Economics Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
This major offers the following option(s):
Also available via Ecampus.
Businesses want employees who can think, communicate orally, write, and solve problems and who are comfortable with quantitative analysis. The traditional economics major perfectly prepares students to meet these demands.
Major Code: 885
- Present economic theory and applications in written and oral form.
- Demonstrate an understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
- Apply economic theory to issues in fields of economics.
- Derive basic estimators and prove their properties, estimate economic models using data, test hypotheses, forecast, and interpret estimates.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate core | ||
| Select 51 credits | ||
| Economics Core Curriculum 1 | ||
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECON 202 | *INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECON 411 | ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 |
| or ECON 311 | INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY | |
| ECON 415 | ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 |
| or ECON 315 | INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY | |
| ECON 423 | PRE-ECONOMETRICS | 4 |
| ECON 427 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| or ECON 424 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| ^INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC RESEARCH | ||
| ^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS | ||
| ^ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY | ||
| MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| or MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Select 19 credits of additional approved economics courses at the 300 level or above, at least 4 credits of which must be in courses numbered 411 or higher | 19 | |
| Total credits required for graduation | 180 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | All students must receive a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all upper-division required courses and must maintain an overall grade-point average (GPA) of 2.00 in all courses taken toward the Economics major. None of the 51 credits may be taken S/U. Students cannot receive credit toward the major for both ECON 311 and ECON 411, for both ECON 315 and ECON 415, and for both ECON 424 and ECON 427. No more than 4 credits of self-study courses (ECON 401–ECON 410) may be counted towards the 51 credit requirement |
Major Code: 885
A recommended program of study for economics majors:
| Second Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Year or Sophomore Year | ||
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECON 202 | *INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| MTH 241 or MTH 251 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE or *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Sophomore or Junior Year | ||
| ECON 411 or ECON 311 | ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY or INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 |
| ECON 415 or ECON 315 | ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC THEORY or INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 |
| ECON 423 | PRE-ECONOMETRICS | 4 |
| ECON 427 or ECON 424 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS WITH CALCULUS or INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Junior or Senior Year | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| ^INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC RESEARCH | ||
| ^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS | ||
| ^ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY | ||
| Economics electives | ||
| Credits | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |