International Trade Specialization

Foundation Courses

A student's formal entry into the PhD program is subject to meeting the foundation course requirements. These courses represent the basic body of knowledge needed by a student to pursue advanced-level graduate studies. Credits earned in the foundation courses do not count toward the degree. In some cases, a student may be asked to take a challenge test to demonstrate competence in a background field in lieu of taking the course work. Students with major deficiencies in these requirements will be advised to postpone taking the core courses. With the approval of the Director of the PhD Program, a foundation course may be waived for students who have taken the equivalent course in their previous graduate studies.

Foundation Courses

ECON 509 Mathematical Economics (I)

ECON 506 Econometrics (II)

ECON 507 Time Series Analysis

ECON 504 Industrial Organization

ECON 511 International Monetary Theory (I)

ECON 513 Public Finance

ITR 501 International Trade Theory (I)

Program Structure

The doctoral program in international trade specialization consists mainly of three stages: core preparation, primary and secondary field requirements, and the writing of a dissertation. In addition, each student must complete a course in Contemporary Thought.

1. Core Course Requirement

The objective of the core courses is to provide students with a solid theoretical foundation in economics, and the techniques by which data are assembled, evaluated and analyzed. As a rule, the core courses will not be waived. The comprehensive exams will cover the material in ECON 600 and ECON 601. Students may be allowed to start taking the core courses before completing certain foundation courses. ECON 504, ECON 513, ECON 511 and ITR 501 may be taken concurrently with any of the three cores. ECON 506 and ECON 507 may be taken concurrently with ECON 600 and ECON 510, but must be taken before taking ECON 601. ECON 509 is a prerequisite for all the three cores. Students may consult with the Director of the PhD Program to work out their study plan.

Core Courses Credits

ECON 600 Economic Theory 4

ECON 601 Advanced Econometrics 2

ECON 510 Mathematical Economics (II) 2

Total 8

2. Primary Field

Students must complete the following three primary field courses and prepare a comprehensive examination covering the material in ITR 50I and ITR 601.

Advanced Specialization Credits

ITR 600 Special Topics in Trade and FDI 2

ITR 601 International Trade Theory (II) 2

ITR 602 Directed Readings 2

Total 6

3. Secondary field

Students are required to choose two courses (4 credits) as their secondary field. The secondary field requirement must be satisfied by passing the examinations with grades of 70 or better. The recommended list of fields includes:

¥ Public Economics

¥ Economic Development

¥ Agricultural Economics

¥ Health Economics

¥ International Monetary Theory

¥ Finance

¥ Urban Economics

¥ Chinese Economic Studies

¥ Telecommunications Economics

¥ Political Economy

¥ Environmental Economics

In choosing the secondary field courses, students should note that the subject chosen should have a significant body of literature in it and be broad enough to be recognizable as an area for teaching and research.

4. The PhD Qualifying Examination

Upon successful completion of the core and primary field courses, students must take the Qualifying Examination. The examination consists of three parts: Economics, Econometrics and International Trade Theory. The Economics part concentrates on the material covered in ECON 600. The Econometrics part concentrates on the material covered in ECON 601. The International Trade part concentrates on the material covered in ITR 501 and ITR 601. The PhD Qualifying Examination is held twice a year in April and October, respectively.

5. Candidacy

A student shall apply for admission to Candidacy after successful completion of:

¥ all the foundation course requirements;

¥ the three core courses;

¥ primary and secondary field requirements, and

¥ the PhD Qualifying Examination

The application for Candidacy must be approved by SITE's Academic Degrees Committee. The student should submit to the Committee a progress report, evidence of successful completion of the prescribed coursework and evidence of successful completion of the Qualifying Examination. Both the student and principal supervisor are required to submit progress reports to the Committee.

6. Dissertation

When the student is admitted as a candidate for the PhD degree, he/she will start work full time on research for the dissertation. To help students make the transition from coursework to research, students are required to attend two seminars on research methods at an early stage of the program.

Every candidate must send a petition to the Academic Degrees Committee for the appointment of a dissertation committee. Under the guidance of the dissertation committee, the student should first complete a short paper related to his/her field of specialization. This paper will be presented for publication in a domestic journal no later than the first half of the third year. A copy of the final paper shall be submitted to the Dean for review.

