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Summer Schedule
The summer session is designed to convey basic analytical skills required for the core courses that follow in the academic year and provide instruction for students who need to improve their basic economics, mathematics or English-language skills. Students with a particularly strong economics and math background may be exempted from some of the courses offered in the summer session.
Summer Session Courses Include:
- Mathematics for Economists: This is a new course, designed to introduce students to the essential mathematical concepts required for advanced economic analysis during the remainder of the program. The course will provide instruction on mathematical concepts and models which will be used in their macroenconomic and microeconomic courses during the summer, fall and spring semesters. Successful completion of this course is essential for actively participating in the economics discussions in future courses.
- Macroeconomics I and Microeconomics I: These courses review the fundamental concepts, tools, and results of macroeconomics and microeconomics. Beginning at the advanced undergraduate level, the courses provide a master's-level understanding of the basic theory, in preparation for a more sophisticated treatment of specific issues and cases in subsequent semesters. Topics covered include supply-demand analysis; properties of market equilibrium; consequences of market imperfections and government distortions; national income determination; employment and unemployment; and money and inflation.
- Effective Professional Writing and Public Speaking: This optional course instructs participants in effective communication skills, while allowing them to brush-up on English-language skills directly pertinent to policymaking. Topics include writing persuasive memos, business letters, and speeches; communicating research results and policy analyses; and effective presentation in negotiating situations.