Fulfills social science requirement. 301 Research Methods. The course focuses on the key areas of quantitative research methods including the scientific method, selection of research design, data collection and sampling, questionnaire design, data analysis and interpretation, and ethical issues in research design. In this class students learn by doing. Class assignments and projects enable students to develop their proficiency in using descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze and interpret data.
Students have the opportunity to undertake original research.
333 Money and Capital Markets. Fulfills intercultural requirement. 342 Economics of the Public Sector. This course examines the role and performance of government programs in our economy, raising significant social and economic issues such as wealth distribution, poverty, taxation, and economic fairness. 344 Environmental and Resource Economics.