A good undergraduate degree in economics, finance, marketing, mathematics or statistics (with suitable training in intermediate microeconomics, basic calculus, as well as probability, statistics and econometrics) is the ideal preparation for this master’s program. As considerable heterogeneity exists across programs and universities, we provide the following UCF-course equivalents, which are basically required:

The following UCF-course equivalents are highly recommended:

The more of these that you have taken and done well in, the more likely you are to be successful in this program.

For those students who are unprepared, a qualifying year of study is the recommended solution. During this qualifying year of study (which would involve, for example, three semesters of study — summer, fall and spring,) the following courses can be taken either at the University of Central Florida or other schools in the area, like Valencia College, if those schools teach the courses.

Summer
MAC 2311 Calculus I
ECO 3101 Intermediate Microeconomics

Fall
MAC 2312 Calculus II
STA 2023 Statistics I
ECO4400 Game Theory
ECO 4412 Econometrics I

Spring
MAS 3105 Linear Algebra
ECO 3410 Mathematical Economics
ECO 4422 Econometrics II
ECO 4443 Introduction to Business Analytics