Economics at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

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Overview Emphasis is on economic principles applied to resolving interpersonal conflicts of interest and coordinating productive activity in a world of scarce resources. Because students must gain a thorough theoretical and technical competence before extensive study of the applied specializations in the discipline, the analytic core of the Economics program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is closely structured. Some courses are appropriate for nonmajors, but the curriculum is most suitable for students who wish to make the study of economics the primary focus in their undergraduate education.Learning OutcomesThe Economics major has the following learning outcomes:Application of economic analyses to everyday life, and visualization of economics in real-world situationsApplication of learning to policy-relevant issuesAbility to understand current eventsAbility to assess the likely impact of specific policies put forth by government entitiesEvaluation of the role played by assumptions in arguments made for and against economic and policy issuesUse of quantitative evidence and economic models to assess the validity of economic and policy-relevant argumentsUnderstanding of statistical methodology and interpretation of statistical evidenceUse of data to construct quantitative economics arguments, and to understand the statistical problems associated with interpreting the resultsUnderstanding of the role of sample selection/endogeneity in affecting results, and how to correct for these issuesFormulation of written arguments that state assumptions and hypotheses, and evaluation of their pros and cons based on evidenceOral presentation of a carefully reasoned economic argument, and response to related questionsGraphic presentation of a carefully reasoned economic argument by means of graphs, figures, charts, and presentation softwareWorking knowledge of information databases, and knowledge of how to use the Web in gathering reliable informationLocation and use of primary data sources such as surveysUse of knowledge gained to understand and evaluate current economic events and new economic ideas I want to find another Bachelor Course

The Economics program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is designed for students who wish to gain a thorough understanding of both empirical and theoretical approaches to economics.