Economics Student Learning Outcomes

• Exhibit familiarity with economic terminology, institutions, and models
• Identify and evaluate important determinants of economic change including: technological, political, environmental, social/cultural drivers, and forces of globalization
• Critically evaluate economic policy at the micro and macro levels using appropriate and basic models (e.g. market supply and demand, and aggregate supply and demand)
• Analyze market outcomes with an interdisciplinary focus on issues of market failure, local and global environmental issues, and the role of government intervention in making optimal allocation decisions
• Demonstrate familiarity with the methodology of economic research, including an understanding of theory, empirical methods, and application