Based on the paper completed, the student should develop a thesis proposal with the help of the supervisors. The proposal should not exceed 8000 words, and must be a piece of scholarly work based on substantial research. A formal proposal seminar will be held for the defense of the proposal. The objectives of the proposal seminar are to provide detailed feedback on the research already completed, help the student solve the research problem, and assist the School in evaluating the student.

Upon completion of the dissertation, the student must schedule and pass an oral defense of the dissertation before an examining board, which will complete all the requirements for the PhD degree.

Economics Specialization

Foundation Courses

A student's formal entry into the PhD program is subject to meeting the foundation course requirements. These courses represent the basic body of knowledge needed by a student to pursue advanced-level graduate studies. Credits earned in the foundation courses do not count toward the degree. In some cases, a student may be asked to take a challenge test to demonstrate competence in a background field in lieu of taking the course work. Students with substantial deficiencies in these requirements will be advised to postpone taking the core courses. With the approval of the Director of the PhD Program, a foundation course may be waived for students who have taken the equivalent course in their previous graduate studies.

Foundation Courses

ECON 509 Mathematical Economics (I)

ECON 506 Econometrics (II)

ECON 507 Time Series Analysis

ECON 504 Industrial Organization

ECON 513 Public Finance

ECON 511 International Monetary Theory (I)

ITR 501 International Trade Theory (I)

Program Structure

The doctoral program in Economics specialization consists mainly of three stages: core preparation, primary and secondary field requirements, and the writing of a dissertation. In addition, each student must complete a course in Contemporary Thought.

1. Core Course Requirement

The objective of the core courses is to provide students with a solid theoretical foundation in economics, and the techniques by which data are assembled, evaluated and analyzed. As a rule, the core courses will not be waived. The comprehensive exams will cover the material in ECON 600 and ECON 601. Students may be allowed to start taking the core courses before completing certain foundation courses. ECON 504, ECON 513, ECON 511 and ITR 501 may be taken concurrently with any of the three core courses. ECON 506 and ECON 507 may be taken concurrently with ECON 600 and ECON 510, but must be taken before taking ECON 601. ECON 509 is a prerequisite for all the three cores. Students may consult with the Director of the PhD Program to work out the study plan.

Core Courses Credits

ECON 600 Economic Theory 4

ECON 601 Advanced Econometrics 2

ECON 510 Mathematical Economics (II) 2

Total 8

2. Field Courses

In addition to the core courses, each student in economics specialization must select three economics courses as his/her primary field. Of the three courses chosen, one should be at 600 level. The primary field should lead to the writing of a dissertation. A comprehensive examination will be given for one of the primary field courses.

In addition to the primary field, students are required to choose two courses as their secondary field. The secondary field requirement must be satisfied by passing the examinations with grades of 70 or better.

The recommended list of fields includes:

¥ International Trade Theory

¥ Environmental Economics

¥ Public Economics

¥ Economic Development

¥ Agricultural Economics

¥ Health Economics

¥ International Monetary Theory

¥ Finance

¥ Industrial Organization

¥ Chinese Economic Studies

¥ Urban Economics

¥ Political Economy

¥ Telecommunication Economics

In choosing their courses, students should note that the subject chosen should have a significant body of literature in it and be broad enough to be recognizable as an area for teaching and research.

3. The PhD Qualifying Examination

Upon successful completion of the core and primary field course, students must take the Qualifying Examination. The examination consists of three subjects: ECON 600, ECON 601 and one primary field subject chosen by the students. The PhD Qualifying Examination is held twice a year in April and October, respectively.

4. Candidacy

A student shall apply for admission to Candidacy after successful completion of:

¥ all the foundation course requirements;

¥ the three core courses;

¥ primary and secondary field requirements, and

¥ the PhD Qualifying Examination

5. Dissertation

When the student is admitted as a candidate for the PhD degree, he/she will start work full time on research for the dissertation. To help students make the transition from coursework to research, all PhD students are required to attend two seminars on research methods at an early stage of the program.

Every candidate must send a petition to the Academic Degrees Committee for the appointment of a dissertation committee. Under the guidance of the dissertation committee, the student should first complete a short paper related to the primary field of study. This paper will be presented for publication in a domestic journal no later than the first half of the third year. A copy of the final paper shall be submitted to the Dean for review.

Upon completion of the dissertation, the student must schedule and pass an oral defense of the dissertation before an examining board, which will complete all the requirements for the PhD degree.

