Economics and Political Science Double Major, B.A.

Requirements for the Double Major: Economics and Political Science

By selecting appropriate core courses and substituting two Political Science courses for two upper-level Economics courses, a Political Science major may add a second major in Economics by completing 18 credits of additional upper-level course work in Economics.

Required Core Courses - 12 Credits

ECON 0101 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 0102 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
MATH 0108 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 0115 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences Credits: 3

Required Economics Courses - 12 Credits

ECON 0201 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 0202 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 0204 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics Credits: 3
ECON 0398 - Senior Research Seminar Credits: 3

Economics Elective Courses - 9 Credits

Please refer to the list of courses under “Electives for the Economics Major .”

Political Science Elective Courses - 6 Credits

Students majoring in Political Science may substitute two courses from the following list for two 0300-level economics electives:

POLS 0204 - Introduction to Public Administration Credits: 3
POLS 0205 - Metropolitan Politics Credits: 3
POLS 0206 - Political Analysis Credits: 3
POLS 0208 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3
POLS 0209 - International Relations Credits: 3
POLS 0211 - Comparative Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POLS 0224 - Politics of Developing Countries Credits: 3
POLS 0302 - Modern Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0318 - Public Management Skills Credits: 3
POLS 0320 - Politics of Budget-Making Credits: 3
POLS 0321 - American Public Policy Credits: 3
POLS 0327 - Administrative Law 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 .

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