ECON 300 - Senior Reseach

Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)

Structured independent work with a faculty advisor designed to result in a paper that can be used as a detailed proposal for the senior thesis. The paper is typically a literature review and a full description of a theoretical model and/or econometric project (including data) or experimental work required to complete the thesis. Students should seek permission to undertake this course of study from the faculty advisor no later than the beginning of the Fall semester of their Senior year but ideally they will do so during the Spring semester of their Junior year or the summer preceding their Senior year. Required of all students who wish to write a thesis in economics but open to senior economics majors who wish to gain research experience. Students may continue with ECON 301 upon completion of ECON 300 with the approval of the advisor and the department. The department.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 210.

Open to senior majors by special permission of the advisor.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: OTH