Economics, BA

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Students must complete a basic calculus course prior to declaring a major. Approved calculus courses include: MATH 108, 111, or 131.

Required Credit Hours: 30

(beyond the 100 level)

Major Computing Requirement:

ECON 308 - Econometrics (3)

Major Writing Requirement:

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

ECON 341 - American Economic History (3)
ECON 342 - Global Economic History (3)
ECON 380 - Experimental Economics (3)
ECON 400 - Topics in Economics (3-4)
ECON 411 - Advanced Macroeconomic (3)
ECON 412
ECON 446 - History of Economic Thought (3)
ECON 451 - Labor Market Analysis (3)
ECON 456 - Economics of Health Care (3)
ECON 460 - Economic Analysis of Law (3)
ECON 474 - Seminar in International Economic Integration (3)
ECON 480
ECON 484 - Economics of Growth (3)
* ECON 490 - Independent Study in Economics (1-4) with a writing component
†* ECON 495 - Honors (3) and
†* ECON 496 - Honors (3)

Core requirements:

At least 9 semester hours must be taken in courses numbered 400 or above. All majors are required to take the following courses:

ECON 303 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3)
ECON 304 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3)
ECON 308 - Econometrics (3)

Additional Information:

Students may use BUAD 231 , MATH 106 , MATH 351 , or SOCL 353 in place of ECON 307 as a pre-requisite for ECON 308, but these courses do not count as credit hours toward the Economics major.