Law, Economics and Policy Option
This option is available within the Economics major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
- OSU-Cascades
The Law, Economics and Policy option is an interdisciplinary program drawing from political science and philosophy courses as well as economics. This option serves students interested in public service or advanced study in law or public policy.
Option Code: 889
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Present economic theory and applications in written and oral form.
- Demonstrate an understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
- Apply economic theory to issues in fields of economics.
- Derive basic estimators and prove their properties, estimate economic models using data, test hypotheses, forecast, and interpret estimates.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select four courses from the following, including at least two from economics: | 16 | |
| *THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION | ||
| BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS | ||
| PUBLIC ECONOMICS | ||
| ^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS (if not used for WIC) | ||
| LAW, ECONOMICS, AND REGULATION | ||
| ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY | ||
| LABOR ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL POLICY | ||
| ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY | ||
| DEDUCTIVE LOGIC | ||
| JUDICIAL PROCESS AND POLITICS | ||
| PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS | ||
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: GOVERNMENT POWERS AND CONSTRAINTS | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select two additional upper-division economics courses | 7-8 | |
| Total Credits | 23-24 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Option Code: 889