Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2020-2021
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:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): ECON 203 AND (ECON 209 OR ECON 310) AND (ECON 300 OR ECON 305)
Description: Research workshop open to ECON and MTEC majors. Students must have a GPA of at least 3.67 in all courses taken toward satisfying major requirements, 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 an academic quality paper. Econometrics pre-requisite is ECON 209 for ECON majors and ECON 310 for MTEC majors.