The Ph'D' Program Department of Economics FIU

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The Ph.D. ProgramDepartment of EconomicsFIU
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PhD program

• Degree Requirements
• Courses
• Core Courses
• Field Courses
• Exams
• Papers
• Dissertation
• Teaching Assistantship

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Degree Requirements

• Must complete course work
• Fulfill certain requirements.

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Degree Requirements

• For the Ph.D. degree, the student must complete a
  minimum of 75 credit hours.
• These 75 hours must include at least
• Coursework 45 semester credit hours (15 courses)
  of graduate level course work
• Advanced Workshop 12 credits in the Advanced
  Workshops (4 seminar courses)

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Degree Requirements

• Dissertation Credit 18 credits of dissertation

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Additional Requirements

• Qualifying Exams and Field Requirement
• Qualifying examination in core theory
• One field paper

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Additional Requirements

• Residency
• The university residency requirement (18 credits
  in a 12-month period) must be satisfied prior to
  registering for dissertation credit.
• Dissertation Defense
• Successful completion, defense, and acceptance
  of your Ph.D. dissertation

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Course Work

• Complete 45 hours (15 courses) of graduate level
  course work.
• Supervised research (independent study),
  seminars, and dissertation credit do not count
  toward this objective.

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Course Work

• The required minimum of 15 courses consists of
• 11 courses in the core
• 4 field courses

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Core Courses

• MICRO
• ECO 6115 Fundamentals of Graduate Microeconomics
• ECO 7115 Microeconomic Theory I
• ECO 7116 Microeconomic Theory II

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Core Courses

• MACRO
• ECO 6204 Fundamentals of Graduate Macroeconomics
• ECO 7206 Macroeconomic Theory I
• ECO 7207 Macroeconomic Theory II

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Core Courses

• MATH
• ECO 7405 Mathematical Methods in Economic
  Analysis I
• ECO 7xxx Mathematical Methods in Economic
  Analysis II

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Core Courses

• ECONOMETRICS
• ECO 7424 Econometric Methods I
• ECO 7425 Econometric Methods II
• ECO 7xxx Econometric Methods III

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Core Courses

• Students must attain at least an overall B
  average (3.0) in the following 7 core courses
• 3 Micro Courses
• 3 Macro Courses
• Mathematical Methods in Economic Analysis

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Grades

• No credit toward a graduate degree is given for
  any course in which a grade of C or less is
  obtained.
• A graduate student who receives a grade lower
  than B- in a course must retake that course.
• If a retake also results in a grade lower than
  B-, the student will not be permitted to continue
  in the Ph.D. Program.
• A graduate student who receives a grade lower
  than B- in more than two courses will not be
  allowed to stay in the Economics Ph.D. Program.
• Students are required to maintain a minimum GPA
  of 3.0 (of 4) in their coursework.

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Core Courses Calendar
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Comprehensive Qualifying Exams

• At the end of the second semester, students must
  pass a comprehensive qualifying examination on
  core theory (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics).
• The student must earn at least a B (3.0) average
  in the micro, macro, and math core courses before
  taking the qualifying exam.

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Comps

• The two parts of the Ph.D. qualifying
  examination, Microeconomic Theory and
  Macroeconomic Theory, are considered independent.
  
• Students who pass only one part of the
  examination need only retake the part they
  failed.
• A student who fails the same part twice will not
  be permitted to continue in the Economics Ph.D.
  Program.

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Field Courses

• During the fourth and fifth semester, students
  continue their course work.
• At minimum, students will be required complete
  course work in two major fields of
  specialization.
• Major field indicates a chosen field in which
  students must fulfill the field paper
  requirement.

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Field Paper Calendar

• Choose field-paper field by the Fall of 3rd year
• Continue working on field paper during the Spring
  of 3rd year
• Field paper due by the end of 3rd year (Complete
  the paper, present it in a workshop, get it
  accepted by the committee)
• If called for, redo the field paper by the
  beginning of the 4th year

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Fields

• International Trade
• International Money
• Industrial Organization I
• Industrial Organization II

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Candidacy

• Successfully complete
• the field exam
• The field paper
• Ready to be admitted to candidacy
• Start receiving dissertation credit by

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Candidacy

• Choose an area of research
• Consult with faculty (potential PhD committee
  members)
• Present a dissertation proposal
• Choose a primary advisor and other committee
  members
• Steps 1-4 to be completed by the end of the 3rd
  year

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Dissertation Work

• Conduct research and complete a dissertation
• Continue taking courses to complete a minimum of
  12 credits of Advanced Workshop and 18 credits of
  dissertation.
• Enroll for at least 3 credits per term (including
  the summer) until the dissertation requirement
  has been completed.

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Dissertation Work

• Students will normally be required to enroll as
  full-time students at the University for at least
  a year during this dissertation work period.
• Exceptions must be approved by the students
  primary advisor. This year of required
  residency will be the year after the student
  completes the field requirements.

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Summary I
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Summary II
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Summary II
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Teaching assistantship

• Teaching assistantships are initially awarded by
  the Graduate Director, following the
  recommendations of the Graduate Studies
  Committee.
• Before being awarded an assistantship, a student
  must first be admitted to an Economics Graduate
  Program.
• Teaching assistantships will normally be renewed
  for up to four years, provided students continue
  to make satisfactory academic progress
  (maintenance of a GPA of at least 3.0 and passing
  core theory and satisfying field paper
  requirements at the designated times).

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TA Responsibilities

• Teaching assistants are expected to be present
  throughout the semester.
• Absence during a portion of the semester could
  result in revocation of your assistantship.
• You should contact any professors you are
  assigned to as soon as possible after receiving
  your assignment.

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TA Responsibilities

• During the first year of graduate study,
  assistants are usually assigned to assist regular
  faculty members.
• Responsibilities may include grading exams and
  assignments (under the professors guidance), and
  holding office hours.
• Assistants may also be expected to attend the
  classes they are assigned to.
• Teaching assistants duties should not exceed 20
  hours per week.

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TA Responsibilities

• Once Ph.D. students receive their MA degrees and
  pass the core courses, they may be assigned the
  responsibility of teaching an introductory class.
  
• Advanced teaching assistants may be assigned to
  teach a more advanced class.

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Activity Report

• Students must submit to the Graduate Director an
  Activity Report at the end of each semester.

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Activity Report

• This report details
• What was accomplished the past semester
• What were the reasons and remedies for any
  shortcomings
• What the student plans to do in the next semester
• What the student plans to do in the next year