ECONOMIC RESEARCH METHODS
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
   

ECON 1750 - ECONOMIC RESEARCH METHODS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course is the first in a two-course series in which students learn the process of economic research and carry out a research project. In this course students will learn to formulate a feasible economic research question, review the related literature, identify or create an appropriate economic model with a testable hypothesis, and identify appropriate data and methods to test the hypothesis. Students will write and present a research proposal which includes the introduction, literature review, model, and methods sections of their research paper.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ECON 1150 or Stat 1221 (min grade C) or instructor permission and ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or FP (0003 or 0006)


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