamic general equilibrium theory, the neoclassical growth model, overlapping generations, determinants of technological progress, endogenous growth models, measurement of technological progress, the role of human capital in economic growth, and growth in a global economy. Enrollment limited.
D. Acemoglu
Prereq: 14.452 and permission of instructor G (Spring; first half of term) 3-0-3 units
Investigation of why aggregate economic activity fluctuates, and the role of policy in affecting fluctuations. Topics include the link between monetary policy and output, the economic cost of aggregate fluctuations, the costs and benefits of price stability, and the role of central banks. Introduction to real business cycle and new Keynesian models. Enrollment limited.
Prereq: 14.453 and permission of instructor G (Spring; second half of term) 3-0-3 units
Provides an overview of models of the business cycle caused by financial markets' frictions and shocks. Topics include credit crunch, collateral shocks, bank runs, contagion, speculative bubbles, credit booms, leverage, safe asset shortages, capital flows and sudden stops. Enrollment limited.
R. Caballero
Prereq: 14.122 and 14.452 G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
Advanced subject in macroeconomics that seeks to bring students to the research frontier. Topics vary from year to year, covering a wide spectrum of classical and recent research. Topics may include business cycles, optimal monetary and tax policy, monetary economics, banking, and financial constraints on investment and incomplete markets.
M. Beraja, I. Werning
Prereq: 14.461 G (Spring) 5-0-7 units
Topics vary from year to year. Often includes coordination failures; frictions in beliefs, such as rational inattention, higher-order uncertainty, certain forms of bounded rationality, heterogeneous beliefs, and ambiguity; implications for business cycles, asset markets, and policy; financial frictions and obstacles to trade; intermediation; liquidity; safe assets; global imbalances; financial crises; and speculation.
Same subject as 11.167[J] , 15.2191[J] , 17.399[J] Prereq: None U (Spring) Not offered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units. HASS-S Credit cannot also be received for 11.267[J] , 15.219[J]
See description under subject 15.2191[J] . Preference to juniors, seniors, and Energy Minors.
Prereq: 14.04 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Theory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence; optimal tax theory; the effect of taxation on labor supply and savings; taxation and corporate behavior; and tax expenditure policy.
N. Hendren, J. Poterba, I. Werning
Prereq: 14.471 G (Fall) 3-0-9 units
Focuses on government expenditures and policies designed to correct market failures and/or redistribute resources. Key topics include theoretical and empirical analysis of insurance market failures, the optimal design of social insurance programs, and the design of redistributive programs.
A. Finkelstein, N. Hendren
Prereq: None G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Theory and evidence on environmental externalities and regulatory, tax and other government responses to problems of market failure. Topics include cost-benefit analysis; measurement of the benefits of non-market goods; evaluation of the impacts of regulation; and international environmental issues including the economics of climate change and trade and the environment.
14.54 international trade.
Subject meets with 14.540 Prereq: 14.01 U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Provides an introduction to theoretical and empirical topics in international trade. Offers a brief history of globalization. Introduces the theory of comparative advantage and discusses its implications for international specialization and wage inequality. Studies the determinants and consequences of trade policy, and analyzes the consequences of immigration and foreign direct investment. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
A. Costinot
Subject meets with 14.54 Prereq: 14.01 G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Prereq: 14.04 G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
Covers a variety of topics, both theoretical and empirical, in international trade, international macroeconomics, and economic geography. Focuses on general equilibrium analysis in neoclassical economies. Considers why countries and regions trade, and what goods they trade; impediments to trade, and why some countries deliberately erect policy to impede; and implications of openness for growth. Also tackles normative issues, such as whether trade openness is beneficial, whether there are winners and losers from trade and, if so, how they can possibly be identified.
D. Atkin, A. Costinot, D. Donaldson
Prereq: 14.06 G (Spring) 5-0-7 units
Building on topics covered in 14.581 , revisits a number of core questions in international trade, international macroeconomics, and economic geography in the presence of increasing returns, imperfect competition, and other distortions. Stresses their connection to both macro and micro (firm-level) data for questions related to trade policy, inequality, industrial policy, growth, and the location of economic activities. Focuses on both theoretical models, empirical findings, and the challenging task of putting those two together.
14.64 labor economics and public policy.
