Courses

The Bachelor of Science in Economics requires you to complete a minimum of 120 credits. You must successfully complete:

55 credits required for the major*
- 18 prescribed core course credits
- 7–8 additional course credits
- 30 supporting course credits
45 General Education credits
26 Elective credits

*The total requirements for the major include 6 credits from the General Education requirements.

If you are a transfer student, the number of credits you must take will vary according to the courses that transfer into the economics program. Once you are admitted to the program, your assigned academic adviser can help you select the remaining required courses.

The required courses cover a wide range of economics topics, including:

macroeconomic analysis and policy
microeconomic analysis
econometrics
labor and industrial organizations
money and banking
calculus and statistical analysis
computer programming

Course List - Bachelor of Science 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: 55 credits (Includes 6 credits from the General Education requirements.)

Prescribed Core Courses (18 credits)
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy	ECON 102	Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.	3 credits
Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy	ECON 104	National income measurement; aggregate economic models; money and income; policy problems.	3 credits
Statistical Foundations for Econometrics	ECON 106	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
Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis	ECON 302	Allocation of resources and distribution of income within various market structures, with emphasis on analytical tools. Prerequisite: ECON 102	3 credits
Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis	ECON 304	Analysis of forces that determine the level of aggregate economic activity. Prerequisite: ECON 104.	3 credits
Introduction to Econometrics	ECON 306	The implementation of statistical techniques to analyze data and address economic questions. Econometric results are produced and assessed. Prerequisite: ECON 106.	3 credits

Additional Courses
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Techniques of Calculus I or Calculus With Analytic Geometry I	MATH 110 or MATH 140	Functions, graphs, derivatives, integrals, techniques of differentiation and integration, exponentials, improper integrals, applications. Prerequisite: MATH 022 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics FTCAP examination or Functions, limits; analytic geometry; derivatives, differentials, applications; integrals, applications. Prerequisite: MATH 022, MATH 026; or MATH 040 or MATH 041 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics FTCAP examination	4 credits
Introduction to Programming or Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases	CMPSC 101 or CMPSC 203	Fundamentals of computational thinking including reasoning about problems at multiple levels of abstraction; and analyzing code for its behavior, efficiency, and correctness. or Design, use, and programming of spreadsheets and data bases with applications from a range of disciplines. *not currently offered online through World Campus	3 credits OR 4 credits

Supporting Courses and Related Areas (30 credits)
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Labor Economics	ECON 315	Economic analysis of employment, earnings, and the labor market; labor relations; related government policies. Prerequisite: ECON 102	3 credits
International Economics	ECON 333	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
Money and Banking	ECON 351	Money, credit, commercial and central banking, financial intermediaries, treasury operations, monetary theory and policy, and foreign exchange. (Students who have already taken ECON 451 may not schedule this course.) Prerequisite: ECON 102 or ECON 104	3 credits
Decision Making and Strategy in Economics	ECON 402	Development and application of the tools for decision making under uncertainty and for game theoretic analysis of economic problems. Prerequisite: ECON 302 and ECON 106 or SCM 200 or STAT 200	3 credits
Economics of Public Expenditures	ECON 425	Analytic and policy aspects of public expenditure decisions; applications from areas of contemporary public interest. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or ECON 323	3 credits
Environmental Economics	ECON 428	Environmental pollution, the market economy, and optimal resource allocation; alternative control procedures; levels of environmental protection and public policy. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or ECON 323	3 credits
Advanced International Trade Theory and Policy	ECON 433	Causes/consequences of trade; effects of tariffs and quotas; strategic trade policy; political economy of trade restrictions and other topics. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or ECON 333	3 credits
International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics	ECON 434	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
Growth and Development	ECON 471	Problems of capital formation, institutional considerations, theories of economic growth. Prerequisite: ECON 302, ECON 304, or ECON 372	3 credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences	TBD	Select from department list	3 credits
Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences	TBD	Select from department list	6 credits
Quantification	TBD	Select from department list	3 credits

For Supporting Courses, select 18 credits in economics 300- or 400-level with department approval, including at least 9 credits at the 400 level.

Additional 400-level courses are being developed. Please check with your adviser about their availability.

General Education (45 credits**)
Description	Credits
Arts – GA	6 credits
Humanities – GH	6 credits
Health and Wellness – GHW	3 credits
Natural Sciences – GN	9 credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences – GS	6 credits
Writing and Speaking – GWS*	9 credits
Quantification – GQ*	6 credits
Integrative Studies	(6 credits)***

*A student enrolled in this course must receive a grade of C or better.

**12 credits are included in the requirements for the major.

***This requirement only applies to students starting in summer 2018 or later. Learn more about the Integrative Studies options and consult your academic adviser when choosing courses to fulfill these requirements.

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