The primary objective of the program is to prepare students for the PhD program that the department offers. The MA program also provides training for careers in government and business. The program consists of eight one-term courses and a written dissertation. After the dissertation is completed the students defend it in an oral examination before the dissertation committee. MA dissertation must prove the student's competence in the selected topic. The students who don't want to continue PhD program may also apply the theory and the techniques of economics to the analysis of practical problems in a variety of fields as the dissertation.

The students who have a bachelor's degree in the fields other than economics must complete one-year MA Preparation Program in addition to the regular MA program..

MA Curriculum:

First Year	First Term	Hours	ECTS
ECON 7001	Macroeconomic Theory	3	8
ECON 7003	Advanced Econometrics	3	8
ECON 7005	Methods in Dynamic Economics	3	8
ECON 7007	Microeconomic Theory	3	8
	TOTAL	12	32
First Year	Second Term	Hours	ECTS
ECON 7000	Seminar	2	4
	Elective - 1	3	8
	Elective - 2	3	8
	Elective - 3	3	8
	TOTAL	11	28
	Elective Courses:
ECON 7002	Advanced International Economics	3	8
ECON 7006	South-East Asian Economic Studies	3	8
ECON 7008	Advanced Monetary Economics	3	8
ECON 7010	Applied Econometrics	3	8
ECON 7012	Regional and Urban Economics	3	8
ECON 7014	Theories of Economic Growth and Development	3	8
ECON 7016	Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics	3	8
ECON 7018	Software Applications in Economics	3	8