Department of Economics
 

Welcome to the homepage of the Department of Economics at Southern Methodist University! The Department is part of Dedman College of Arts and Sciences and offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees in Economics.

At the undergraduate level, students can pursue programs of study leading to the B.A., B.S., B.S. with Finance Applications, and B.S. with Systems Analysis. Currently, Economics is the most popular undergraduate major at SMU and our faculty are well known for their teaching excellence.

There are several options available to students interested in pursuing graduate work: a Master’s degree in Economics, an M.A. in Law and Economics, an M.A. in Applied Economics and an M.A. in International Economics and Policy as well as a Ph.D. in Economics. In order to accommodate students that hold full-time jobs, many of our M.A. classes are offered during evening hours. Our Ph.D. program has a long and distinguished history. In 1959 we became the first department at SMU to offer a Ph.D. Ever since, we have had a small and vibrant Ph.D. program that attracts students from all over the world.

Our tenured and tenure-track faculty members are actively engaged in academic research in a variety of fields. Several of them hold editorial appointments in major academic journals.

The Department has an active seminar series. We also hold a departmental symposium every semester during which faculty present ongoing research.