To allow students to better exploit the strong complementary nature between business and economics, the Carey Business School and the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Applied Economics Program have eliminated the overlap between the MS in Applied Economics and the MBA. This enables students to earn both the MS degree and the MBA for fewer courses than if pursued separately. More information is available at the website.
Admission Requirements
Apply to the MBA/MS in Applied Economics through the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Program Requirements
The program requires 66 total credits, including 36 Carey credits for the MBA (18 credits Flex MBA Business Foundations and 18 credits of Business Electives). The 36 credits required for the MBA must be "BU" courses from the Carey Business School. Students must complete the MBA portion within six years. A waived course must be replaced with an equivalent number of credits in an advanced "BU" course. To reach the 54 credits for an MBA degree, Carey Business School will accept 18 credits from the MS Applied Economics curriculum to count toward MBA electives.
Electives may be used to earn one or two Specializations, but no student is required to earn a Specialization to fulfill program requirements. Courses may count toward multiple Specializations, but no student in this program may earn more than two Specializations. Students may take any combination of elective courses that meet the credit requirement, whether they combine toward a Specialization or not. Specializations are simply a way to think about organizing elective course options and are optional. See the Flexible MBA portion of this catalogue for details on available Specializations.
The curriculum for the MBA program includes the following courses.
Dual degree recipients receive both diplomas upon completion of both programs. Course requirements, which can be pursued simultaneously at both schools, are:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| AS.440.601 | Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| AS.440.602 | Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| AS.440.606 | Econometrics | 3 |
| Advanced Econometrics Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Macroeconometrics [Time-Series Analysis] | ||
| Macroeconomic Forecasting [Time Series Analysis] | ||
| Financial Econometrics [Time-Series Analysis] | ||
| Microeconometrics [Cross-Section and Panel Analysis] | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select six elective courses | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
MBA Requirements - Carey Business School
All courses are two credits unless otherwise specified.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (18 credits) | ||
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| BU.142.601 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 2 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.121.610 | Negotiation | 2 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| Elective Courses (18 credits) | 18 | |
| Select nine 2-credit courses. Students may fulfill this requirement with any Carey courses for which they meet the pre-requisites and enrollment criteria with three exceptions. BU.220.610, BU.220.620, and BU.510.601 may not be used as elective courses toward the MBA degree. | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |