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Ph.D. students in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics must demonstrate competency in at least two fields of specialization. A field consists of at least two closely related 800 or 900 level courses. One of the fields must be a primary field that is offered by the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics.
Students must earn at least a 'B' in each of their field courses. To demonstrate competency in a primary field, a student must also pass a field examination in two attempts. Students do not take a field exam for a secondary field. Students may take as many primary or secondary fields as they wish.
The field examination will be administered by an ad hoc committee of at least two members who are approved by the Department Chair. Students can take a field examination only after successful completion of the comprehensive examination.
Preparation and grading of the field examination will be the responsibility of the committee, although other faculty members may be asked for assistance. The examination will draw upon material covered in the required field courses. The field examination will be evaluated on a pass-fail basis. The grade will be determined by a majority vote of the members of the ad hoc committee and such other faculty as they designate as voting members. Students are encouraged to discuss their answers with members of the ad hoc committee.
Students must report completion of their primary and secondary fields to the departmental graduate student coordinator. To stay on a typical schedule, students should complete their fields during their third year.
Following are the department's doctoral fields:
| Credit Hours | ||
| APEC 817 | Advanced Production Economics | 3 |
| APEC 819 | Futures and Options Markets | 3 |
| APEC 828 | Market Structure and Marketing in Agricultural Industries | 3 |
| Credit Hours | ||
| EXST 804 | Sampling | 3 |
| EXST 805 | Design of Experiments | 3 |
| EXST 812 | Multivariate and Categorical Data Analysis | 3 |
| Credit Hours | ||
| APEC 809 | Advanced Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| APEC 904 | Seminar in Resource Economics | 3 |
| ECON 811 | Economics of Environment | 3 |
| Credit Hours | ||
| APEC 822 | Contemporary Public Policy | 3 |
| ECON 821 | Public Choice | 3 |
| ECON 826 | Economic Theory of Government Regulation | 3 |
| Credit Hours | ||
| APEC 832 | Community and Regional Economics | 3 |
| APEC 906 | Seminar in Area Economic Development | 3 |
| ECON 831 | Economic Development | 3 |
Students may choose a secondary field or a second primary field that is offered in the John E. Walker Department of Economics, such as industrial organization, labor economics, and international trade and finance. Students may also develop a secondary field of specialization based on courses in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, the John E. Walker Department of Economics or other departments. The proposed secondary field must be approved by the student's advisory committee
For more information, contact ereneke@clemson.edu
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