Economics, M.A.

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

The following learning goals and learning outcomes have been established for students pursuing a degree in Economics.

Understand Critical Economic Concepts and their Relationship to Business
and Public Policy  

•  Understand how to use economic theory to generate testable hypotheses about economic relationships that have practical relevance to the business community and/or public policy.
• Summarize previous research findings from the scholarly literature.

Engage in Policy Analysis

• Understand how to identify and motivate interesting and policy- relevant topics for study.
• Understand how to use state of the art econometric methods to test hypotheses about economic relationships and to make business and/or public-policy recommendations.

Effective Communication Skills

• Understand how to write reports and give presentations to disseminate research findings to business leaders, experts in the field, and to a broader audience.