Certificate in Economic Theory and Quantitative Methods
Introduction
The department offers a Certificate in Economic Theory and Quantitative Methods to qualified undergraduates. This certificate provides a solid background for students planning to pursue graduate studies in economics. The development of modern economics relies substantially on quantitative methods thus a serious knowledge in statistics and mathematics is essential to a successful performance in graduate school. Such preparation is also becoming increasingly relevant in the workfield and in areas as diverse as business administration, finance, operations research, demography, epidemiology etc.
Requirements
Students interested in this certificate are required to take one year of college calculus (MATH 124,125,126 or equivalent), and are urged, though not required, to take the honors sections of Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 300) and Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 301).
To qualify for the certificate, students must complete two advanced theory courses as follows:
- ECON 400 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics
(ECON 500 - Microeconomic Analysis I can be substituted for ECON 400 with advisor's approval) - ECON 401 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
and two courses chosen from the following list:
- ECON 424: Computational Finance & Financial Econometrics
- ECON 481 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
(Equivalent statistics courses could be substituted for ECON 481 with advisor's approval). - ECON 482 - Econometric Methods
- ECON 483 - Applied Econometric Modeling
- ECON 485 - Game Theory with Applications to Economics
- ECON 486 - Economics of Information
Students must earn minimum grades of 2.8 in both ECON 400 and ECON 401, and must average no less than 2.8 for all four classes.
Students planning to apply to graduate school in economics should seek advice from their instructors concerning additional mathematics courses recommended for graduate work.
Getting the Application
The application for this certificate is available online. You will
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If you prefer, copies of the application are available from the advising
office, in Condon Hall, room 413.
When you have completed the four classes, fill out
the application and return it with a UW unofficial transcript to:
Advising Office
Department of Economics
Box 353330
402 Condon Halll
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98105.
Please print your name clearly as you wish it to appear and include your
permanent mailing address. Certificates are not printed on a regular schedule
so there may be some delay between your date of graduation and receipt
of your certificate.
Last Updated
December 4, 2007
