Student Perspectives:
“ECON488W not only taught me important information about Wealth Management and how to approach retirement, but I was also able to gain skills in research and presentation. I became much more comfortable presenting on topics that I had done research on and learned how to best present information so that it is easy for the audience to understand.”
“ECON 488W is a great class that will allow you to seriously develop your technical skills. I created a Monte Carlo simulation to predict portfolio performance as part of a group project to model needed retirement savings."
Entry into the program is competitive; only a maximum of 20 students will be selected to participate in Fall 2018. Students must meet the minimum qualifications and apply to be selected for this research course.
Minimum qualifications include:
The application for ECON488K is available here. If you are interested in applying, follow the instructions and submit all required application materials. Completed applications may be submitted in person to the ECON Advising Office (3108 TYD) or by email to ugadvising@econ.umd.edu.
- Junior or Senior ECON major
- UMD Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
- Successful completion of Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON305 or ECON325) AND Statistics (ECON230, BMGT230, ECON321, or STAT400)
- Successful completion of ECON330 preferred by not required
- Coursework or other experience using Excel and basic regression technique
The application for ECON488K is available here. If you are interested in applying, follow the instructions and submit all required application materials. Completed applications may be submitted in person to the ECON Advising Office (3108 TYD) or by email to ugadvising@econ.umd.edu.
