Jun 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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ECON 4910 - Internship in Economics
This course enables students to work as an intern using economic principles, research skills, critical thought, and/or quantitative/qualitative analysis. After an internship is identified, students submit an application to the Department of Economics in the semester preceding the internship. Once the internship is approved and completed, students write a paper that reflects on their experience and get 1-3 credit hours in the semester during or following the internship.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Learning and Doing
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 internship
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to apply their classroom economics training in real-life situations.
- Students will be able to explain how economics is used in decision-making in profit or non-profit enterprises.
- Students will be able to apply economic principles, research skills, critical thought, qualitative/quantitative analysis in decision-making in profit or non-profit enterprises.
- Students will be able to compile datasets and perform statistical analysis, write reports and research papers, and/or make Power Point presentations.
- Students will be able to present and discuss their findings from the perspective of an economist.
- Students will be able to thoughtfully describe their experience and how they intend to build on that experience to plan for their future careers.
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