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专业介绍 经济学是研究有限资源如何最佳配置使人类需要得到最大满足的一门社会科学，是现代的一个独立学科，是关于经济发展规律的科学。在美国大学，经济学一般被设在文理学院的社会科学下，所涵盖的方向包括：宏观经济学、微观经济学、发展经济学、劳动经济学、计量经济学和国际经济学六大类。 先修课程 在经济学申请中，大部分学校要求申请者有一定的经济学、数学先修课程的背景。经济学、财政学、金融、国际贸易、管理、会计专业的同学都可以申请。有意向申请经济学硕士项目的同学，可以先查询一下学校项目对先修课程的要求，然后对比一下自己已有的课程，如果有缺少的课程，建议补充相关课程。下面列出几所学校官方给出的要求： New York University Our program has become increasingly competitive over the last 5 years, as we seek to emphasize the analytical rigor of our program. First and foremost, we aim to admit students with excellent training in economics and quantitative methods - that is, students with grades of A-, A or A+ in economics and mathematics courses at undergraduate level. More specifically, strong applicants will meet the following requirements: A strong application will have ‘A’ grades in most of these courses (i.e. undergraduate economics, calculus, statistics econometrics). University of Georgetown An undergraduate degree in economics is not a requirement for admission to the Program. However, substantial coursework in economics is one factor that tends to strengthen an application for admission to the Program. Also, economics is a highly quantitative discipline. For that reason, substantial coursework in mathematics, probability and statistics, and other quantitative subjects is another factor that can strengthen an application for admission. At least two courses in calculus as well as courses in intermediate microeconomics and intermediate macroeconomics are specifically required for admission to the program. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor It is normally the case that MAE student have completed at least the following before beginning the graduate program: calculus (one year), intermediate microeconomic theory (one term), intermediate macroeconomic theory (one term), and elementary statistics (one term). 学制以及课程设置 美国经济学硕士项目学制一般是1到2年的，一般是每学期修三门课，三到四学期完成硕士学位。部分学校提供一年的经济学硕士项目，比如耶鲁，就属于密集式的课程，致力于让学生快速进入职场发展。研究生阶段的核心课程包括：高级宏观经济学、高级微观经济学、高级计量经济学、发展经济学、高级统计、数据分析等。选修课涉及经济，管理，法律,金