Specialized MS Programs
Applied Economics
The Master of Science in Applied Economics is primarily a terminal degree that prepares students for positions in industry, private consulting firms, local, regional and national policy making agencies, private not for profit organization, and community/regional economic planning and development agencies.
Management Information Systems
The specialization in Management Information Systems (MIS)
is for students who wish to work as systems analysts, application programmers, network managers, information managers, information center managers, and trainers in management information systems.
Economics
Economics graduate training emphasizes economic theory, critical thinking, and quantitative analysis. This foundation is a means to an end, not an end in itself: theory and quantitative methods are tools used in applied courses, in theses and dissertations, and in other research and extension activities carried out in the department.
Human Resources
The MS in Human Resources degree prepares students for professional careers in the field of Human Resource Management. The instruction is designed to teach students to assume a strategic role in helping organizations gain competitive advantage by building employee commitment, competence, and effectiveness. Required subject areas include human resource planning, recruiting, selection, placement, compensation and benefits, career planning, training and organizational development, labor and employee relations, ethical/legal employment practices, statistical methods, and program evaluation.