Economics (BA in Economics)

Required Credit Hours: 40

Major Computing Requirement:

ECON 308 - Econometrics Credits: (3)

Major Writing Requirement:

The Major Writing Requirement may be satisfied by completing one of the following courses:

ECON 341 - American Economic History Credits: (3)
ECON 342 - Global Economic History Credits: (3)
ECON 380 - Experimental Economics Credits: (3)
ECON 385 - Economic Globalization since 1950 Credits: (3)
ECON 400 - Topics in Economics Credits: (3-4)
ECON 409 - Research Methods in Experimental Economics Credits: (3)
ECON 411 - Advanced Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
ECON 412 - Empirical Microeconomics Credits: (3)
ECON 413 - Applied Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
ECON 414 - Bayesian Econometrics Credits: (3)
ECON 416 - Capital Markets and Portfolio Choices Credits: (3)
ECON 424 - Economics of Human Capital and Human Development Credits: (3)
ECON 425 - Energy Economics Credits: (3)
ECON 430 - Media Economics Credits: (3)
ECON 446 - History of Economic Thought Credits: (3)
ECON 448 - Development of the American Economy Credits: (3)
ECON 449 - American Economic Mobility Over Two Centuries Credits: (3)
ECON 451 - Labor Market Analysis Credits: (3)
ECON 452 - The Economics of Gender and Work Credits: (3)
ECON 453 - Poverty in America Credits: (3)
ECON 456 - Economics of Health and Health Care Credits: (3)
ECON 458 - Seminar on the Economics of Higher Education Credits: (3)
ECON 460 - Economic Analysis of Law Credits: (3)
ECON 463 - Entrepreneurial Choice and Industrial Policy Credits: (3)
ECON 465 - Benefit-Cost Analysis and Evaluation Methodology Credits: (3)
ECON 472 - Industrialization under Global Value Chains Credits: (4)
ECON 474 - Regional Economic Integration Credits: (3)
ECON 478 - Empirical Macroeconomics with Micro Data Credits: (3)
ECON 484 - Economics of Growth Credits: (3)
ECON 490 - Independent Study in Economics Credits: (3-4)
ECON 495 - Honors Credits: (3) and
ECON 496 - Honors Credits: (3)

Core requirements:

All majors are required to take the following courses:

ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
ECON 303 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credits: (3)
ECON 304 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credits: (3)
ECON 307 - Principles and Methods of Statistics Credits: (3)
ECON 308 - Econometrics Credits: (3)
MATH 108 - Brief Calculus with Applications Credits: (4) , MATH 111 , or MATH 131

Additional Information:

Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours in ECON courses numbered 300 or above, of which at least 9 semester hours must be taken in courses numbered 400 or above.

Students may use BUAD 231 , MATH 106 , MATH 351 , or SOCL 353 in place of ECON 307, but these courses do not count as credit hours toward the Economics major.