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Economics Assessment Mission (Replaced F07)

Mission

Students completing the undergraduate economics program will be prepared to use economic reasoning, theory and methodology in future academic endeavors, professional careers, and responsible citizenship.

Objectives

Students graduating from UNK with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics will demonstrate:

  1. An understanding of the core knowledge of the discipline, including:
    1. Fundamental Characteristics of a Market System
    2. Basic tenets of Micro and Macro Economic Theory
    3. Economic Methodology
    4. Fiscal Policy
    5. Monetary Policy
  2. The ability to find relevant economic data and use it in appropriate ways.
  3. The ability to read and comprehend economic literature.
  4. The ability to write in a manner appropriate to the discipline.