I ' m in the MA program ! First term is all core courses everyone is required to take micro , macro , econometrics , and a mathematics course for modelling , theory , showing existence of certain results , etc . . The second term is electives , and you write a research paper in the summer after electives on a topic of your choosing . A typical week will have 12 assignments due depending on who ' s teaching what course , and this doesn ' t really let up in exam period . In the height of midterms we had 2 midterms in the same week as 2 assignments being due , including an assignment due for the same class we had a midterm in . It ' s one of those things that if you ' re going to commit to it , you have to take it very seriously . Lots of people in the program avoid hanging out too much and spend a lot of their time studying or doing assignments . I would only recommend it if you are committed to getting an economicsrelated job or if you plan on pursuing a PhD . If you have time in your undergrad , I would recommend you get a lot of math under your belt . Calculus 13 , linear algebra , statistics , real analysis , and logic and proofs show up everywhere in all of your classes . I was a math major for most of university so I ' m pretty comfortable with them , but I know that people who aren ' t struggle quite a bit with understanding and keeping up with the material . Hope this helps !