Independent Study

Catalog description

Prerequisites: Intermediate Microeconomics ( ECON-UA 10 ) or Microeconomics ( ECON-UA 11 ); and Intermediate Macroeconomics ( ECON-UA 12 ) or Macroeconomics ( ECON-UA 13 ); 3.5 GPA; and permission of the director of undergraduate studies. Restrictions: No more than a total of 8 points of independent study may be taken; independent study does not count toward major requirements. Offered every semester. 1 to 4 points per term. The student engages in intensive independent study of an important economic topic under the direction of a departmental faculty member. When engaging in independent study, the results of the study are embodied in a report or paper to be specified by the instructor.