2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Economics Major

(42-46 credits minimum)

Required Economics (24 credits):

ECON 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECON 300 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 credits
ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3 credits
ECON 321 - Money and Banking 3 credits
ECON 499 - Senior Seminar 3 credits

Select one internationally focused course from the following*:

ECON 342 - International Political Economy 3 credits
ECON 344 - The Chinese Economy 3 credits
ECON 345 - The Russian Economy 3 credits
ECON 442 - Institutional Economics 3 credits
ECON 347 - Economic Development 3 credits
ECON 441 - International Economics 3 credits

Select one public policy focused course from the following*:

ECON 302 - Economics of Health and Medical Care 3 credits
ECON 303 - Environmental Economics 3 credits
ECON 331 - Public Finance 3 credits
ECON 353 - Gender and Economics 3 credits
ECON 355 - The Economics of Crime 3 credits
*other courses may also count if allowed by Chair.

Directed Economic Electives (12 credits):

Students may take any four courses from among the following:

ECON 100 - Basic Economics 3 credits
or
ECON 103 - Economics Perspectives on Environmental Problems 3 credits
(Not both; and only if taken prior to ECON 200 or ECON 201)
300/400 level Economics courses

Required Foundation Courses (6-10 credits):

Select one from the following:

MATH 115 - College Algebra 3 credits
MATH 131 - Calculus I 4 credits

Select one from the following:

MATH 241 - Principles of Statistics 3 credits
or
BUS 205 - Business Statistics I 3 credits
and
BUS 305 - Business Statistics II 3 credits