Economics A.B.

Students develop critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. They learn the skills needed to understand changing economic conditions, what drives institutional change and how consumer behavior may change over time. The curriculum allows for majors to pursue a broad set of interests ranging from international trade, public finance, environment, health, labor, monetary policy and development economics.

Major Requirements:

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Economics requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Choose one course from the following: 4 sh

MTH 1160APPLIED CALCULUS

4 sh

MTH 1510CALCULUS I

4 sh

Additional Requirements

ECO 1000PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 3100INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY

4 sh

ECO 3200INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY

4 sh

ECO 3300INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS

4 sh

ECO 4800SENIOR THESIS WORKSHOP

2 sh

Choose one of the following: 4 sh

ECO 2300STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING

4 sh

STS 2120STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

(STS 2120 for students who placed in STS 2120 upon entrance)

 

One course appropriately selected from the following: 2 sh

(Must be completed in final semester)

ECO 4970SENIOR THESIS

2 sh

HNR 4998HONORS THESIS

1-4 sh

ECO 4999UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

1-4 sh

ECO Electives at the 3000-4000 level: 16 sh

  • At least 4 sh must be from the 4000 level
  • No more than 8 sh of travel, travel, internship, independent study, and research maybe be counted towards this requirement.

At least four hours from courses designated Applied Macroeconomics :
ECO 3120MONEY AND BANKING

4 sh

ECO 3110INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

4 sh

ECO 4110ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

At least four hours from courses designated Applied Microeconomics
ECO 3210HEALTH ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 3220LABOR ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 3230ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 3240INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION

4 sh

ECO 4220PUBLIC FINANCE

4 sh

ECO 4210URBAN ECONOMICS AND PLANNING

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 44

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