Communicating Economics

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Communicating Economics (3) Students practice the fundamentals of communicating economics content to both economists and audiences without expertise in economics. Students gain proficiency in finding relevant and reliable information, synthesizing the information, using the vocabulary and rhetoric of economics, and describing quantitative information. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Written Communication and Information Literacy II. Crosslist: ECON-640. Usually Offered: fall, spring, and summer. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: ECON-100; ECON-150 or ECON-200; STAT-202, STAT-203 or STAT-204; and completion of Written Communication and Information Literacy I requirement.