The Master of Science in Economics emphasizes the development of theoretical understanding of economic phenomena, quantitative skills that can be applied to economic problems, and critical thinking to understand how to best apply economic theory and quantitative skills to real-world problems.

• Use an econometric software package such as STATA, SPSS, SAS, or R, etc., for the purpose of business/social data analytics.
• Use econometric techniques to draw conclusions from economic data.
• Apply constrained optimization to analyze business decision making and policy.