2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog/Student Handbook

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog/Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics, B.A.

Requirements for the Economics Major

The department accepts as economics majors only those students who have demonstrated a basic level of ability and interest in economics.

Required Courses - 21 Credits

ECON 0101 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 0102 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 0201 - Microeconomic Theory Credits: 3
ECON 0202 - Macroeconomic Theory Credits: 3
ECON 0204 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics Credits: 3
MATH 0108 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 0115 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences Credits: 3

Electives for the Economics Major - 15 Credits

ECON 0300 - Money and Banking Credits: 3
ECON 0301 - Economics and Law Credits: 3
ECON 0302 - Economic History of the United States Credits: 3
ECON 0303 - Economics of Development Credits: 3
ECON 0304 - Urban Economics Credits: 3
ECON 0305 - Introduction to Econometric Methods Credits: 3
ECON 0306 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
ECON 0307 - Economics, Gender, Race & Ethnicity Credits: 3
ECON 0312 - Labor Economics Credits: 3
ECON 0314 - Industrial Organization Credits: 3
ECON 0315 - Public Finance Credits: 3
ECON 0316 - Economic History of Europe Credits: 3
ECON 0318 - International Economics Credits: 3
ECON 0321 - Natural Resource Economics Credits: 3
ECON 0322 - The Economics of Sports Credits: 3
ECON 0350 - Current Economic Issues Credits: 3
ECON 0398 - Senior Research Seminar Credits: 3
ECON 0399 - Independent Study Credits: 3-6
MGMT 0338 - International Business Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .