International Economics and Finance, M.S.

Applicants must meet all the graduate admission requirements (see here) as well as demonstrate adequate preparation for successful study in the program. Applicants must also demonstrate quantitative skills by completing a college-level statistics course and a college level mathematics course at the level of algebra or higher. While the GRE test is not required for admission, applicants who score a 152 or higher on the quantitative reasoning portion of the test may use their score to demonstrate quantitative skills in lieu of the collegelevel mathematics course. Students may be eligible for admission to this program as an Early Entry student. See here for more information.

• ECON 501 – Theory/Applications in Microeconomics Credits: 3
• ECON 502 – Theory/Applications in Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ECON 538 – Economics of Financial Markets Credits: 3
• ECON 623 – International Economics Credits: 3
• FIN 620 – Financial Analysis Credits: 3

One Course From The Following Options:

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• ECON 536 – Economics of Developing Nations Credits: 3
• POLS 554 – International Political Economy Credits: 3

Statistical Analysis: 6 Cr.

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• ECON 525 – Applied Econometrics Credits: 3

One Course From The Following Options:

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• ECON 573 – Applied Data Science Credits: 3
• STAT 543 – Time Series Analysis Credits: 3

Professional and Leadership Skills

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• GRD 683 – Professional and Career Development Credits: 0

Electives: 12 Cr.

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12 Credits From The Following Options:

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• AMOD 610 – Business Analytics Credits: 3
• ECON 537 – Public Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 539 – Money and Banking Credits: 3
• ECON 567 – Sports Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 627 – International Monetary Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 686 – Internship in Economics Credits: 1
• ECON 695 – Independent Study Credits: 1
• IT 533 – Data Mining and Applications Credits: 3
• LS 621 – Global Leadership and Team Development Credits: 3
• MATH 522 – Optimization Credits: 3
• MATH 523 – Game Theory Credits: 3
• POLS 530 – Politics of Industrialized States Credits: 3
• POLS 532 – Politics of China and E Asia Credits: 3
• POLS 533 – Politics of Africa Credits: 3
• POLS 534 – Politics of the Middle East Credits: 3
• POLS 536 – Politics of Latin America Credits: 3
• POLS 538 – Gender and Public Policy Global Perspect Credits: 3
• SOC 519 – Research Methods I: Quant Survey Analys Credits: 3
• STAT 541 – Probability Credits: 4
• STAT 542 – Mathematical Statistics Credits: 3
• STAT 544 – Stochastic Processes Credits: 3
• STAT 561 – Introduction to R Credits: 1
• STAT 563 – Introduction to SAS Credits: 3
• Any 700-level FIN course

Total: 36 Cr.

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Note: GRD 500 Graduate Academic Success is required for all new international graduate students in their first semester of enrollment.

At Valpo, our master’s in economics and finance degree is truly global. In fact, in the past two years our graduate students have come from Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, India, Russia, and more.

Valpo’s master’s in international economics and finance has STEM classification, which allows international students to pursue three years of post-graduate employment in the U.S. through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Unlike other finance economics or international economics courses and programs, Valpo’s graduate degree focuses on training you on the statistical software SAS. An optional certificate in the use of SAS can be built right into your program with no additional credit requirements. The knowledge and skills you will learn from SAS have proven to be highly valuable for our recent graduates.