Commerce and Economic Development, MS (Boston)

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Required Courses

• CED 6010 — Applied Microeconomic Theory 1
• CED 6020 — Applied Macroeconomic Theory 1
• CED 6030 — Mathematical Methods for Economics 1
• CED 6040 — Applied Econometrics 1
• CED 6050 — Integrated Economics and Finance

Restricted Electives:

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Complete 4 semester hours of the following

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • CED 6120 — Environmental Economics and Public Policy
  • CED 6130 — Sustainable Economic Development
  • CED 6983 — Special Topics
  • CED 6995 — Project

Capstone

• CED 6910 — Capstone: Master’s Project

Co-op

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This option requires 1 additional semester hour of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

• INT 6200 — Experiential Project Preparation
• One of:
  • COP 6945 — Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
  • COP 6946 — Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
  • COP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time

Integrative Experiential Learning

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This option substitutes for 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits in programs that require at least 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits. If the student has already completed the program's restricted electives or the program does not have an elective requirement, this option requires 3 additional hours of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

• INT 6943 — Integrative Experiential Learning

Concentrations

Data Analytics

• ALY 6105 — Introduction to Applied Statistics
• ALY 6125 — Intermediate Analytics
• CED 6150 — Risk Analytics in Finance and Economics
• CED 6310 — Network Analytics and Machine Learning in Finance

Economic Analysis

From the catalog

Complete 12 semester hours of the following:

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • CED 6011 — Applied Microeconomic Theory 2
  • CED 6021 — Applied Macroeconomic Theory 2
  • CED 6031 — Mathematical Methods for Economics 2
  • CED 6041 — Applied Econometrics 2
  • CED 6051 — Open Economy Macroeconomic Analysis

Financial Economics

• CED 6220 — Global Financial Economics
• FIN 6102 — Asset and Liability Management
• FIN 6161 — Investment Analysis

• From the catalog

  Complete 3 semester hours of the following:

• Choose 3 semester hours from:
  • CED 6210 — Economic Perspectives in Managerial Finance
  • CED 6230 — Quantitative Methods
  • CED 6240 — Financial Ethics

Financial Risk Management

• CED 6250 — Risk Management: Derivatives and Alternative Investments
• CED 6260 — Credit Risk Management
• FIN 6101 — Accounting Fundamentals for Financial Institutions
• FIN 6102 — Asset and Liability Management

Forensic Accounting

• ACC 6210 — Advanced Forensic Accounting Foundations
• ACC 6220 — Financial Statement Analysis in Forensics
• ACC 6230 — Fraud Detection and Investigative Accounting Methods
• ACC 6240 — Forensic Accounting in Litigation

Tech Innovation and Financial Analytics

• CED 6140 — Economics of Digital Commerce
• CED 6270 — Economics of Entrepreneurial Innovation
• CED 6271 — Economics of Technological Innovation
• CED 6280 — New Product Development in Digital Finance

GPA requirements

• Additional hours required for participation in optional experiential learning opportunities. Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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