Introductory course on using spreadsheets for data analysis in economics, business, and finance, covering data manipulation, visualization, and optimization.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 81.3% A/AB (n=166 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 85.2% A/AB (n=169 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=181 letter grades).
Economic Analysis Using Spreadsheets builds practical skills in analyzing and interpreting macroeconomic data using spreadsheet software, covering data cleaning, statistical analysis, and visualization.
Introduction to data visualization principles for agricultural and life sciences, focusing on communicating quantitative data and evaluating media graphics using Excel and Power BI.
An internship in Agricultural and Applied Economics where students perform assigned responsibilities in a professional setting under faculty and site supervision.
Special Problems offers independent research in Aero and Astronautical Engineering guided by AAE faculty or instructional academic staff, where students arrange work and credits with a supervisor.
Applied Business Economics covers macroeconomics, economic measurement, financial markets, and forecasting, including fiscal/monetary policy and business cycles.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.55 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
A 1-credit spring seminar in Quantitative and Applied Economics where students evaluate presentations and apply economic vocabulary to analyze issues and potential solutions.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.67 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Graduate practical training or internship in Agricultural and Applied Economics involving hands-on collaboration with industry partners under instructor oversight.