Economics

Welcome to the Economics webpage. On this page you'll find the mission of the department, departmental student learning goals, a curricular map and assessment schedule, and progress made from the most recent Program Review Action Plan (2010-2011). If you have questions about the assessment findings or questions about the department, please contact Sucharita Sinha Mukherjee, Economics Department Chair, at [email protected].

MISSION

The Department of Economics helps students understand economic behavior and how the economy creates wealth and contributes to well-being. Students can study international economies, economic development and growth, labor markets, industries and businesses, financial markets, monetary economics, public policy, environmental economics and other important topics.

STUDENT LEARNING GOALS

Goals of the Department

The CSB/SJU Economics Department has developed the following goals and objectives for student learning in the department:

Students of economics will be able to apply economic theory to understand economic issues and policies by:

• Analyzing interactions between human values and economic policy.
• Demonstrating a knowledge of and ability to apply appropriate analytical tools; and

Students of economics will be able to evaluate evidence bearing on those economic issues and policies by:

• Identifying, locating, and assessing the necessary quantitative and non-quantitative information, facts and arguments; and
• Employing both quantitative reasoning and computing skills where appropriate.

Students of economics will be able to communicate effectively the results of their economic analysis through:

• Clear writing, appropriately supported and documented;
• Effective oral presentations

Social Science Goals and Objectives

The Social Sciences apply scientific methods to the study of human beings, social forces, and institutions.  Students learn a way of examining the world, practice careful analytic thinking, and develop deeper insights into their own experience.

Students will:

• Demonstrate understanding of basic facts and theories of a social science discipline
• Acquire knowledge that enables them to make responsible social, civic, and personal choices
• Make critical social science arguments supported by evidence appropriate to an introductory level

CURRICULAR MAP and ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE

	Objective 1.1	Objective 1.2	Objective 1.2	Objective 2.1	Objective 2.2	Objective 3.1	Objective 3.2	Objective 3.3
ECON 111	TES	TES	TES
ECON 314	TY	TY		TY	TY
ECON 315	TP	TP				TP	TP
ECON 316	TP	TP	TP	TP		TP	TP
ECON 317	TP	TP			TP	TP
ECON 318	TP	TP			TP	TP	TP
ECON 320		TP	TP		TP	TP		TP
ECON 323	TP	TP			TP	TP	TP
ECON 325	TP		TP			TP	TP
ECON 326	TP	TP	TP			TP	TP
ECON 327	TY	TY	TY			TY	TY
ECON 328	TP	TP	TP			TP	TP
ECON 329	TP (Depends)	TP	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)
ECON 332	TS	TS	TS		TS
ECON 333	TS	TS	TS		TS
ECON 334		TS		TS	TS	TS
ECON 350		TY		TY	TY	TY
ECON 353	TP	TP		TP	TP	TP
ECON 359	TP (Depends)	TP	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)	TP (Depends)
ECON 362	TP	TP	TP	TP	TP	TP	TP	TP
ECON 363		TP		TP	TP	TP
ECON 364		TP		TP	TP	TP
ECON 373		TP		TP	TP	TP	TP	TP
ECON 374		TP			TP	TP	TP
ECON 376		TP	TP	TP	TP	TP	TP
ECON 379	TP	TP		TP	TP	TP	TP
ECON 384	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	TSE		TSE

Key	Code
Taught	T
Evidence Collected	E
When Taught
Each Semester	S
Each Year	Y
Periodically	P
Goal 1	Students of economics will be able to apply economic theory to understand economic issues and policies by:
Objective 1.1	Analyzing interactions between human values and economic life;
Objective 1.2	Demonstrating a knowledge of and ability to apply appropriate analytical tools; and
Goal 2	Students of economics will be able to evaluate evidence bearing on those economic issues and policies by:
Objective 2.1	Identifying, locating, and assessing the necessary quantitative and non-quantitative information, facts and arguments; and
Objective 2.2	Employing both quantitative reasoning and computing skills where appropriate.
Goal 3	Students of economics will be able to communicate effectively the results of their economic analysis through:
Objective 3.1	Clear writing, appropriately supported and documented;
Objective 3.2	For majors, polished oral presentations.
ECON 329 and ECON 359 are topics and provisional courses with differing content.
Note:	Evidence is collected on Objective 3.2 Periodically at both the ECON 300-329 and ECON 350-379 ranges.

Tier One

111 Introduction to Economics. (4)

202 Readings in Economics. (0-1)

271 Individual Learning Project. (1-4)

Tier Two

302 Readings in Economics. (0-1)

314 Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets. (4)

315 American Economic History. (4)

316 Asian Economies. (4)

317 International Economics. (4)

318 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. (4)

320 Market Structures and Firm Strategy. (4)

323 Economics of the Public Sector. (4)

325 Political Economy of Gender and Race. (4)

326 History of Economic Thought. (4)

327 Economic Thought and Religious Values. (4)

328 Economics, Philosophy and Method. (4)

329 Topics in Economics. (4)

332 Microeconomic Theory. (4)

333 Macroeconomic Theory. (4)

334 Quantitative Methods in Economics. (4)

Tier Three

350 Introduction to Econometrics. (4)

353 Labor Economics and Policy Analysis. (4)

359 Advanced Topics in Economics. (4)

362 Economic Development. (4)

363 Economic Growth. (4)

364 Dynamic Macroeconomics. (4)

371 Individual Learning Project. (1-4)

373 International Theory and Policy Analysis. (4)

374 Monetary Theory and Policy Analysis. (4)

376 Industrial Organization and Public Policy. (4)

379 Welfare Economics and Public Policy Analysis. (4)

384 Advanced Research in Economics. (4)

397 Internship. (1-4)

398 Honors Senior Essay, Research or Creative Project. (4)