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Minor in
Institutional Analysis
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- Alana Bame
Description of Program
The purpose of the minor is to increase the coherence and availability
of a set of courses that constitute one of the teaching and research
strengths of the Washington University Faculty. The research agenda
includes an understanding of the origins of key institutions such as
property rights, the law, markets, social norms, and constitutional
democracy; and the impact of these institutions on economic development
and governance.
The institutional analysis minor is an interdisciplinary minor that
allows students to learn about the origins of fundamental institutions
such as property rights, markets, social norms, and constitutional
democracy.
With this minor, students take courses in different departments that
share a conceptual orientation and commitment to interdisciplinary
social science.
Students are required to take a total of 15 units of credit, of which
at least 12 must be outside the department of the major. Courses may
not be double-counted toward this minor and the student's major or
other minors. Each student taking the minor must receive credit for two
of the following four courses, or receive a waiver from administrator
of the program: "Ideas, Institutions, and Economics," "Economics
Systems in Theory and Practice," "Individual, Family, and Community,
and "Politics and the Theory of Games."
Link to descriptions of courses/electives that are part of Minor
Research Experience
After completing two courses in this Minor, students may apply to
participate in a research program with the participation of the faculty
supervisor. Students will be chosen on the basis of their academic
record and appropriateness of the research project. Up to 10 students
will be selected each year. Students who are approved for this program
will receive 3 credit hours for the course ISA L65 400 Research
Experience in Institutional Analysis. Students will be expected to
devote at least 10 hours a week to this research.
Program Support
This particular program would be unable to exist and flourish without
the generous support and participation of Gary Hirsch. His continued
support has allowed
CNISS to fully implement its undergraduate research program for the
next few years. In addition, he has participated directly with CNISS as
an invited guest speaker as part of the CNISS Business Lecture Series.
We are grateful for his involvement with CNISS and for the model of
philanthropy he continues to provide.
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