Subject meets with 14.640 Prereq: 14.30 or permission of instructor Acad Year 2024-2025: Not offered Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Provides an introduction to the labor market, how it functions, and the important role it plays in people's lives. Topics include supply and demand, minimum wages, labor market effects of social insurance and welfare programs, the collective bargaining relationship, discrimination, human capital, and unemployment. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in 14.03 or 14.04 , and 14.32 recommended. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.64 Prereq: 14.300 or permission of instructor Acad Year 2024-2025: Not offered Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Provides an introduction to the labor market, how it functions, and the important role it plays in people's lives. Topics include supply and demand, minimum wages, labor market effects of social insurance and welfare programs, the collective bargaining relationship, discrimination, human capital, and unemployment. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in 14.03 or 14.04 , and 14.32 recommended. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.661A Prereq: 14.32 and ( 14.03 or 14.04 ) G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
A systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics include wage and employment determination, turnover, search, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and institutions in the labor market. Particular emphasis on the interaction between theoretical and empirical modeling. No listeners.
D. Acemoglu, J. Angrist, P. Pathak
Subject meets with 14.661 Prereq: 14.32 and ( 14.03 or 14.04 ) G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
Covers the same material as 14.661 but in greater depth. Additional assignments required. Limited to economics PhD students who wish to declare a major field in labor economics.
Subject meets with 14.662A Prereq: 14.32 and ( 14.03 or 14.04 ) G (Spring) 5-0-7 units
Theory and evidence on the determinants of earnings levels, inequality, intergenerational mobility, skill demands, and employment structure. Particular focus on the determinants of worker- and firm-level productivity; and the roles played by supply, demand, institutions, technology and trade in the evolving distribution of income.
D. Autor, S. Jaeger
Subject meets with 14.662 Prereq: 14.32 and ( 14.03 or 14.04 ) G (Spring) 5-0-7 units
Covers the same material as 14.662 but in greater depth. Additional assignments required. Limited to economics PhD students who wish to declare a major field in labor economics.
14.70[j] medieval economic history in comparative perspective.
Same subject as 21H.134[J] Prereq: None U (Spring) 3-0-9 units. HASS-S; CI-H
See description under subject 21H.134[J] .
14.73 the challenge of world poverty.
Prereq: None U (Fall) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S; CI-H
Designed for students who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty. Examines extreme poverty over time to see if it is no longer a threat, why some countries grow fast and others fall further behind, if growth or foreign aid help the poor, what we can do about corruption, if markets or NGOs should be left to deal with poverty, where to intervene, and how to deal with the disease burden and improve schools.
E. Duflo, F. Schilbach
Subject meets with 14.740 Prereq: 14.01 U (Fall) Not offered regularly; consult department 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Explores the foundations of policy making in developing countries, with the goal of spelling out various policy options and quantifying the trade-offs between them. Topics include education, health, fertility, adoption of technological innovations, financial markets (credit, savings, and insurance), markets for land and labor, political factors, and international considerations (aid, trade, and multinational firms). Some basic familiarity with probability and/or statistics is useful for this class. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.74 Prereq: 14.01 G (Fall) Not offered regularly; consult department 4-0-8 units
Subject meets with 14.750 Prereq: 14.01 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Explores the relationship between political institutions and economic development, covering key theoretical issues as well as recent empirical evidence. Topics include corruption, voting, vote buying, the media, and war. Discusses not just what we know on these topics, but how we know it, covering how to craft a good empirical study or field experiment and how to discriminate between reliable and unreliable evidence. Some basic familiarity with probability and/or statistics is useful for this class. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
A. Banerjee, B. Olken
Subject meets with 14.75 Prereq: 14.01 G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Explores the relationship between political institutions and economic development, covering key theoretical issues as well as recent empirical evidence. Topics include corruption, voting, vote buying, the media, and war. Discusses not just what we know on these topics, but how we know it, covering how to craft a good empirical study or field experiment and how to discriminate between reliable and unreliable evidence. Some basic familiarity with probability and/or statistics is useful for this class. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Subject meets with 14.760 Prereq: 14.01 and ( 14.30 or permission of instructor) U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S
Examines how industrial development and international trade have brought about rapid growth and large-scale reductions in poverty for some developing countries, while globalization has simply increased inequality and brought little growth for others. Also considers why, in yet other developing countries, firms remain small-scale and have not integrated with global supply chains. Draws on both theoretical models and empirical evidence to better understand the reasons for these very different experiences and implications for policy. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
D. Atkin, D. Donaldson
Subject meets with 14.76 Prereq: 14.01 and ( 14.30 or permission of instructor) G (Spring) 4-0-8 units
Broad introduction to political economy. Covers topics from social choice theory to political agency models, including theories of voter turnout and comparison of political institutions.
