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human
Does econometrics courses teach you anything that you couldn't gain from statistics courses?

Just as the title implies, I'm trying to figure out if there's benefit to taking econometrics courses versus standard time series analysis and regressions courses.

Ultimately, this will help drive my decision on a masters program.
gpt
It depends what you're trying to do. Econometrics courses will give you more experience in causal inference than a stats masters would. A stats masters will probably give you a bigger regression toolbox, though (I haven't seen GAM's covered much in econometrics courses, for example). 

I would try to track down the syllabi and textbooks used at a few programs you're considering to see what they cover.