Nov 16, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Economics Education (BA)

Program Educational Goals

The economics education degree is part of a nationally accredited program that leads to certification to teach middle school and high school social studies.

The program educational goals align to professional standards established by the National Council for the Social Studies and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

Economics Content Knowledge: Students will gain and demonstrate an understanding of foundational economic principles.

Critical Thinking Skills: Students will use economic concepts and models to explain economic behavior and outcomes, to evaluate policy impact, and to propose solution strategies.

Analytical Thinking Skills: Students will develop quantitative reasoning by using econometrics and mathematical approaches to solve models, assess solutions, and interpret empirical evidence.

Communication Skills: Students will communicate effectively about economic ideas, issues, and analyses; and develop proficiency in a foreign language.

Evaluate Issues: Students will study, understand, and evaluate economic events and economic policy.

Social Studies Content Knowledge: Students will demonstrate knowledge of disciplinary concepts, skills, tools, and habits of mind of the social studies, including history, civics, economics, geography, and the social/behavioral sciences.

Planning Learning Sequences: Students will plan learning sequences that demonstrate social studies content knowledge which are aligned with national and state social studies content standards.

Assessment Practices: Students will design and implement authentic assessments that measure learners’ mastery of social studies disciplinary skills and knowledge.

Instruction: Students will design and implement learning experiences that engage learners in disciplinary inquiry, skills, and knowledge of the social studies.

Civic Engagement: Students will engage learners to ask questions, investigate answers using disciplinary tools and content, communicate conclusions, and take informed action toward achieving a more inclusive and equitable society.

Habit of Mind: Students will use theory, research, and reflective practice to inform their planning and instruction.

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.

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 D-.
- 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 without Calculus Credit(s): 3
or
ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory with Calculus Credit(s): 3
ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory without Calculus Credit(s): 3
or
ECON 304 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory with Calculus Credit(s): 3
ECON 306 - Data Analysis for Economics and Business Credit(s): 3

Economics Electives:

Six additional Economics courses (18 credits) at or above the 300-level, at least two 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 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 XXX and ECON 490 ; ECON 415 and ECON 422 .

Mathematics:

One of the following (minimum grade C-):

MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics Credit(s): 3
MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3
MATH 117 - Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers Credit(s): 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3
MATH 231 - Integrated Calculus IA Credit(s): 4
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
MATH 232 - Integrated Calculus IB Credit(s): 3

Statistics:

Required (minimum grade C-):

STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice Credit(s): 3

Professional Studies:

Minimum grade C-.

EDUC 400 - Student Teaching Credit(s): 3-12
EDUC 413 - Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology Credit(s): 4
EDUC 414 - Teaching Exceptional Adolescents Credit(s): 3
EDUC 419 - Diversity in Secondary Education Credit(s): 3
EDUC 420 - Reading in the Content Areas Credit(s): 1-3
HIST 491 - Planning a Course of Instruction Credit(s): 3
HIST 492 - Integrating Instructional Technology into Social Studies Teaching Credit(s): 1
HIST 493 - Problems in Teaching History and Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Related Coursework:

GEOG 120 - World Regional Geography Credit(s): 3 (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
HIST 104 - World History since 1400 Credit(s): 3 (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
HIST 106 - U.S. History Since 1865 Credit(s): 3 (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
POSC 150 - Introduction to American Politics Credit(s): 3 (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
One HIST elective (three credits)
Two GEOG electives (six credits)
Two POSC electives (six credits)

Note:

To be eligible to student teach, Economics Education students must have a GPA of 3.0 in their major and an overall GPA of 2.75. They must also pass a teacher competency test as established by the University Council on Teacher Education. Students must consult with the Social Studies education program coordinator to obtain the student teaching application and other information concerning student teaching policies.

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. No more than three credits can be from HBNS 120 .

Economics Education (BA)

Program Educational Goals

Four Year Plan

University Requirements:

Major Requirements:

Additional Breadth Requirements:

Second Writing Requirement:

Foreign Language:

Core:

Economics Electives:

Mathematics:

Statistics:

Professional Studies:

Related Coursework:

Note:

Electives:

Credits to Total a Minimum of 124

Last Revised for 2020-2021 Academic Year