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Economics, BA

33 credit hours

An economics degree provides students with a solid grounding in economic theory, along with training in applied statistics. In addition to being useful for understanding a variety of public policy issues, the skills provided by an economics degree are highly valued by employers. Economics training is also excellent preparation for graduate coursework in business, law, or the social sciences.

Requirements

Six required courses:

ECON 23020Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 23030Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 33040Intermediate Microeconomics

3
ECON 33045Intermediate Macroeconomics

3
MTH 14200Quantitative Methods for Business

3
PS 31500Capstone I - Political Science and Public Policy Research Methods

3

Three courses selected from the following options:

ECON 33020Managerial Economics

3
ECON 33025Money and Banking

3
ECON 33035Current Economic and Social Issues

3
ECON 33055Economics and the Environment

3
ECON 33060History of Economic Thought

3
ECON 33065Seminar in Economic Federalism

3
ECON 39000-39999Special Topics in Economics

1-3
ECON 43010 Labor Economics

3
ECON 43020 Public Economics

3
ECON 43030Urban and Regional Economics

3
INTL 48040International Economics

3
MGMT 38900Game Theory

3
PS 32000Public Finance

3
SPMGT 33000Sport Economics

3

One course selected from the following options:

ECON 43078Econometrics

3
PS 47500Capstone II - Advanced Political Science and Public Policy Research Methods

3

Economics majors must take MTH 14100 (Basic Statistics) to fulfill the general education math requirement.