ECON Undergraduates Blog

Opportunity for Students - Diverse Economics Conference

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 10:52 AM PDT

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, in partnership with the Undergraduate Women in Economics Challenge (UWE) and the Robins School of Business at The University of Richmond, is hosting the first Diverse Economics: People, Perspectives, Careers (DivEc) Conference on September 20, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.

The DivEc Conference will provide your undergraduate economics students with information on the range of career paths open to them and a forum to discuss the importance of having a variety of perspectives in the field of economics.

Attendees will get to:

Hear how economists' personal experiences and perspectives influenced their career paths and projects
Interact with economists who work in different areas of the economics profession
Network with fellow students and recent college graduates who are working in the field of economics

We are delighted to have Marie Mora, Professor of Economics and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, as the keynote speaker.

The conference is free of charge, but capacity is limited so registration is required. Register here

ECON489W - Wealth Management Fundamentals

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 10:52 AM PDT

In Fall 2019 the Department of Economics will offer ECON489W: Applied Economics Practicum – Wealth Management Fundamentals (formerly ECON488W). This program is an excellent opportunity designed to help ECON majors understand the importance of financial planning and develop the skills need to implement a successful financial plan. These skills are useful for your own financial planning or if you are interested in a career as a financial planner. IMPORTANT NOTE: This course is intended for students with little or no experience in investing, investment analysis and financial planning. Entry into the program is competitive; only a maximum of 20 students will be selected to participate in Fall 2019.

What are students previously enrolled saying about this class?

"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."

"ECON488W 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."

Minimum qualifications for participation include:

Junior or Senior ECON major
Cumulative GPA at the University of Maryland of at least 3.0 preferred. **Students with 2.75 -2.99 may be considered based on demonstrated interest in course content
Successful completion of either ECON305 or ECON325
Successful completion of ECON230, BMGT230, ECON321, or STAT400
Successful completion of ECON330 preferred by not required
Coursework or other experience using Excel and basic regression technique
Ability to meet on campus Wednesday evenings from 5:00-7:00pm
Ability to work on group assignments approximately 10 hours a week

The application for ECON489W 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 econadvising@umd.edu.

**ECON489W may be used for 2 credits of the Experiential Learning requirement (BA students only) or as 2 credits of electives (BS students). BA students should meet with an ECON advisor to discuss options for completing the final 1 credit for this area.

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