Dec 07, 2024  
2023-2024 General Catalog 
    
2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG–FOR INFORMATION ONLY]

Program Learning Outcomes: Economics


  • Have strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Have effective written communication skills.
  • Be able to conduct basic econometric analysis; appreciate the major issues involved in estimating, using, interpreting, and evaluating econometric models.
  • Understand macroeconomic principles at an intermediate level and be able to apply standard models to contemporary policy questions and problems.
  • Understand microeconomic principles at an intermediate level and be able to apply them to the analysis of individual, firm and market behavior.
  • Be able to model and solve a wide range of optimization problems in economics and related fields.
  • Understand basic probability and statistical inference and be able to apply these concepts in data analysis and decision making.