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Economics Areas of Study

• Bachelor of Arts in Economics
• Bachelor of Science in Economics
  • Suggested Schedule
• Field of Emphasis, Elementary Education B.S.: Economics
• Minor in Economics

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Economics Major, B.S.

I. Required Courses

• ACCT 102 Principles of Accounting I (4 credits)
• BUAD 269 Business Statistics
  or MATH 260 Applied Statistics I (4 credits)
• CS 114 Introduction to Computers and Programming
  or BUAD 109 Introduction to Computers and Programming (4 credits)
• ECON 201 Principles of Economics I, Introduction to Economic Reasoning (4 credits)
• ECON 202 Principles of Economics II, Introduction to Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 203 Principles of Economics III, Introduction to Macroeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 300 The Theory of Competitive Markets (4 credits)
• ECON 301 Welfare Economics and the Theory of Imperfect Competition (4 credits)
• ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (4 credits)
• ECON 492 Seminar (4 credits)
• MATH 113 College Algebra or equivalent (4 credits)
• MATH 211 Concepts of Calculus I or equivalent (4-5 credits)

Subtotal: 48-49 credits

II. Required Electives in Economics

See list following B.A. major in Economics (28 credits)

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS REQUIRED FOR MAJOR: 76-77 CREDITS

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Economics Major, B.A.

I. Required Courses

• ECON 201 Principles of Economics I (4 credits)
• ECON 202 Principles of Economics II (4 credits)
• ECON 203 Principles of Economics III (4 credits)
• ECON 300 Theory of Competitive Markets (4 credits)
• ECON 301 Welfare Economics and the Theory of Imperfect Competition (4 credits)
• ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 335 Comparative Economic Systems (4 credits)
• ECON 350 European Economic History (4 credits)
• ECON 351 American Economic History (4 credits)

Subtotal: 36 credits

II. Required Electives (See suggested courses in the following list)

Subtotal: 12 credits

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS REQUIRED FOR MAJOR: 48 CREDITS

Electives for Economics Major B.S. (select 28 quarter hours)

Electives for Economics Major B.A. (select 12 quarter hours)

Although a an elected interest area is not required, students having a well-defined interest area within the broad outline of an economics major may wish to specialize in one of the following fields of emphasis. In addition to electives offered by the Economics Department, there are a number of related courses in other departments that may substitute for economics electives with the approval of the Department Chair. Examples of some of these courses are included below and any of those listed may be counted towards the guided electives requirement in economics. There are other classes which might also be appropriate.

Suggested Electives by Interest Area

It is not necessary for required elective hours to be completed in a single interest area. The interest areas exist only to provide information to students with well defined interests.

A. Economic Theory and Quantitative Analysis

• ECON 310 Managerial Economics (4 credits)
• ECON 403 Quantitative Methods in Economics (4 credits)
• ECON 406 Econometrics (4 credits)
• MATH 338 Matrix Algebra (4 credits)
• MATH 361 Probability Theory (4 credits)
• MATH 362 Mathematical Statistics (4 credits)
• MATH 376 Linear Programming (4 credits)

B. Public Policy

• ECON 311 Money and Banking (4 credits)
• ECON 312 Public Finance (4 credits)
• ECON 321 Business and Government (4 credits)
• ECON 333 Environmental Economics (4 credits)
• ECON 382 Current Economic Problems (4 credits)
• POL 260 Introduction to Public Administration (4 credits)
• POL 300 State and Local Government (4 credits)

C. International Economics

• BUAD 373 International Business (2 credits)
• ECON 331 International Trade and Factor Movements (3 credits)
• ECON 332 Economics of International Finance (3 credits)
• ECON 335 Comparative Economic Systems (4 credits)
• POL 320 International Politics and the Environment (4 credits)
• POL 332 International Organization (4 credits)

D. Labor Economics

• BUAD 320 Labor Law (4 credits)
• BUAD 451 Personnel Management (4 credits)
• ECON 371 Labor Theory and Relations (4 credits)
• PSY 334 Business and Industrial Psychology (4 credits)

E. Economic History

• ECON 350 European Economic History (4 credits)
• ECON 351 American Economic History (4 credits)
• HST 314 Big Business Reform, 1877-1914 (4 credits)
• HST 315 The Great Crusade and a Business Civilization (4 credits)
• HST 316 The Franklin D. Roosevelt Era (4 credits)

F. Urban and Regional Studies

• ECON 312 Public Finance (4 credits)
• ECON 340 Economics of Local Government (4 credits)
• GEOG 203 Economic Geography (4 credits)
• GEOG 204 Introduction to Planning (4 credits)
• GEOG 331 Land Use Analysis and Planning (4 credits)
• GEOG 332 Regional Planning Methods (4 credits)
• GEOG 402 Urban Geography (4 credits)

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Suggested Schedule For Economics Majors

The following is a list of required Economics Major courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

Liberal Education requirements (It is particularly important to take MATH 100 and/or 112 if the student has a deficiency in high school algebra.)

Students can complete some of the Principles of Economics sequence as freshmen, but this is not necessary or encouraged.

Sophomore

• *ACCT 102 Principles of Accounting I
• *CS 114 Introduction to Computers and Programming
  or BUAD 109 Introduction to Computers & Programming
• ECON 201, 202, 203 Principles of Economics I, II, III
• Economics electives (300 - level)
• *MATH 113 College Algebra or equivalent
• Complete Liberal Education requirements

Junior

• ECON 300 Theory of Competitive Markets
• ECON 301 Welfare Economics and the Theory of Imperfect Competition
• ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
• Economics electives (300 level)
• *MATH 211 Concepts of Calculus I or equivalent
• *BUAD 269 Business Statistics
  or MATH 260 Applied Statistics I

  *B.S. only.

Senior

• *ECON 492 Seminar
  or the following (B.A. Major)**:

  • ECON 350 European Economic History
  • ECON 351 American Economic History

• Economics electives (300 - and 400 - levels)

  *B.S. only.

  **B.A. only (junior or senior year)

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Economics Minor, B.S. or B.A.

I. Required Courses

• ECON 201 Principles of Economics I, Introduction to Economic Reasoning (4 credits)
• ECON 202 Principles of Economics II, Introduction to Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 203 Principles of Economics III, Introduction to Macroeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 300 Theory of Competitive Markets
  or ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (4 credits)

Subtotal: 16 credits

II. Required Electives

See Guided Electives given in the listing above for the Economics major

Subtotal: 12 credits

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS REQUIRED FOR MINOR: 28 CREDITS