A. Banerjee, B. Olken, A. Wolitzky
Prereq: 14.121 and 14.122 G (Fall) 5-0-7 units
A rigorous introduction to core micro-economic issues in economic development, focusing on both key theoretical contributions and empirical applications to understand both why some countries are poor and on how markets function differently in poor economies. Topics include human capital (education and health); labor markets; credit markets; land markets; firms; and the role of the public sector.
E. Duflo, B. Olken
Prereq: 14.121 and 14.451 G (Spring) 5-0-7 units
Emphasizes dynamic models of growth and development. Topics include migration, modernization, and technological change; static and dynamic models of political economy; the dynamics of income distribution and institutional change; firm structure in developing countries; development, transparency, and functioning of financial markets; privatization; and banks and credit market institutions in emerging markets. Examines innovative yet disruptive digital technologies, including blockchain, digital assets, crypto currency, distributed ledgers, and smart contracts.
D. Atkins, A. Banerjee, R. Townsend
Economists and policymakers increasingly realize the importance of political institutions in shaping economic performance, especially in the context of understanding economic development. Work on the determinants of economic policies and institutions is in its infancy, but is growing rapidly. Subject provides an introduction to this area. Topics covered: the economic role of institutions; the effects of social conflict and class conflict on economic development; political economic determinants of macro policies; political development; theories of income distribution and distributional conflict; the efficiency effects of distributional conflict; the causes and consequences of corruption; the role of colonial history; and others. Both theoretical and empirical approaches discussed. Subject can be taken either as part of the Development Economics or the Positive Political Economy fields.
D. Acemoglu, A. Banerjee, J. Moscona
Studies the cultural, social, and institutional foundations of societies around the world, emphasizing fundamentals and mechanisms that are outside the scope of traditional models in economics. Topics include social organization, perceptions of reality (e.g., the spiritual and meta-human world), drivers of innovation and technology diffusion, conflict, determinants of fertility and population growth, moral frameworks (e.g., views about right/wrong, fairness, equality, and community membership), religion, objectives and definitions of success, and societal equilibria. Emphasizes how research ranging from economic theory to development and policy design can benefit from an understanding of these vast differences that exist around the world. Also considers how these differences affect and are affected by culture, formal institutions, and development. Open to PhD students.
J. Moscona, N. Nunn, J. Robinson
Same subject as 15.238[J] Prereq: None Acad Year 2024-2025: Not offered Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-S; CI-H
Provides a framework for thinking about major technological transitions over the past 12,000 years as a means to explore paths to a better future. Discusses who gains or loses from innovation and who can shape the future of artificial intelligence, biotech, and other breakthroughs. Introduces major questions tackled by researchers and relevant to economic policy through faculty lectures, interactive events with prominent guests, and group work. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided.
D. Acemoglu, S. Johnson
Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
Program of research and writing of thesis; to be arranged by the student with advising committee.
Prereq: 14.33 U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
Program of research and writing of thesis.
Prereq: 14.02 U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) Units arranged [P/D/F] Can be repeated for credit.
Participation in research with an individual faculty member or research group, independent research or study under the guidance of a faculty member. Admission by arrangement with individual faculty member.
Prereq: 14.02 U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
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College of natural sciences: information and computer sciences.
