May 17, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

ECO 487 - Independent Research in Economics


An independent project, developed out of advanced coursework in economics, designed in consultation with and supervised by a faculty member. The project should be formulated before the start of the semester in which the research will be done and should culminate in a substantial written paper of at least 15 pages.

0-6 credits

Prerequisite(s): C or higher in ECO 303  and ECO 305 ; at least one upper-division ECO course that forms the basis of research; permission of a supervising faculty member

Repeatable: May be repeated.