{"id":1228,"date":"2013-03-22T20:29:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T00:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/experience\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2020-02-27T13:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:42:19","slug":"economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>Using your free elective credits to participate in experiential learning is a great way to put classroom learning into practical experience. While engaged in the supportive environment of an internship you can test career goals, enhance professional skills, develop self-reliance, self-esteem, and responsibility. Furthermore, internships encourage networking with professionals and will provide increased marketability for employment after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Below are your options for earning experiential credits. Please meet with your academic advisor before making a final decision regarding which option is best for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-container\">\n<h3>ECN 351\/352: Assigned Work<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 GPA<\/li>\n<li>Completed 45 credits prior to experience\/course<\/li>\n<li>8 &#8211; 10 hours\/week commitment at site<\/li>\n<li>Prerequisite: ECN 201 or ECN 202<\/li>\n<li>Permission of instructor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assigned work<\/li>\n<li>3 credits (S\/U Only)<\/li>\n<li>Special work in economics when it can be arranged to meet the needs of individual students who desire independent work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ric McIntyre<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:rmcintyre@uri.edu\">rmcintyre@uri.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>401.874.2122<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-container\">\n<h3>ECN 445: Senior Research Seminar<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final semester for majors in economics B.A. and B.S. applied programs<\/li>\n<li>Final written report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior Research Seminar<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative group research under guidance of department member<\/li>\n<li>Topic jointly selected by members of group, subject to faculty approval<\/li>\n<li>3 credits (Graded)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor Richard McIntrye<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:mcintrye@uri.edu\">mcintrye@uri.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>401.874.4126<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-notice-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-notice\" data-hash=\"d65ff28ddb6596a5f4f3359463ca5cf4\"><h1>ITR302\/304: Field Experience &amp; Seminar<\/h1><p><b>Requirements<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.0 cumulative GPA or higher<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 60 credits prior to internship<\/li>\n<li>Available free elective credits<\/li>\n<li>Good academic and social standing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Logistics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ITR 302 Field Experience: 3-12 credits (S\/U grade)<\/li>\n<li>ITR 304 Seminar: 3 credits (letter grade)<\/li>\n<li>Seminar is asynchronous online via <a href=\"http:\/\/brightspace.uri.edu\">Brightspace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Contact<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/ces-assignments\/\">Career Education Specialist<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"opps\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<h3>Explore Past Internship Opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>The following list is a <strong><em>SAMPLE<\/em><\/strong> of placements in which students have participated for experiential credits. <strong>This list is not exhaustive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"font-style: normal\">Rhode Island Internships<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;font-family: Hind, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 20px\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Alteris Renewables, Inc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Commonwealth Engineering and Consulting<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">DTP Construction Inc<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Embassy of the United States of America<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Lockheed Window Corp<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Navigant Credit Union<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">O&#8217;Neill Consulting Group, LLC<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Providence Community Action Program<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Rhode Island Emergency Management<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">State of Rhode Island, Office of Economic Recovery<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">The Corporate Marketplace, Inc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">URI College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Winchester Investment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"font-style: normal\">Out-Of-State Internships<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;font-family: Hind, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 20px\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Blue Fish Commodities<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Charles Vista<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Cheuvreux Credit Agricole Group<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Fact Set Research Systems<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">First Connect Insurace Agency, INC<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Hanley &amp; Associates, LLC<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Kaufman &amp; Kaufman, P.C.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Liquid Lighting<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Madison Square Garden<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Medical Health Plan of America<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Merrill Lynch &amp; Co<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Principles Group, LLC<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Pyramis Global Advisors<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Robert K. Futterman and Assoc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Smith Barney-Waltham, MA<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Teva Pharmaceutical Industries<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">The Etter Group<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px;max-width: 750px\">Unilever Consumer Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Sources: Internship Placements from Fall 2010, Spring 2011, &amp; Summer 2011, and Explore Internship Opportunities by Major Archives 2009-2011 <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 credits (Graded)<br \/>\nCollaborative group research under guidance of department member<br \/>\nTopic jointly selected by members of group, subject to faculty approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":706,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1228"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39258,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228\/revisions\/39258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}