Columbia Economics MA的新信息

BeaveristUID: 3578019

今天收到的邮件，看版上还没信息就发出来给大家分享一下。

The Department of Economics is very pleased to announce that starting today, March 2, the M.A. program is accepting applications for the 2015-2016 academic year. The online application is now available at the website of Columbia’s Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS):

http://gsas.columbia.edu/admissions

The Department of Economics has created a new website for the M.A. program in order to provide information for prospective students. The M.A. program website includes information about admission requirements, program requirements, and a list of frequently asked questions. The new website can be accessed here:

http://econ.columbia.edu/masters

We appreciate your patience as we have finalized details about the M.A. program.

The deadline to apply for the M.A. program in Economics is April 1.

We are aware that some prospective students have applied to Columbia’s program in Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (QMSS). If you would like to add the M.A. program in Economics as your second-choice program, or if would like to make Economics your first choice and QMSS your second choice, please contact the GSAS Admissions Office at gsas-admissions@columbia.edu as soon as possible.

Please review the M.A. program website and FAQ carefully. Columbia’s GSAS also has a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions:

http://gsas.columbia.edu/faq

harryjiang412UID: 3596212

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Derrick517UID: 3572658

网申系统上还没有这个项目。

PUBRYUID: 3519654

感觉这个项目会比较水额。。。

澹兮烟UID: 3419548

貌似选课并不自由。。。

cjyNelUID: 3444522

看了下 感觉还是Duke MA 好

cheesechanUID: 3505689

看完了webpage, 唯一欠的是course outline:
- 12個月, 和UK等的一樣, 要申博很大機會要gpa for RA, 找工作的一開始就要開始
- Admission沒有強制要求intermediate micro & macro OR quantitative backgrond
- 有course-related的research paper, 不過沒thesis requirement
- 學費正常地貴, 而且沒有funding
- 人數合理, 30-50

NicolehanaUID: 3590858

貌似现在网申系统里还是没有这个项目

dyiwangUID: 3049455

我看还不错.如果可以在这个项目的同时再加上一两门数学课,应该可以作为很好的PhD跳板.毕竟Columbia可以接触到比较牛的教授,然后通过自己的努力拿推荐信.

Eric11UID: 3598132

dyiwang 发表于 2015-3-5 05:30
我看还不错.如果可以在这个项目的同时再加上一两门数学课,应该可以作为很好的PhD跳板.毕竟Columbia可以接触 ...

据说是有adjunct professor教的

cheesechanUID: 3505689

Eric11 发表于 2015-3-5 08:06
据说是有adjunct professor教的

Columbia是美國諸多top school, 碩士這門生意最得最大的. 就如那堆stat, actuarial, 一大堆的master, 還有distance learning的CVN, 其規模都不是其他top school可以追上的.

對其master in economics的評價, 我會等其第一年的course syllabus和teaching faculty有了再說.
七個core都是adjunct professor教這類的事情, 我不敢說他們做不出來.......雖則看著class input不似.

mincyZUID: 3504421

cheesechan 发表于 2015-3-5 08:36
Columbia是美國諸多top school, 碩士這門生意最得最大的. 就如那堆stat, actuarial, 一大堆的master, 還 ...

选课并不是很自由 数学只有一个mathematics for economist这一门...

不过看program定位中有phd跳板，不知道和传统跳板项目比起来怎么样。选一个第一年新开的columbia master program真是take high risks...

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mincyZ 发表于 2015-3-5 09:31
选课并不是很自由 数学只有一个mathematics for economist这一门...

不过看program定位中有phd跳板，不 ...

我覺得不flexible問題其實不是太大.....
Micro, Macro, Metrics I & II 都是很core的master class, 真的想讀PhD的也會這樣選的.
反而是adv. elective數目不太夠: for example, if I am quite sure I am interested in, say eonoometrics, 那我就會想三個course都選metrics (or at least 2 la), 但是似乎他們沒有這樣的選擇.

水平我估計: 正宗master level, macro用Romer, micro一時想不起但反正不會是全套MWG.
因為如果是full MWG+ Sargent's Recursive 的話, 應該會硬性要intermediate econ / math phy background, 否則跟不上.

econ master沒有數學系的課可選是很正常的: 要不錢 $$$ 誰分/賺?

和你一樣, 我覺得很high risk.
PhD跳板這類字眼, 誰都能寫, 作文而矣. 能跳到哪兒才是重點.
沒有historial record, 也得有fundamental factor如課程硬度和教學人員才能推算.

mincyZUID: 3504421

cheesechan 发表于 2015-3-5 09:40
我覺得不flexible問題其實不是太大.....
Micro, Macro, Metrics I & II 都是很core的master class, 真 ...

觉得30-50人的program size和research paper required可能是两个phd跳板的positive signals~

不过看program description感觉还是偏向应用和就业。。。

最后想说econ master是有面试学生的趋势了么..skype interview required

cheesechanUID: 3505689

mincyZ 发表于 2015-3-5 09:54
觉得30-50人的program size和research paper required可能是两个phd跳板的positive signals~

不过看pr ...

30-50 人的program size的確是+ve signal.

research paper required我認為不太是, 只是neutral / slighly positive. 最硬的會要seperate thesis, 最就業的啥都沒有.

要面試我覺得也是positive signal, not a signal for a good academic program, but just a signal that they will try to make a good program (either academic or working)