Economics (BA)

Program Educational Goals

Gain and demonstrate an understanding of foundational economic principles.
Enhance critical thinking skills by using economic concepts and models to explain economic behavior and outcomes, to evaluate policy impact, and to propose solution strategies.
Develop quantitative reasoning by using econometrics and mathematical approaches to solve models, assess solutions, and interpret empirical evidence.
Communicate effectively about economic ideas, issues, and analyses; and develop proficiency in a foreign language.
Understand and evaluate economic events and economic policy.

Four Year Plan

Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path toward graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Major Requirements:

Additional Breadth Requirements:

Courses used to fulfill the University Breadth Requirement above may also be used to fulfill the Economics Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for all courses used to satisfy the Economics Breadth Requirements.

Nine credits representing at least two areas of Creative Arts and Humanities
Nine credits representing at least two areas of History and Cultural Change
Three credits of Social and Behavioral Sciences (cannot be satisfied by an Economics course)
Seven credits of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology (at least one course must have an associated laboratory)

Second Writing Requirement:

A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

Foreign Language:

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of C-.
- The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
  - Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Core:

Minimum grade C-.

ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 300 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3
or
ECON 301 - Quantitative Microeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3
ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3
or
ECON 304 - Quantitative Macroeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3
ECON 306 - Introduction to Econometrics Credit(s): 3

Economics Electives:

Six additional Economics courses (18 credits) at or above the 300-level, at least three of which are at or above the 400-level.
- Credit will be allowed for only ONE of the following courses: ECON 251 , ECON 255 , ECON 300 or ECON 301 .
- Credit will be allowed for only ONE of the following courses: ECON 303 or ECON 304 .
- Credit will not be allowed for both courses of any of the following sets of corresponding courses: ECON 332 and ECON 433 ; ECON 343 and ECON 444 ; ECON 360 and ECON 463 ; ECON 381 and ECON 483 ; ECON 415 and ECON 422 .

Mathematics & Statistics