ECON 491Senior Internship

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Senior Internship (3) Students undertake a significant experiential learning opportunity with a company, non-profit, government agency, or community-based organization. The internship links classroom learning, student interest in problems of concern to economics, and the acquisition of knowledge in an applied work setting. Students apply the ideas and models from coursework in the major to a problem of concern in an industry while gaining practical experience in that industry. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Not repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: ECON-300 or ECON-400; ECON-301 or ECON-401; and senior standing. Permission: instructor, and faculty advisor or undergraduate program director.