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Economics (BA)

 

Program Requirements

The major in Economics requires the successful completion of a total of ten courses, consisting of six core courses and four Economics elective courses. At least two of the Economics electives must be at or above the 200 level.

Core courses

All six are required; note the possible substitutions.
ECON 100Principles of Microeconomics

4
ECON 101Principles of Macroeconomics

4
ECON 200Intermediate Microeconomics

4
ECON 201Intermediate Macroeconomics

4
ECON 203Quantitative Methods

4
STAT 118Introductory Statistics

4

STAT 239 may be a substitute for STAT 118.

MATH 120 may be a substitute for ECON 203.

ECON 100 and ECON 101 may be taken in any order; this is true also for ECON 200, and ECON 201. Generally, majors complete ECON 100 and ECON 101 by the end of the sophomore year and the remaining core courses by the end of the junior year. ECON 100 and/or ECON 101 are prerequisites for all upper-level courses

Elective Courses

Select four from the following list, including at least two at the 200 level or higher.
ECON 145Economics of Sustainability and Resource Use

4
ECON 214/WGSS 214Gender, Globalization, and Development

4
ECON 216Economic Development

4
ECON 218International Trade

4
ECON 220International Monetary Systems

4
ECON 225Political Economy of U.S. Capitalism

4
ECON 231Money & Banking

4
ECON 236Public Economics

4
ECON 241Business Competition and Antitrust Policy

4
ECON 247Environmental Economics

4
ECON 255Political Economy of Education

4
ECON 290Special Topics

4
ECON 393Econometrics

4

ECON 393: Econometrics is not counted as an Economics Elective if used for the Capstone requirement.

Honors

Candidacy for Honors in Economics requires a minimum GPA of 3.50 or higher in Economics courses by the beginning of the student's third-to-last semester (not including STAT 118) and completion of a Senior Thesis (ECON 350/ECON 355). Upon completion of the thesis, the department determines whether the thesis merits designation of Honors in Economics.
ECON 350Independent Study

4
ECON 355Thesis

4