Overview

If you are interested in learning more about Economic Policy, visit our MA in Economic Policy.

A one-year course-based program providing a thorough grounding in modern economics and preparing students for doctoral studies in economics and careers in the public and private sector.

Areas of Research

In addition to required courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics, students can take elective courses at McMaster University in a variety of fields, including Health Economics, International Finance, International Trade, Industrial Organization, Labour Economics, Monetary Economics, Population Economics, and Public Economics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Finance

Fixed-Income Securities

Financial Theory

Financial Statement Analysis
Risk Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hamilton, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum academic requirements for admission into the MA program is Honours BA in Economics. The university requires entering Master’s students to have maintained a B+ average in courses (relevant to the Master’s program they are entering) during the final two years of their undergraduate programs.

Advanced microeconomics and macroeconomics courses (that is, at least one course in each beyond the full-year intermediate courses). The equivalent courses at McMaster are Econ 4T03 and Econ 4TT3.
One upper-level (3rd year or above) university statistics or econometrics course, with econometrics preferred. The equivalent course at McMaster is Econ 3EE3.
Please note : If you only have a 3 year undergraduate degree, it will not be equivalent to an Honours BA. You are advised to take a year of 4th year courses or a one year MA and then consider applying again. If you do to choose to apply with just the 3 year there is no guarantee of admission.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27498 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

5632 CAD / year

≈ 5632 CAD / year

Living costs

Hamilton

Canada

1163 - 1630 CAD / month

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Funding

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