General Economics Option
This option is available within the Economics major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
- OSU-Cascades (hybrid)
Organizations want employees who can think, communicate orally, write, and solve problems, and who are comfortable with quantitative analysis. The General Economics Option perfectly prepares students to meet these demands.
Option Code: 898
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Communicate economic theory and applications in written and oral form.
- Analyze consumer, firm, market, and macroeconomic behavior using microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
- Examine issues in fields of economics using economic theory.
- Derive basic estimators and prove their properties, estimate economic models using data, test hypotheses, forecast, and interpret estimates.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core 1 | ||
| MTH 241 | +*CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| or MTH 251Z | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 19 credits of approved economics courses at the 300 level or above, with at least 4 credits in courses numbered 412 or higher | 19 | |
| Total Credits | 23 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- 1
Students who select the General Economics Option must complete ECON 423 in the major core
Option Code: 898