Master of Arts in Development Economics (MA) at University of Northern British Columbia

Programme overview

The MA in Development Economics considers changing global, regional and national contexts for economic development, comparative policy lessons and the tools development economists need. Available full-time or part-time with coursework-only, project and thesis options.

Department: Economics | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September | Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Minimum 25 credit hours (coursework-only and project options) or 28 credit hours (thesis). Required courses include Global Economy and Development, Poverty, Inequality and Development, Advanced Microeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Policy for Development and Applied Econometrics; options end in coursework, a 9 credit-hour project or a 12 credit-hour thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Normally a four-year undergraduate degree equivalent to a UNBC Economics degree; sample of written work, strong letters of recommendation and letter of intent. Students without undergraduate econometrics take ECON 312-3 with a minimum grade of B.

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.

Most graduate programs admit for Fall (September). Some programs (for example Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, MASc) also have Winter (January) intakes and Interdisciplinary Studies and MASc have Spring (May) intakes. Some programs no longer offer Winter or Spring intakes.

For Fall (September) entry, applications open 1 October; the first deadline is 15 January for most programs (for example MA in Applied Economics, English, History, Gender Studies, MASc, MEng), with a second domestic deadline of 1 July where offered. Winter (January) entry, where offered, opens 15 January with a first deadline of 1 June and a second domestic deadline of 1 November. Spring (May) entry, where offered, has a first deadline of 1 December and a second domestic deadline of 1 March. MA in Disability Management closes 1 July with no extension.

Graduate application fee: CAD 76.50 for domestic applicants and CAD 153.00 for international applicants, non-refundable and paid at submission online or through the Cashier's Office.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unbc.ca/admissions/graduate

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