College of Natural Sciences POST 317 1680 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel: (808) 956-7420 Fax: (808) 956-3548 Web: ics.hawaii.edu
* Graduate Faculty
*S. P. Robertson, PhD (Chair)—human-computer interaction, sociotechnical systems, civic tech, digital government and digital democracy *K. Baek, PhD—computer vision, machine learning, bioinformatics *M. Belcaid, PhD—data science education, big data approximation, probabilistic programming in genomics *E. Biagioni, PhD—networks, systems, languages *K. Binsted, PhD—artificial intelligence, software design for mobile devices, human-computer interaction, human space exploration *H. Casanova, PhD—high performance computing, distributed systems *M. E. Crosby, PhD—human-computer interaction, cognitive science, augmented cognition *B. Endicott, PhD—cyber-security *P. Johnson, PhD—software engineering, serious games, renewable energy *J. Leigh, PhD—big data visualization, virtual reality, high performance networking, human augmentics, video game design *D. Li, PhD—security, privacy and performance in systems, software, networks and databases *C. A. Moore, PhD—software engineering, application development: software quality *M. B. Ogawa, PhD—educational specialist *D. Pavlovic, PhD—security, software, search and networks, quantum computation *A. Peruma, PhD—software quality, software maintenance and evolution, program comprehension, identifier naming, mobile application quality *G. Poisson, PhD—bioinformatics *P. Sadowski, PhD—machine learning and artificial intelligence, deep learning in the natural sciences *P-M. Seidel, DrEng habil—formal methods, computer arithmetic, computer architecture, algorithms *N. Sitchinava, PhD—algorithms and data structures, parallel and distributed computation, I/O- and cache-efficient computation *D. Suthers, PhD—human-computer interaction, computer-supported collaborative learning, technology for education, socio-technical networks and online communities *P. Washington, PhD—digital health, precision health, data science, machine learning, human-centered computing, biomedical informatics
R. Gazan, PhD—social aspects of information technology F. N. Kazman, PhD—software architecture design and analysis, software engineering economics S. Still, PhD—machine learning, information theory F. Zhu, PhD—dynamics and control, robotics, intelligent systems
L. Altenberg, PhD—computational intelligence, theoretical evolutionary biology B. Auerhheimer, PhD—software engineering A. Koniges, PhD—high performance computing, machine learning D. R. Stoutemyer, PhD—computer algebra, mathematical software D. Streveler, PhD—medical informatics
D. Chin, PhD—user modeling, natural language processing, AI for games V. Harada, PhD—school library administration, information literacy S. Itoga, PhD—database system, expert system and logic programming D. Pager, PhD—compilers
Degrees Offered: BBS (including minor) in computer science, Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Computational Media, Undergraduate Certificate in Data Science, MS in computer science, PhD in computer science, and PhD in communication and information sciences (interdisciplinary)
Information and computer sciences (ICS) is the study of the description and representation of information and the theory, design, analysis, implementation, and application of algorithmic processes that transform information. Students majoring in ICS will learn to use computer systems, a valuable skill which can be applied in all fields of study. Students will also learn the scientific principles and technology required to develop new computer systems and applications. The curriculum covers all major areas of computer science with special emphasis on software engineering, computer networks, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, bioinformatics, security science (UH Mānoa is an NSA/DHS designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research), data science, machine learning, and areas uniquely suited to Hawai‘i’s role as a multicultural and geographical center of the Pacific.
Bachelor’s degree.
To be admitted into the program, first-year students entering UH Mānoa directly from high school must first be admitted into the College of Natural Sciences. For continuing students, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 is required for admission.
The minimum required grade for prerequisites is a grade of C (not C-) or better, unless otherwise specified.
For information on a Bachelor Degree Program Sheet, go to programsheets/ .
Requirements.
Students pursuing these degrees are required to submit a short proposal listing the courses they intend to take to complete their ICS major. An ICS faculty advisor must approve this proposal in writing. Samples of course proposals are available at the ICS department office.
Students must complete the following related courses for all BA and BS degrees: (MATH 215 or 241 or 251A) and (MATH 216 or 242 or 252A).
There are two BA degree options you can choose from:
Students must complete the following courses (51 credits):
Substitution allowed: ECE 367 for ICS 311.
Students must complete the following courses (61-62 credits):
Substitution allowed: (ICS 141 and 241) can be a substitution for (MATH 301 and 372). Substitution allowed: ECE 367 for ICS 311.
Substitutions are permitted with the written approval of an ICS faculty advisor. Waiver of certain requirements, such as by Advanced Placement CS Exam, must be approved by the ICS faculty advisor.
There are three BS degree options you can choose from:
Students must complete the following courses (57 credits)
Substitution allowed: (MATH 301 and 372) can be a substitution for (ICS 141 and 241). In that case, students must take MATH 307. Substitution allowed: ECE 367 for ICS 311.
Students must complete the following courses (54 credits):
Students must complete the following courses (57 credits):
Substitution allowed: (ICS 141 and 241) can be a substitution for MATH 301 in the Data Science Track only. Substitution allowed: ECE 367 for ICS 311.
