纯文科背景通过修双学位转Econ的可能性？

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楼主某北京985纯人文专业，目前在修社会学的双学位（当年对社会学的爱），然后因为各种复杂原因，以后想往Econ转，也有可能继续深造PhD。

现在有一个想法是退社会学双学位修经济学的双学位，但又不是非常情愿，原因除了对社会学的喜欢（可能是主要原因_(:з」∠)_感觉自己好贪婪）以外还有就是社会学要求的学分已经修的差不多了，退的话机会成本比较大；经济学相关核心课和选修课我也可以选上，学校内对于经济学双学位的认可度也不是很高。
但不退社会学的明显短板就是没有经济学的学位，只有相关的课程。

所以现在想问大家的就是本科学位相关性对于申请（硕士）到底有多重要（比如没有相关学位就会被卡死）？是否可以通过其他方式弥补（上课，实习，授课型硕士blahblahblah）？

（之前有想过去港校先读授课型的硕士补背景，但是有人和我说美国那边不喜欢已经有relative field硕士的学生，我前天给mapss那边发了邮件问这样行不行，他们给的回复是这样很正常（？？），但没提本科背景的事情，所以现在就很迷茫……加上去各大学校逛了一圈PhD的CV发现99.9%的人本科都有经济学或相关学位emmmm……）

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其实只要基本课程在的话，研究型授课型的硕士应该都可以。微积分，线性代数，概率论与数理统计是国内许多经济学学位同学的数学本科背景了，经济学核心课其实本科就是中级的微观宏观计量。我当年申请硕士的时候，微积分只有一个学期，微观宏观都只有初级（然而我竟然还是经济学本科。。。。唉醉了）。。包括我现在的数学背景也比较一般但是有计划申博，真正坚持下来学并且有成绩的也只有intro to analysis （本科生级别）和一门ODE（不幸below median心碎。。），下学期准备上high level的应用计量。从我的角度来说，我觉得最重要的是这几门课你要有，并且学会了能用就行啦，我觉得社会学你喜欢可以坚持这个学位，关键是补了核心课。毕竟退出的机会成本确实挺大，而且你还感兴趣。

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现身说法一下，我985英语学位，修了几门核心经济课，去年申econ硕士接近横扫(除了mapss)。

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参考ls，反正我在论坛里看过一些大神主修英语心理学之类的转经济的

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我记得两财一贸有个教授是英语转的经济，社科院也有不少专业跨度很大的研究员

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本科念新聞，現在法蘭克福大學唸經濟博士，微積分、線性代數、最佳化全都自學～
但建議去念個研究型經碩，不然到經博階段會很崩潰（我念了個經碩，現在博一一樣崩潰）。

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硕士的话只要有必备的一些数学和基础课程应该是可以的。但是拿你说的mapss，如果数学背景比较薄弱，或者之前没怎么上过经济学课程，你会被虐的很惨。。。core系列感觉只有micro可以上，其他两个metrics和macro我想象不到数学基础弱的人可以去上。。。
这种背景我感觉除非你能在mapss上core的课和phd竞争拿前几名，不然肯定硕士之后要再做RA，phd申请不是一年master能解决的。。。

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magicahan 发表于 2019-1-9 13:20
硕士的话只要有必备的一些数学和基础课程应该是可以的。但是拿你说的mapss，如果数学背景比较薄弱，或者之前 ...

如果去之前去港校那边念一个授课型硕士再申请会不会好一些？

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feibaobao 发表于 2019-1-8 19:30
其实只要基本课程在的话，研究型授课型的硕士应该都可以。微积分，线性代数，概率论与数理统计是国内许多经 ...

哇！多谢！

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swl007007 发表于 2019-1-8 23:15
现身说法一下，我985英语学位，修了几门核心经济课，去年申econ硕士接近横扫(除了mapss)。

那大概经济的课程修到什么程度算合适？U•ェ•*U

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cch388 发表于 2019-1-9 08:06
本科念新聞，現在法蘭克福大學唸經濟博士，微積分、線性代數、最佳化全都自學～
但建議去念個研究型經碩， ...

我主要也是怕专业弱数学弱跟不上……所以在想去年研究型硕士前先念一个授课型硕士会不会好些

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MAPSS的回复
To apply successfully for our Economics concentration, students must have real analysis, econometrics, advanced statistics/probability, linear algebra, multivariable calculus, and normally intermediate micro or macroeconomics already under their belt. Their verbal GRE must be at least 55%, their quantitative GRE at least 85%, and they must have a writing sample that showcases what they can do in quantitative economics. Accepted students are eligible for 3 years of work permission in the U.S., since MAPSS-Economics is a STEM-approved field of study. Only those students accepted for our Economics concentration are permitted to take graduate courses in the Economics department (one of the most intensely mathematical in the world), or to write their MA thesis with a member of the Econ faculty. Accepted students start the MAPSS year by taking the Econ doctoral math camp in September, and go on to take two of three first-year doctoral sequences in Economics. See https://mapss.uchicago.edu/areas-study/economics
There are many students who come to MAPSS who already have an MA in their field. The majority of these students are international with advanced degrees from their home country.  They believe that getting an MA in an American university will increase their chances of successfully applying to Ph.D. programs in the U.S.