Finance Specialization

Foundation Courses

A student's formal entry into the PhD program is subject to meeting the foundation course requirements. These courses represent the basic body of knowledge needed by a student to pursue advanced-level graduate studies. Credits earned in the foundation courses do not count toward the degree. In some cases, a student may be asked to take a challenge test to demonstrate competence in a background field in lieu of taking the course work. Students with substantial deficiencies in these requirements will be advised to postpone taking the core courses. With the approval of the Director of the PhD Program, a foundation course may be waived for students who have taken the equivalent course in their previous graduate studies.

Foundation Courses

ECON 506 Econometrics (II)

ECON 507 Time Series Analysis

ECON 509 Mathematical Economics (I)

ECON 511 International Monetary Theory (I)

FIN 504 Finance Theory

FIN 505 Derivative Products and Markets

FIN 509 Advanced Investment Analysis

Program Structure

The doctoral program in the Finance Specialization consists mainly of three stages: core preparation, primary and secondary field requirements, and the writing of a dissertation. In addition, all students must complete a course in Contemporary Thought.

1. Core Course Requirement

The objective of the core courses is to provide the students with a broad and solid theoretical foundation, and the techniques by which data are assembled, evaluated and analyzed. As a rule, the core courses will not be waived. The comprehensive exams will cover the material in ECON 600 and ECON 601. Students may be allowed to start taking the core courses before completing certain foundation courses. FIN 504, FIN 505, FIN 509 and ECON 511 may be taken concurrently with any of the three cores. ECON 506 and ECON 507 may be taken concurrently with ECO 600 and ECON 510, but must be taken before taking ECON 601. ECON 509 is a prerequisite for all the three core courses. Students may consult with the Director of the PhD Program to work out their study plan.

Core Courses Credits

ECON 600 Economic Theory 4

ECON 601 Advanced Econometrics 2

ECON 510 Mathematical Economics (II) 2

Total 8

2. Primary Field

Students must complete FIN 600, and choose any two from ECON 603, FIN 506 and ECON 602. The comprehensive examination covering the material in FIN 503 and FIN 600.

Field Specializations Credits

One compulsory course

FIN 600 Topics in Financial Economics 2

Choose any two from the following

FIN 506 Financial Engineering 2

ECON 603 IntÕl Monetary Theory (II) 2

ECON 602 Financial Econometrics 2

Total 6

3. Secondary field

Students must choose two courses as their secondary field. The secondary field requirement must be satisfied by passing the examinations with grades of 70 or better. The recommended list of fields includes:

¥ International Trade Theory

¥ Environmental Economics

¥ Public Economics

¥ Economic Development

¥ Agricultural Economics

¥ Health Economics

¥ Industrial Organization

¥ Chinese Economic Studies

¥ Urban Economics

¥ Political Economy

¥ Telecommunications Economics

4. The PhD Qualifying Examination

Upon successful completion of the core and primary field courses, students must take the Qualifying Examination. The examination consists of three parts: Economics, Econometrics and Finance. The Economics part concentrates on the material covered in ECON 600. The Econometrics part concentrates on the material covered in ECON 601. The Finance part concentrates on the material covered in FIN 504 and FIN 600.The PhD Qualifying Examination is held twice a year in April and October, respectively.

5. Candidacy

A student shall apply for admission to Candidacy after successful completion of:

¥ the foundation course requirements;

¥ the three core courses;

¥ primary and secondary field requirements, and the

PhD Qualifying Examination

The application for candidacy must be approved by SITE's Academic Degrees Committee. The student should submit to the Committee a progress report, evidence of successful completion of the prescribed coursework and evidence of successful completion of the Qualifying Examination. Both the student and principal supervisor are required to submit progress reports to the Committee.

6. Dissertation

When the student is admitted as a candidate for the PhD degree, he/she will start work full time on research for the dissertation. To help students make the transition from coursework to research, all PhD students are required to attend two seminars on research methods at an early stage of the program.

Every candidate must send a petition to the Academic Degrees Committee for the appointment of a dissertation committee. Under the guidance of the dissertation committee, the student should first complete a short paper related to the field of specialization. This paper will be presented for publication in a domestic journal no later than the first half of the third year. A copy of the final paper shall be submitted to the Dean for review.

Upon completion of the dissertation, the student must schedule and pass an oral defense of the dissertation before an examining board, which will complete all the requirements for the PhD degree.