Course List - Bachelor of Arts in Economics
A student enrolled in this major must receive a grade of C or better in all courses required for the major.
Requirements for the major: 36 credits
| Prescribed Core Courses (18 credits) | ||
| ECON 102 | Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution. |
3 credits |
| ECON 104 | Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy National income measurement; aggregate economic models; money and income; policy problems. |
3 credits |
| ECON 106 | Statistical Foundations for Econometrics Basic statistical concepts used in economics. Topics include probability distributions, expectations, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and simple regression. Students who have completed ECON 306 may not schedule this course. |
3 credits |
| ECON 302 | Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis Allocation of resources and distribution of income within various market structures, with emphasis on analytical tools. Prerequisite: ECON 102 |
3 credits |
| ECON 304 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis Analysis of forces that determine the level of aggregate economic activity. Prerequisite: ECON 104 |
3 credits |
| ECON 306 | Introduction to Econometrics The implementation of statistical techniques to analyze data and address economic questions. Econometric results are produced and assessed. Prerequisite: ECON 106 |
3 credits |
| Supporting Courses (18 credits) Select 18 credits in economics 300- or 400-level with department approval, including at least 9 credits at the 400 level. |
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| ECON 315 | Labor Economics Economic analysis of employment, earnings, and the labor market; labor relations; related government policies. Prerequisite: ECON 102 |
3 credits |
| ECON 333 | International Economics Why nations trade, barriers to trade, balance of payments adjustment and exchange rate determination, eurocurrency markets, and trade-related institutions. Prerequisite: ECON 102, ECON 104 or ECON 014 |
3 credits |
| ECON 425 | Economics of Public Expenditures Analytic and policy aspects of public expenditure decisions; applications from areas of contemporary public interest. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or ECON 323 |
3 credits |
| ECON 434 | International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics Trade balance movements, exchange rate determination; monetary and fiscal policies in open economies; international policy coordination; the world monetary system. Prerequisite: ECON 304 or ECON 333 |
3 credits |
| ECON 471 | Growth and Development Problems of capital formation, institutional considerations, theories of economic growth. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or ECON 304 or ECON 372 |
3 credits |
Additional 400-level courses are being developed. Please check with your adviser about their availability.
| Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements (24 credits) 3 of these 24 credits may be from the requirements for the major, General Education, or electives. |
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| Foreign Language (If foreign language proficiency is demonstrated by examination, these 0–12 credits may be completed from the electives) |
12 credits |
| Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arts, Natural Sciences, Quantification | 9 credits |
| Other Cultures | 3 credits |
| General Education: 45 credits | ||
| Arts – GA | 6 credits | |
| Humanities – GH | 6 credits | |
| Health and Physical Activity – GHA | 3 credits | |
| Natural Sciences – GN | 9 credits | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences – GS | 6 credits | |
| Writing and Speaking – GWS | 9 credits | |
| Quantification – GQ | 6 credits | |
| Electives (15 credits) |