The bachelor of arts (BA) in economics provides the student with a foundation in the discipline of economics. After taking the 4 core required economics courses, the major will have the flexibility to: (a) choose 4 upper-level economics elective courses that suit their interest, and (b) choose 1 of 3 ‘tracks’ (Math, Business, or Liberal Arts) that further allows the major to tailor their economics studies to suit their interests and strengths.
- 36 required credit hours
- 27 general education credit hours
- 65 elective credit hours
- Students demonstrate an understanding of basic macroeconomics concepts and how policy changes impact the economy.
- Students can apply microeconomic concepts to real-world settings.
- Students can apply economic principles to specialized topic areas in economics of international trade and finance, money and banking, and labor economics.
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Students can apply economic principles to their chosen ‘flex track’ (1 of 3 below).
- Students can apply macro and micro theories to better understand the business world.
- Students can apply mathematical techniques to analyze economic problems.
- Students can apply economic principles to better understand cross-disciplinary issues in the liberal arts.
4 CORE ECON Classes: 12 hours
ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics |
3 hours |
| ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 hours |
| ECON 3020 Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 hours |
| ECON 3030 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 hours |
4 ECON Electives either at the 3000 and 4000 level: 12 hours
(students can choose from the list below):
ECON 3100 Issues in Economics |
3 hours |
| ECON 3200 Money and Banking | 3 hours |
| ECON 3410 Labor Economics | 3 hours |
| ECON 3700 Economics of Development | 3 hours |
| ECON 4300 Public Finance | 3 hours |
| ECON 4600 Comparative Economic Systems | 3 hours |
| ECON 4720 International Trade and Finance | 3 hours |
| ECON 4800 Industrial Organization | 3 hours |
| ECON 4900 History of Economic Thought | 3 hours |
| ECON 4910 Comparative Economic Problems | 3 hours |
4 ‘Flex Track’ Courses: 12-13 hours
Students can choose from 1 of the 3 ‘tracks’ below...either Business, Liberal Arts, or Math (A, B, or C)
Business Economics Track
ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting |
3 hours |
| ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting | 3 hours |
| BUSN 2750 Introduction to Statistics | 3 hours |
| FINC 3210 Principles of Finance | 3 hours |
Liberal Arts Track
(Student choose 4 courses with at least 2 different prefixes from the list below)
ANTH/PSYC/SOCI 2000 Issues in Contemporary Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology |
| PSYC 3650 Prejudice and Discrimination |
| SOCI 4475 Class, Status and Power |
| HIST 2340/MNGT 2340 History of American Business and Management, |
| HIST 2500 History of the Consumer Society, |
| HIST 3050 Economic History, |
| HRTS 1100 Introduction to Human Rights, |
| HRTS 3590/PHIL 3590/POLT 3590 Theories of Human Rights, |
| HRTS 3700 Human Rights and Business, |
| INTL 1500 The World System since 1500, |
| INTL 3700 International Political Economy, |
| INTL 4280 International Economics, |
| INTL **** Globalization (new course to be proposed for 2011-12 academic year), |
| POLT 1070/PHIL 2300 Introduction to Political Theory, |
| POLT 2500 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Politics (with economics-related subtitle), |
| POLT 2550 Politics of Development. |
Math Econ Track
| MATH 1610 Calculus I | 5 Hours |
| MATH 1630 Calculus II | 5 Hours |
| MATH 3200 Statistics | 3 Hours |
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