Economics - 5-Year Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Service Administration
The combined program between the Department of Economics and The Bush School of Government and Public Service allows undergraduate Economics students to enter the Master of Public Service Program, with a focus in Public Policy Analysis, at the beginning of their fourth year at Texas A&M University. This program combines the teaching of analytical thinking skills and applications to better understand human behavior as it relates to public policy and management along with skills in leadership and research methods.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences | ||
| Calculus II for Biological Sciences | ||
| Engineering Mathematics II | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Foreign language 1 | 4 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 203 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Business Calculus | ||
| Calculus I for Biological Sciences | ||
| Engineering Mathematics I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Foreign language 1 | 4 | |
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECMT 461 | Economic Data Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 323 | Microeconomic Theory 2 | 3 |
| Foreign language 1 | 3 | |
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 | |
| Literature directed elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 410 | Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| American history | 3 | |
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Foreign language 1 | 3 | |
| Economics elective 3 | 3 | |
| General elective 4 | 1 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Communication | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 | |
| Economics elective 3 | 3 | |
| Economics elective 3 | 3 | |
| General elective 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 209 | Survey of Accounting Principles | 3 |
| American history | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture or creative arts | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Economics elective 3 | 3 | |
| Literature directed elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUSH 631 | Quantitative Methods in Public Management I 5 | 3 |
| PSAA 601 | Foundations of Public Service 6 | 3 |
| PSAA 621 | Economic Analysis 6 | 3 |
| PSAA 643 | Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector 6 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSAA 611 | Public Policy Formation 5 | 3 |
| BUSH elective 5 | 3 | |
| BUSH elective 7 | 3 | |
| PSAA elective 7 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSAA 675 | Public Service and Administration Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| BUSH/PSAA elective 7 | 3 | |
| BUSH/PSAA elective 7 | 3 | |
| PSAA elective 7 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSAA 676 | Public Service and Administration Capstone Seminar II | 3 |
| PSAA elective 7 | 3 | |
| PSAA elective 7 | 3 | |
| PSAA elective 7 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 150 | |
- 1
Complete 14 hours of a foreign language through the intermediate level. If you choose to enroll in a language you have studied previously without receiving college credit, you must first take a placement test. See academic advisor.
- 2
ECON 323 is a pre-requisite for most ECON electives.
- 3
Select from ECMT 463, ECMT 475; ECON 301-499, ECON 607; BUSH 632, BUSH 635; PSAA 621, PSAA 622, PSAA 638, PSAA 640.
- 4
Select from BUSH/PSAA 601-699 or any 100-499 course not used elsewhere (except ECMT 100-499; ECON 100-499).
- 5
Courses can count towards the general elective on the BA degree plan.
- 6
Courses can count towards the economics elective on the BA degree plan.
- 7
BUSH graduate advisor will assist with BUSH/PSAA course selection for chosen track in graduate program.
Graduation requirements include 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. The required 6 hours may be met by courses satisfying other areas of a degree program. See your academic advisor for further information.
No more than 36 credits in economics and econometrics can be applied to this degree. A grade of C or higher is required for all Economics and Econometrics coursework.
The program includes a total of 168 hours which up to 18 hours may be applied toward both the Bachelor of Arts in Economics and the Master of Public Service Administration.
Students can double-count up to 9 hours of Bush School courses toward the undergraduate major coursework area and up to 9 hours toward general electives in the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
Economic Electives
In addition to the electives for the BA in ECON, the following courses may be selected for the ECON-MPSA program: BUSH 632 , BUSH 635 ; PSAA 621, PSAA 622 , PSAA 638, PSAA 640.
See the MPSA program in the Graduate and Professional Catalog for the MPSA requirements.