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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: ECON 203, 210, and 211. Students work through the original literature in a given field within the discipline of economics. Emphasis is on critical understanding of that literature. Required written work and class discussion focus on summarizing and reviewing articles, gaining insight into the current economic knowledge documented in that literature, and identifying future research questions implied by the current literature. Student effort culminates with a detailed and rigorous proposal of an independent research project for ECON 399: Capstone Seminar in Economics (3). Staff.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ECON 398. This capstone course builds upon the foundations developed in ECON 398. The central element is a major independent research project. This project is carried out with continual mentoring by a faculty member. Each student documents research in a formal paper and offers an oral presentation summarizing his/ her research results. Staff.
  • 1.00 Credits

    ECON 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 Prerequisites: Six credits in economics courses numbered 200 or above, either a cumulative grade-point average of 3.000 or of 3.000 in all economics courses, and permission of the instructor. The objective is to permit students to follow a course of directed study in some field of economics not presented in other courses, or to emphasize a particular field of interest. May be repeated for degree credit with permission for different topics. Staff.
  • 2.00 Credits

    ECON 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2 Prerequisites: Six credits in economics courses numbered 200 or above, either a cumulative grade-point average of 3.000 or of 3.000 in all economics courses, and permission of the instructor. The objective is to permit students to follow a course of directed study in some field of economics not presented in other courses, or to emphasize a particular field of interest. May be repeated for degree credit with permission for different topics. Staff.
  • 3.00 Credits

    ECON 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Six credits in economics courses numbered 200 or above, either a cumulative grade-point average of 3.000 or of 3.000 in all economics courses, and permission of the instructor. The objective is to permit students to follow a course of directed study in some field of economics not presented in other courses, or to emphasize a particular field of interest. May be repeated for degree credit with permission for different topics. Staff.
  • 6.00 Credits

    ECON 406 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 6 Prerequisites: Six credits in economics courses numbered 200 or above, either a cumulative grade-point average of 3.000 or of 3.000 in all economics courses, and permission of the instructor. The objective is to permit students to follow a course of directed study in some field of economics not presented in other courses, or to emphasize a particular field of interest. May be repeated for degree credit with permission for different topics. Staff.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is required of Honors candidates in addition to the 21 credits in economics (courses numbered 200 and above) required of all economics majors.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. An introduction to the issues relating to American public education in the 21st century. Students are introduced to information about teaching strategies and school policy upon which future courses can build. Emphasis is given to school efforts to create environments which promote equity and excellence within a multicultural system. Required for teacher licensure in Virginia. Staff.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Corequisite: EDUC 200. This practicum is designed to provide an experience observing and participating in a primary or secondary classroom. Additionally, a forum is provided for discussion of issues in education such as classroom management, differentiation, standardized curriculum and more. With these topics in mind, students challenge and refine beliefs as they spend time in a classroom. Working closely with a supervising teacher is invaluable to meeting the goals of this course. To meet the course requirements, students must complete 24 hours of fieldwork during the term. Staff.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. This course provides students who are not in the teacher-education program an opportunity to observe and assist in elementary and secondary classrooms in the local school systems. It is intended for those students who wish to explore education as a profession or who are interested in post-graduate programs such as Teach for America or Fulbright teaching positions. Students in the teacher-education program should take the practicum courses that correspond to upper level education courses. Sigler, Ojure.
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