A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C (not C-) or higher in ICS 111 are required for admission.
Students must complete ICS 211, 212, and 241 and their prerequisites, 111 and 141, and three ICS courses at the 300 level and above with a grade of C (not C-) or better.
The Undergraduate Creative Computational Media (CCM) Certificate Program provides students and industry professionals with training necessary to enter exciting and lucrative immersive media job markets, such as video game and eSports design and development, digital film production and special effects, new media theatre and dance performance, interactive digital media installation development, and exhibit design for museums, theme parks, or marketing/advertising.
CCM Certificate is offered in collaboration with ACM: The School of Cinematic Arts (CINE) and the Department of Theatre & Dance (Arts and Humanities), the Department of Electrical Engineering (College of Engineering), and the Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) (College of Natural Sciences).
Students must complete 18 credits of required and elective courses with a minimum of 9 credits from upper division courses and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for the certificate courses taken.
Additional electives identified by students may be considered through a petitioning process, whose approval can be conducted in collaboration with the affected departments.
The Undergraduate Data Science (DS) Certificate program provides students and industry professionals with training in modern computational tools for manipulating, visualizing, and extracting insights from data. This programming-intensive program prepares students to work in the high-demand, lucrative field of data science.
The DS Certificate is offered by the Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS), in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Data Science Institute and other data-intensive departments at UH Mānoa.
Students must complete 18 credits of required and elective courses.
At the discretion of the DS Program Committee, students who demonstrate proficiency in the topics covered in the required courses may substitute those courses with elective courses.
The combined BA/MLISc is intended to allow students who wish to apply their technical skills to professional information service environments to complete the BA in ICS and the MLISc in Library & Information Science in 5 years, plus one summer course. To be admitted into the program, students must submit the Graduate Admissions Application as well as all required program admission materials specified in the “Graduate Study” section by the start of their junior year (5th semester).
Students pursuing this combined degree should meet the degree requirements for the BA in ICS and MLISc.
The following courses can be double-counted in BA in ICS and MLISc. The minimum grade requirement for LIS 601 is B (not B-) or better.
The combined BS/MS degree pathway is intended to allow students the opportunity to complete both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Science in 5 years. To be admitted into the program, students must submit the Graduate Admissions Application and fee as well as all required program admission materials by the deadline. Applications should be submitted in the spring of their junior year (6th semester), with admission to the BAM program commencing in the fall of their senior year (7th semester).
Students pursuing this degree should meet the degree requirements for regular Master of Science in Computer Science. Gateway course: ICS 311 with a grade B or higher. The minimum grade requirement is B (not B-) or higher.
There are three pathways students can take depending on their BS degree option. Each pathway differs in the set of courses that can be double-counted for both the bachelor’s and master’s degree.
The following courses can be double-counted in BS in Computer Science and MS in Computer Science.
The following courses can be double-counted in BS in Computer Science in Data Science track and MS in Computer Science.
The following courses can be double-counted in BS in Computer Science in Security Science track and MS in Computer Science.
The department offers the MS degree in computer science, and the PhD degree in computer science. The department is one of four academic programs that cooperate in an interdisciplinary doctoral program in communication and information sciences (see the “Communication and Information Sciences” section for more information).
Applicants from foreign countries must be academically qualified, proficient in English (TOEFL or IETLS with scores above the minimum required by Graduate Division, with the additional requirement that TOEFL scores be 580/237/92 or above for admission to the MS program, and 600/250/100 or above for admission to the PhD program, where scores are listed as paper/computer/internet), and sufficiently financially supported.
The department offers three forms of financial aid: teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and tuition waivers. The department offers a limited number of assistantships each semester, most of which are teaching assistantships. Teaching and research assistants work approximately 20 hours per week under the supervision of a faculty member and receive a stipend as well as a tuition waiver. Teaching assistants support instruction and research assistants support extramurally funded research projects. Teaching assistantships are awarded to those applicants who can best support the instructional program. Similarly, research assistantships are awarded to those applicants who can best assist faculty with their research projects. Applicants accepted for admission may be eligible for partial financial aid in the form of a tuition waiver from Graduate Division and foreign applicants from Pacific or Asian countries may be eligible for Pacific-Asian Scholarships. Prior to submitting a tuition waiver application form, foreign applicants must submit TOEFL/IETLS scores and documentation of financial support for expenses other than tuition to Graduate Division Student Services. To apply for any of these forms of support, students should submit the ICS Financial Aid Application (form on the ICS website) in addition to other required application materials. Because we can offer assistance to only a small fraction of applicants, we highly encourage students to also seek other forms of support, such as the EastWest Center or other scholarships or forms of employment.
