1. Apply economic principles to questions that affect society and human behavior.

2. Divide complex problems into feasible components to formulate solutions using economic principles.

3. Evaluate data using appropriate economic methods.

4. Critique information in the public sphere by applying economic and analytic methods.

5. Evaluate policy processes, options, and outcomes for social and economic problems.

6. Effectively communicate economic concepts and decisions in their specialized areas across audiences.

7. Marketing and business management, and issues related to food systems and business enterprises (Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, BMM concentration).

8. Management issues in sustainable development and health (Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, DEP concentration).

9. Climate change, energy markets, and environmental programs (Environmental and Natural Resource Economics).