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Executive
Format Master's - Economic Development
The
Executive Format Master's Program is an innovative
form of professional development that enables
busy professionals like you to continue their
education without compromising their commitments
to their communities. This
format is offered to working professionals.
Experienced public policymakers and economic
developers just like you are enrolling in
the program to help them advance their careers
and improve local economic development opportunities.
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Is the Executive
Format Master's Degree in Economic Development
really equivalent to the traditional degree?
Yes! The Executive
Format Master's Program meets all the rigorous
and accredited requirements for a master's
degree at The University of Southern Mississippi.
This Executive- Format degree is identical
to that awarded to graduates of the traditional
program. |
Click here to read an external review
document on the master's degree program in Economic
Development in Microsoft
Word (.doc) and in Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf).
Course Schedule
Economic Development Masters Program
SEMESTER |
TIME
OFFERED |
COURSE
OFFERED |
| Spring 2009 |
Chats: Jan. 13, 20, Feb. 3, 10 |
ED 725 Technology-Based Entrepreneurship in ED |
| Spring 2009 |
Chats: Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 3, 10; In-Person: Feb. 26-28 |
ED 747 Recruiting Innovative Businesses |
| Spring 2009 |
Chats: Mar. 17, 23, 31, Apr. 7; In-Person: Mar. 26-28 |
ED 761 Contemporary Issues: Economic Development Organization Management |
| Spring 2009 |
Chats: Apr. 14, 21, 28, May 5; In-Person: Apr. 23-25 |
ED 765 Business Retention and Expansion |
| Summer 2009 |
In-Person -- 6/4/ - 6/6/
Online Sessions: 5/12. 5/19, 5/26, 6/9
Long Beach Campus |
ED 662 - Economic Development and the Environment: Green Economic Development
Miller, Chad |
| Summer 2009 |
TBD |
ED 698/798 Capstone or Thesis (3hrs)
Miller, Mark |
| Fall 2009 |
Weekly during the semester |
ED 692 Equity in Economic Development
Miller, Mark |
| Fall 2009 |
In-person -- 8/27-29
Online Sessions: 8/25, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/23 |
ED 730 -- Innovation-Based Economic Development (3 semester hrs)
Malone, Ken |
| Fall 2009 |
Sept. 20-25
1 week Intensive Course
Courtyard Marriot -- Gulfport |
ED 701 The New Economy
Richard, Brian |
| Fall 2009 |
In-Person: 9/24-26
Online Sessions: 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13
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ED 761 Globalization and Regional Human Capital Development (3 semester hrs)
Miller, Chad |
| Fall 2009 |
In-person: 11/5-7
Online Sessions: 10/29, 11/3, 11/10, 11/12 |
ED 665 -- Tourism and Services as Economic Development (3 semester hrs)
Miller, Mark |
| Fall 2009 |
In-person: 11/19-21
Online Sessions: 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 |
ED 656 -- Rural Economic Development (3 semester hrs)
Hales, Brent |
| Fall 2009 |
In-person: 12/3-5
Online Sessions: 11/19, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 |
ED 761 -- Contemporary Issues: ED Org Mgmt (3 semester hrs)
Miller, Chad |
| Spring 2010 |
In-person: 1/21-23
Online Sessions: 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/1 |
ED 725 -- Technology-Based Entrepreneurship in ED
Hales, Brent |
| Spring 2010 |
In-person: 2/25-27
Online Sessions: 2/9, 2/18, 3/2, 3/9 |
ED 747-- Recruiting Innovative Business
Malone, Ken |
| Spring 2010 |
In-person: 4/8-10
Online Sessions: 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13 |
ED 765 -- Business Retention & Expansion
Richard, Brian |
| Spring 2010 |
In-Person: 4/29-5/1
Online Sessions: 4/15, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4 |
ED 748-- International Development: Globalization & Economic Development
Miller, Chad |
| Spring 2010 |
TBD |
ED 698/798 Capstone or Thesis (3hrs)
Miller, Mark |
| Summer 2010 |
TBD |
ED 698/798 Capstone or Thesis (3hrs)
Miller, Mark |
View schedule in Word or PDF.
Admission
Requirements
1 Submit
a transcript documenting that the student has a
3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA)
over the last two years of his/her undergraduate
studies.
2 Submit GRE scores. The Graduate
Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or MAT may
be submitted in place of the GRE. Students whose
native language is not English must achieve a
TOEFL score of 560 or more. These tests should
be taken in the last semester of the undergraduate
program or prior to the attempt to enroll in
the master’s program.
3 Provide three letters
of recommendation from persons qualified
to assess the applicant’s readiness
for graduate study. The letters should
be sent to the Department.
4 In exceptional cases,
students may be admitted conditionally.
Such students must earn a 3.0 on the first
nine (9) semester hours of work numbered
500 or above or on all courses taken while
completing this nine-hour requirement in
order to qualify for regular admission.
5 Students may be required
to take some prerequisite courses in geography,
business, or other related fields prior
to taking the economic development courses.
6 Submit a brief statement
of what the student hopes to achieve through
this program, a portfolio of relevant work,
and a resume. |
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For
graduate application information, visit: usm.edu/graduatestudies Applicants
are required to submit the following materials:
- Application
fee ($25)
- Official
GRE scores
- Official
transcripts
- Three
letters of recommendation
- Statement
of qualifications and resume
For
financial aid and graduate assistantship information,
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