PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
Professional development for applied economists in sequential contexts, including preparing for the job market, creating application materials, interacting with employers and clients, exploring leadership styles, understanding professional ethics, and tracking trends in the field. Career skills are developed through stand-alone activities and coordination of soft skill exercises with concurrent or prior theory and econometrics courses.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: A A E 721 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize different career paths for applied economists. Audience: Graduate 2. Produce a suite of written materials, including a resume, curriculum vitae, online webpage and short project proposals. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and apply for specific jobs, including writing targeted cover letters. Audience: Graduate 4. Organize and apply strategies for in-person interviewing by participating in practice interviews. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize different career paths for applied economists. Audience: Graduate 2. Produce a suite of written materials, including a resume, curriculum vitae, online webpage and short project proposals. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and apply for specific jobs, including writing targeted cover letters. Audience: Graduate 4. Organize and apply strategies for in-person interviewing by participating in practice interviews. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027