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College of Arts and Science

Economics

Research Opportunities

Get Started

  • Visit the MU Undergraduate Research website and use ForagerOne to get information on faculty mentors, research workhops, campus programs, and funding opportunities.  
  • Subscribe to The Connection — a monthly letter from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
  • Earn your S.T.A.R. (Student Training for Advancing Research) recognition. Students who attend five or more workshops over the course of a year will be recognized with their S.T.A.R.!
  • Explore additional research opportunities and support through the College of Arts & Science, including the Summer Research Exposure Program and Funding for Undergraduate Research.

Consider Taking

  • ECONOM 3271 (Introduction to Applied Econometric Practice) — provides an introduction to applied econometrics and research methods, with an emphasis on using regression analysis to answer research questions. Students gain hands-on experience managing and analyzing data in Excel and Stata and conduct original quantitative research.
  • ECONOM 4371 (Introductory Econometrics; prerequisites: ECONOM 1014, ECONOM 3271) — provides additional exposure to methods for the quantitative analysis of economic data, as well as experience in statistical programming using Stata or R. The course is valuable for students interested in graduate school for economics or other quantitative fields.
  • ECONOM 4965 (Independent Research in Economics) — provides the opportunity to develop a carefully designed research project under the close supervision of a faculty member. Through independent exploration, students will strengthen their research, analytical, and communication skills while pursuing a topic of their choosing in economics. Enrollment requires the faculty mentor's consent.
  • ECONOM 4995 (Honors Thesis) — provides the opportunity to conduct original research and write an honors thesis under the close supervision of a faculty member. The thesis is developed and written over the course of the academic year. Students may register for the course in either the fall or spring semester after identifying a faculty mentor.  Students typically begin working on the thesis in the fall semester and are required to meet the criteria listed on the Departamental Honors page.