The master’s program is intended for students planning to specialize in computer science or to apply computer science to another field. Applicants who do not possess an undergraduate degree in computer science from an accredited institution will need to complete equivalent course work.
Plan A (thesis) and Plan B (non-thesis) are available. A minimum of 31 credit hours is required under both plans. A minimum B average must be maintained in all courses.
The administrative procedures for the program include the following:
The department offers a PhD in computer science that prepares students for creative research, teaching, and service. There are two programs leading to the PhD degree, one designed for the applicant entering with bachelor’s degrees, and the other for those who already have master’s degrees. Students may begin their program either in the fall or spring semesters.
Applicants with bachelor’s degrees must first satisfy the admission and degree requirements of the master’s degree in computer science. Advantages to this route are (1) students are admitted at an early stage to the PhD program; (2) the MS portion of the program will prepare students for their qualifying examination; and (3) students who have completed the MS requirements will have the option of obtaining a master’s degree even if they do not continue with the PhD program.
Applicants with master’s degrees in areas other than computer science may be admitted to the program, but will be required to fulfill their program deficiencies with additional course work.
Requirements for students to complete the PhD program are:
The ICS department participates in an interdisciplinary program in Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) that integrates computer science, library science, communication and management information systems. Due to the broad knowledge base required to support the program, it draws on a variety of majors such as behavioral science, economics, engineering, and political science. The computer science program is one of four academic programs (COM, ICS, ITM, and LIS) that support this degree. See the “Interdisciplinary Program” section for more information on this program.
The Graduate Programs Office (GPO) is a group of people passionate about helping the CSE Community navigate the graduate education experience, and we look forward to helping you!
We’re located in 3909 Beyster Building, with the office open 8:00am – 4:30pm (summer hours are 7:30am-4:00pm). The staff is on a hybrid schedule.
Current Students: [email protected]
Prospective CSE Graduate Students: [email protected]
Need to talk to an advisor but don’t have an appointment? Consider virtual drop-in advising .
Magda Calvillo Graduate Student Coaching and Community Engagement Manager 734-936-8875 (Professional coaching, community development)
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Amanda Feaganes Graduate Programs Coordinator 734-647-0611 (Point of contact for current MS/SUGS student advising)
Tiffany Smith Financial Services and Admissions Specialist 734-647-0710 (Point of contact for funding, internships, & MS/SUGS admissions)
Jasmin Stubblefield Graduate Programs Manager 734-764-2624 (Point of contact for PhD program)
Emily Mower Provost Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Quentin Stout Master’s Program Chair
School of computer science.
Ph.D. students are expected to publish papers about original research in the most competitive scientific journals and international conference proceedings, and to present their research at conferences and workshops. Most of our Ph.D. graduates become professors and research scientists, while a few have started their own companies.
A sample five-year schedule is shown below. It is just one of many paths that you can take through the PhD program. Each of the focus areas can be satisfied by several courses, which gives you some flexibility in how you satisfy degree requirements.
Fall | Spring | Summer | |
Year 1 | Human Language for Artificial Intelligence Introduction to Deep Learning Directed Research | Advanced Natural Language Processing Search Engines Directed Research | Directed Research |
Year 2 | Large Language Models Methods and Applications Large-Scale Multimedia Analysis
Self-Paced Lab Directed Research | Speech Technology for Conversational AI ConLanging: Learning Linguistics and Language Technology via Construction of Artifial Languages Self-Paced Lab Directed Research | Directed Research |
Year 3 | Directed Research | Directed Research | Directed Research |
Year 4 | Directed Research | Directed Research | Directed Research |
Year 5 | Directed Research | Directed Research | Directed Research |
Ph.d. program intranet.
To Apply: Please see the Apply link near the top of this page.
Application Fee Waivers: Appliation fee waivers may be available in cases of financial hardship. For more information, please refer to the School of Computer Science Fee Waiver page .
Cost: Please see Carnegie Mellon's Cost of Attendance web page for the School of Computer Science.