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LSE太良心了呜呜呜呜呜

Although we cannot comment on an individual candidate’s profile, or circumstance, and their likelihood of acceptance on to our postgraduate programmes, it may be helpful for you to know that the LSE’s MSc Economics programme is highly quantitative in its content. We would normally expect candidates for the 1 year MSc Economics to have majored in Economics before applying to that programme. In some rare instances, candidates with a minor in Economics or with a combined Economics degree with another subject are admitted by proving that they have excellent analytical ability (for example) via their GRE scores and academic record. We expect entrants to the MSc Economics to have very good grades with a solid quantitative background.

Our selectors who review all MSc applications will be looking for proven strength in quantitative subjects in each candidate through a detailed screening process of all academic results, GRE scores as well as academic references. The LSE’s BSc Economics course regulation will give you an indication of the typical academic background of candidates who are admitted to our 1-year MSc Economics; also see the Maths course taken by our current BSc Economics students. Some MSc applicants, including some LSE students, will have more than this, but most will not have much less. It is not just a case of having taken some Economics, Maths (and Statistics) courses, but also of having studied, and been examined in, Economics courses that are part of a quantitative based Economics degree structure, i.e. with standard courses in Intermediate Macro and Microeconomics and Econometrics, and a number of advanced courses that use these earlier courses as prerequisites.

We cannot offer guidance to potential applicants on how they can gain an acceptance to one of our graduate programmes, or comment on their individual transcripts to assess whether they may have had adequate quantitative preparation for studies in Economics at the LSE. However, we can say that past applicants who lacked such quantitative components in their undergraduate degree, might have taken (and performed well on) courses such as, for example, Cambridge University’s Advanced Diploma in Economics or the Economics Diploma at University of London International Programme (the LSE is an academic partner of the latter). NB; these are provided only as examples and not as recommendation.

Candidates who have not majored in undergraduate Economics, or who may feel that a stronger grounding in Economics may be necessary, may be best advised to apply to our 2-year MSc Economics programme. The 2-year MSc Economics programme is designed for students who have a strong quantitative background (for example in Finance) but lack the depth of knowledge in economic theory and quantitative techniques for the 1-year MSc Economics. While the programme is designed for candidates who may not have majored in undergraduate Economics, our selectors will certainly be expecting successful applicants to demonstrate evidence of quantitative skills and mathematical ability.

If we can again refer you to the Maths and Statistics course taken by current LSE BSc Economics students; this will give you an indication of the kind of preparation and university level quantitative courses selectors will be looking for and that could grant acceptance to the MSc Economics.

The academic selectors will consider all information and material on file, including academic transcripts, GRE scores and academic references. All applications will be reviewed holistically and our academic selectors will review all the information on file to assess every applicant’s quantitative skills and potential to cope with the technical rigour of the graduate courses offered. It is important that your referees can vouch for your skills and experience in the relevant area (quantitative) and so we would expect reference writers to be chosen appropriately. We expect all applicants to the MSc 2 year programme to hold a GRE. The GRE is another means by which our academic selectors will be able to measure your quantitative ability and assess your academic profile. In terms of the GRE scores, our academic selectors will be most interested in the Quantitative score. Typically we would expect successful candidates, who applied to the MSc Economics 2 year programme, to have scored at least 161 or above on the GRE, with most having much higher scores.

For guidance, please see When to Apply / Deadlines and How To Apply. We require a complete formal application with full information submitted to the LSE’s Graduate Admissions Office who centrally administer the process. We encourage potential applicants to read the information on our website.  Economics Department MSc programmes information can be found at the following webpages:
MSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
MSc Economics (1 year)  
MSc Economics (2 year)
Economics Dept – Frequently Asked Questions for MSc Applicants
Taught Masters programme regulations  
MSc Alumni profiles

The entry criteria, as listed on individual programme prospectus pages under sub-heading ‘assessing your application’, is intended to provide broad guidelines regarding the minimum standard of candidates to whom we will make offers. Where a candidate’s individual profile might not exactly align with published criteria, they are welcome to highlight other counter-balancing factors in their personal statement, referee statements and CV.

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TedTeddtTed 发表于 2019-01-09 14:55


那大概经济的课程修到什么程度算合适？U•ェ•*U

最低要求:经原*2,中微，中宏。
微积分，线性代数，统计学
一般要求:
初等概率论，计量。
高级要求:
数理经济学(数分，实变函数，微分方程，最优化)

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TedTeddtTed 发表于 2019-1-9 14:54
如果去之前去港校那边念一个授课型硕士再申请会不会好一些？

我觉得再多上课肯定是必要的。Mapss尤其如此，因为mapss只有一年，你基本没机会补数学课。比如你要去mapss，metrics第一门Azeem教，基本一开始已经assume你很熟悉undergrad metrics，还有probability theory，自己analysis。macro第一门fernando，几乎没什么其他学校macro第一门能比他讲的还快，dynamic programming之类的东西我已经比同届同学多很多背景和训练了，还是觉得很快。我其实不太能想象社会学的同学去上这些课。。。
相比之下可以试一下macss，毕竟两年有机会补数理课。但是去macss基本注定你肯定得在phd之前读三年及以上。