Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2016-2017
ECON 498 - HONORS PROGRAM IN ECONOMICS-I
Long Title: HONORS PROGRAM IN ECONOMICS-I
Department: Economics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): ECON 203 OR ECON 303 OR ECON 375) AND (ECON 209 OR ECON 310) AND (ECON 300 OR ECON 305 OR ECON 405)
Description: Research workshop open to ECON and MTEC majors. GPA of at least 3.67 in all ECON courses and all courses required for major, and must have taken all ECON courses directly related to the topic of their research. Students develop a research idea, construct an economic model with testable hypotheses, test those hypotheses, and write and present in the workshop an academic quality paper. Econometrics pre-requisite is ECON 209 for ECON majors and ECON 310 for MTEC majors. Instructor may impose additional prerequisites. (In 2015-2016, prerequisite of ECON 300/305/405 may be waived or required as a co-requisite, see instructor.) Instructor Permission Required.