Requirements The School of Computer Science requires the following for all Ph.D. applications. (Please note, these requirements may change for future application cycles.)
For more information about the Ph.D. program, contact Stacey Young.
Online Graduate Certificate
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By the end of this certificate, you will be prepared to build customized applications of Generative AI. You will learn how to design and implement scalable systems for large language models, evaluate and choose between existing models, do customization via finetuning, and leverage multimodal machine learning through integrating and modeling multiple communicative modalities (e.g. audio, images, and video).
More than theory, this program takes a hard-core systems approach by giving you not only the technical skills but the ability to implement and scale solutions based on your unique organizational needs and resources. Here you will gain the depth, breadth and practical skills to apply this technology immediately.
Our advanced program will teach you how to:
The Graduate Certificate in Generative AI and Large Language Models is offered 100% online to accommodate your busy schedule as a working professional. Along with weekly, live-online interactive classes taught by expert CMU faculty, you will complete hands-on learning activities on your own time that complement the discussions you have in class. To earn the certificate, you will complete three rigorous CMU classes over an 18-month period.
This certificate program is best suited for:
Start Date January 2025
Application Deadline Priority*: September 17, 2024 Final: December 3, 2024 *All applicants who submit by the priority deadline will receive a partial scholarship award.
Program Length 12 months
Program Format 100% online
Live-Online Schedule 1x per week for one hour in the evening with a second optional one-hour weekly recitation session.
Taught By School of Computer Science
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The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's master of science in data science is a fully online degree program intended for students with a bachelor’s degree in math, statistics, analytics, computer science, or marketing; or three to five years of professional experience as a business intelligence analyst, data analyst, financial analyst, information technology analyst, database administrator, computer programmer, statistician, or other related position.
The rigorous program is the first online master's degree in data science offered in the UW System and is helping fill a critical need for data scientists. Using analytics, statistics, programming, business and storytelling, data scientists have the unique and important job of transforming big data into actionable insights. The field is already growing at an incredible pace, and as today's world continues to generate more and more data, employers across the country are in consistent need of professionals who know how to understand and interpret data.
Designed with input from industry leaders, the data science program offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary curriculum grounded in computer science, math and statistics, management and communication. Coursework throughout the degree will show you how to clean, organize, analyze and interpret data using current industry tools and analytical methods. Since data scientists must also understand privacy and security policies, part of the curriculum throughout the program focuses on how to appropriately handle data found in financial records, medical records, consumer patterns, internet searches and other real-world situations — knowledge that is needed in countless industries and organizations.
Graduates of the data science graduate program leave with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to mine data sets, find patterns and communicate ways to make use of the findings. The intensive program prepares you for expertise in a number of specialized areas — including data mining and warehousing, predictive analytics, statistical modeling, database infrastructures and data management, machine learning, and analytics-based decision making — making you a versatile and highly sought-after employee.
Accreditation information.
Wisconsin is a SARA state (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement) and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is a SARA-approved institution.
Throughout the data science program, you'll learn from diverse, distinguished faculty members from across six University of Wisconsin campuses and the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Their expertise, combined with UW Extended Campus' award-winning instructional and media design, ensures a rich and engaging educational experience that will prepare you well for your future career.
While working toward your degree, you'll have direct access to the field's latest technology, including powerful tools like SQL Server, R, Python, and Tableau. This knowledge and experience will give you a competitive advantage when applying for jobs or transitioning into more executive roles within your current organization.
Students in the data science program can take advantage of affordable tuition that compares favorably to competing graduate programs from other institutions. Like other collaborative online University of Wisconsin programs, students pay the same tuition whether they live in Wisconsin or elsewhere.
The data science degree was intentionally designed with significant input from businesses and industry leaders, ensuring curriculum aligns with employer needs. An industry advisory board consisting of leading organizations — including American Family, CUNA Mutual Group, Nicolet Bank, and TDS Telecom — provides further insights into what organizations are looking for and what the field needs right now.
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100% Online This program can be completed entirely online.
100% Employed or Continuing Education Every 2022-2023 graduate from this major is currently employed or continuing their education.
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Introduction to data science and its importance in business decision making.
Covers various aspects of data analytics including visualization and analysis of unstructured data such as social networks.
Ethical issues related to data science, including privacy, intellectual property, security, and the moral integrity of inferences based on data.
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