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Master of Development Economics in Halifax, available as a course-based professional or thesis option, covering applied economic theory and econometrics and the economics of the development process in low-income countries. Study is full-time.
Faculty: Science | Department: Department of Economics | Duration: 12 months or longer (non-thesis); 16 months or longer (thesis) | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Core courses Development Microeconomics (ECON 5000) and Applied Development Economics (ECON 5254), a choice of Economic Growth (ECON 5001) or Open Economy Macroeconomics (ECON 5253), and graduate economics electives, with approved electives outside the discipline. Students without introductory econometrics (e.g. ECON 3338) include it in their studies.
Policymakers, researchers, teachers, consultants and business owners; public sector, NGOs, private corporations, banks, research organizations and economic consulting.
Four-year bachelor's degree (BA, BSc or BComm) with at least a B+ average on Dalhousie standards, and economics beyond the introductory level (including intermediate theory), statistics and university mathematics; applicants missing preparation may be asked for additional coursework or a qualifying year. Apply by April 1 (international) or June 1 (Canadian) for September; January 31 for scholarship or funding consideration. Applicants academically admissible but below the English minimum may receive conditional admission pending a graduate-level ESL test or the EAP Level 2 programme.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Graduate intakes: September, January and May.
General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.
Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/
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Dalhousie University, Canada
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Dalhousie University, Canada
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Dalhousie University, Canada
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Dalhousie University, Canada
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