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The PhD program focuses on a solid core curriculum in economic theory and econometrics. In addition, a number of specialized fields of study are offered: economic development, economic history, human resources and demography, industrial organization and game theory, international trade and finance, labor economics, natural resource and environmental economics, public economics, urban and regional economics, and advanced theory and econometrics.

Degrees Offered:

  • PhD
Degree Details: 

PhD
The satisfactory completion of a total of 48 semester hours of course work and 30 hours of dissertation research are required. First year courses include Microeconomic Theory I and II, Macroeconomic Theory I and II, Mathematical Statistics for Economists, and Econometrics. These courses are followed by three preliminary exams prior to the start of second-year course work. In the second year, students take Advanced Economic Theory and five upper level electives. In year three, two additional electives and two semesters’ research colloquium are required. Students then complete an oral comprehensive exam. Conducting dissertation research and completing a dissertation are the final steps for completion of the degree.

Admissions Requirements: 
  1. Carefully review information contained on the graduate webpage for the Department of Economics: www.colorado.edu/Economics/graduate
  2. Have a solid background in mathematics.
  3. All International applicants must submit a TOEFL score, including a speaking section , unless English is the native language in your country of citizenship. NO EXCEPTIONS–even if you attended college in an English-speaking country

For minimum requirements, refer to the "Admissions" section of the Overview page on the graduate website for the Department of Economics. We cannot evaluate credentials until an application has been submitted.

Financial Support: 

Financial support is available to PhD students in the form of teaching and research assistantships, instructorships and fellowships. For more information, please read the "Funding" section of the Overview page on the graduate website for the Department of Economics.

Applicant Instructions: 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not send any materials other than those listed in the “Apply” section of the ECON webpage: http://www.colorado.edu/Economics/graduate/. Do not mail any materials that you have or will be submitting with your online application.

To ensure that materials you send to us are matched with your application file, print a copy of your application as a cover sheet for the items you mail to Admissions.

Fall Domestic Application Deadline: 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Fall International Application Deadline: 
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Contact Information: 

University of Colorado Boulder
Department of Economics
Economics 222
256 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0256
Phone: 303-492-6396
Fax: 303-492-8960

Website: 
www.Colorado.EDU/Economics
Email: 
econ@colorado.edu
Where To Send Your Materials: 

Application Mailing Instructions

Domestic Applicants:

Transcripts and other supporting materials required by your department should be sent directly to Graduate Admissions. Transcripts must be official copies and should include ALL post-secondary academic work completed to date, including courses appearing as transfer credit on other transcripts, credits earned in study abroad programs, and courses taken for college credit while in high school. Copies of transcripts mailed in unsealed envelopes and sent directly by applicants are NOT official transcripts.

For standard international mail or mail within the US, including USPS Priority and Express:

Graduate Admissions
University of Colorado Boulder
3100 Marine St Suite A122
553 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0553 USA

For overnight or express mail (DHL, FEDEX, UPS):

Graduate Admissions             
University of Colorado Boulder                     
3100 Marine Street - 553 UCB
Bldg RL3 Suite A122
Boulder, CO 80303-1058 USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (303) 492-6301
  

All International Applicants

Transcripts and other supporting materials required by your department should be sent directly to Office of Admissions/International.  Transcripts must be official copies and should include ALL post-secondary academic work completed to date, including courses appearing as transfer credit on other transcripts, credits earned in study abroad programs, and courses taken for college credit while in high school. Copies of transcripts mailed in unsealed envelopes and sent directly by applicants are NOT official transcripts.

For standard international mail or mail within the US, including USPS Priority and Express:

Office of Admissions/International
University of Colorado Boulder
3100 Marine St Suite A122
65 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0065 USA

Overnight/Express Mailing Address (DHL, UPS, Fedex)          

Office of Admissions/International               
University of Colorado Boulder                     
3100 Marine Street - 65 UCB
Bldg RL3 Suite A122
Boulder, CO 80303-1058 USA
303-492-6301