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ECON 4993 Economics Honors Thesis Prerequisites: Departmental invitation, senior standing, Honors Program participation. Description: A guided reading and research program ending with an honors thesis under the direction of a faculty member, with second faculty reader and oral examination. Required for graduation with departmental honors in economics. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie General Education and other Course Attributes: Honors Credit ECON 5000 Research and Thesis Description: Workshop for the exploration and development of research topics. Research leading to the master's thesis. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie ECON 5003 Research Report
ECON 5113 Managerial Economics Prerequisites: Admission to a SSB graduate program or consent of MBA director. Description: Economic theory applied to business decision-making. Concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics related to understanding the economic system, analysis of policy, forecasting, and international economics. No credit for PhD students in economics. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie ECON 5173 Energy Economics Prerequisites: ECON 5113 or ECON 2103 or equivalent. Description: Develop tools necessary to examine energy markets from an economics perspective and discuss aspects of local, national and global markets for oil, natural gas, coal, electricity, and renewable energy. The course examines public policies affecting energy markets including taxes, regulation, energy efficiency and control of emissions. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie ECON 5213 Introduction to Econometrics Prerequisites: STAT 3013 or equivalent; consent of instructor. Description: Introductory course in econometric regression analysis for first year graduate students in economics, business and agricultural economics. A review of basic probability and statistics, linear regression with one or more explanatory variables, binary dependent variables regression, instrumental variables regression, the use of panel data, and program evaluation. Assessment of the internal validity of estimated models. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie ECON 5223 Mathematical Economics I Prerequisites: ECON 3113 and MATH 2163 or equivalent. Description: Mathematical concepts of single variable and multivariate calculus, topological properties of Euclidean space, convergence, linear algebra, optimization theory and the Kuhn-Tucker Theorem with applications from economic theory. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie
Prerequisites: Consent of committee chairperson. Description: Supervised research for MS report. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie ECON 5010 Research and Independent Studies Prerequisites: Consent of departmental committee under a workshop arrangement or supervised independent studies. Description: Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 10 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie ECON 5033 Macroeconomic Analysis Prerequisites: Three hours of economics or consent of instructor. Description: Study of the determinants of aggregate output, employment, price level, and interest rates, including international aspects. Monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate policies and impact on the macroeconomy and business environment. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie ECON 5043 Microeconomic Analysis Prerequisites: ECON 3113 and MATH 2144 or consent of instructor. Description: A calculus-based microeconomics course developing basic consumer, producer, and equilibrium models. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Economics&Legal Studie
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