Economics (MA) | Master's degree | Humanities & Culture | On Campus | 2 years | The New School | USA

Courses of study emphasize the historical roots of economic ideas, their application to contemporary policy debates, and conflicting explanations and interpretations of economic phenomena. We emphasize research within the context of a rigorous training in conceptual, mathematical, and statistical modeling techniques that form the methodological basis of contemporary economic research. The master of arts (MA) program provides depth of knowledge and analytical skills in the field of economics with the flexibility of a wide range of elective choices, allowing each candidate to shape an individual concentration, such as economics and finance, classical political economy, interdisciplinary political economy, urban economics, or development economics. A total of 30 credits is required for the MA in economics.