Economics, BS Dual Admission / Accelerated Program Leading to Economics, MA
The Dual Admission / Accelerated Economics program will provide an opportunity for academically bright and hard working student to simultaneously pursue their baccalaureate and master’s degrees. This will encourage motivated students to take a fast track in seeking jobs or academic careers with improved prospects. We have eligible undergraduate students who are eager to pursue this option. The number of undergraduate electives and courses in the major are reduced to enable motivated student to begin graduate courses in their junior years. Graduate courses will fulfill certain similar disciplinary area which makes some undergraduate courses not necessary.
Economics BS. Economics is the study of how people and societies make choices to accomplish individual and social purposes. In this major, students learn about individual, national and global economic behavior, and then apply various theoretical insights and methods of analysis to the contemporary challenges involving social and economic justice, discrimination, immigration, markets, and crime, among other topics.
Learning outcomes. Students will:
- Apply multiple approaches to economic analysis using critical thinking to produce arguments concerning economic issues on a variety of issues.
- Produce arguments using quantitative reasoning ranging from critical evaluation of existing statistics to generating original statistical information.
- Create persuasive oral and written communications of economic arguments.
- Evaluate justice advocacy issues of social justice, racism, and environmental sustainability through the lens of economic inequality.
- Experience multiple perspectives of complex social challenges to become informed, open-minded, and active global citizens.
Economics MA. The Master of Arts in Economics provides students with a comprehensive and foundational knowledge of applied economics. The program is distinct in that it requires students to examine the unjust and just application of economic analysis and subsequent policies. The program utilizes a heterodox/pluralist approach that focuses primarily on issues of justice such as diversity, equality and sustainability. The degree will require students to have a firm understanding of the theory, skills, and tools used by practitioners in the field.
Learning Outcomes. Students will:
- Conduct applied research suitable for government and nonprofit advocacy organizations
- Critically evaluate public policies from multiple economic perspectives
- Product effective formal and informal communications
Credits Required.
| Economics BS Major Courses |
30 |
| Economics MA Courses |
36 |
| General Education |
42 |
| General Undergraduate Electives |
17-26 |
| Other Undergraduate Required Courses |
0-9 |
| Total Credits Required for BA/MA Degree |
134 |
Undergraduate Major Coordinator. Professor Geert Dhondt (gdhondt@jjay.cuny.edu), Department of Economics.
Graduate Program Director. Professor Zhun Xu (zxu@jjay.cuny.edu) and Ian Seda-Irizarry, Department of Economics (212.393.6425, iseda@jjay.cuny.edu)
Tuition and Financial Aid Information. This program is accelerated and intended for students to attend full-time (at least 12 cr. for undergraduate students, at least 9 cr. for graduate students). Full-time students pay undergraduate tuition rates until they complete 120 credits and earn their bachelor’s degree. Students are then graduate students and tuition is charged at the graduate rate. Students who have not yet earned the Bachelor’s degree continue to be eligible for consideration of federal and state financial aid programs including PELL and TAP. Once students move onto the Master’s portion of the program, undergraduate financial aid is not be applicable. Students may apply for federal loans to finance their Master’s degree.
If circumstances occur that require students to attend part-time, tuition rates will be determined by the level of the courses (undergraduate or graduate) they are registered for.
All students in the accelerated, dual admission programs are encouraged to consult with the Financial Aid Office about their eligibility for aid under federal and state guidelines and the Bursar’s Office about tuition charges when they are considering admission to these programs.
Additional information. Students must have a 3.5 overall GPA each semester to remain in this dual admission / accelerated program. Students pay undergraduate tuition rates up to their 120 credit mark. Subsequent coursework will be paid at the graduate tuition rate. This accelerated program is intended to be done as a full-time student but if a student opts to attend part-time, the tuition rate appropriate to the level of course(s) will be charged. Students will be awarded the bachelor's degree when they reach 120 credits. Students must complete a minimum of six credits at the graduate level. Students no longer eligible for this program or who wish to no longer be part of it, must complete the entire undergraduate major in order to earn the Bachelor's degree in Economics.
BS in Economics
Economics Foundation Courses
Choose one
| ECO 101 | Introduction to Economics and Global Capitalism | 3 |
| OR | |
| ECO 120 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 |
| OR | |
| ECO 125 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 |
Required
| ECO 105 | Understanding U.S. Economic Data | 3 |
| ECO 213 | Political Economy | 3 |
| ECO 220 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 225 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 255 | Statistics for Economists | 3 |
| ECO 310 | Economics in Historical Perspectives | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Note: ECO 101 and ECO 105 can be taken as part of the General Education Requirements in the Flexible Core: Individual and Society and the U.S. Experience in Its Diversity areas.
Economics Electives
Choose any three courses with at least two at the 300-level.
| ECO 231 | Global Economic Development and Crime | 3 |
| ECO 235 | Finance for Forensic Economics | |
| ECO 245 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECO 260 | Environmental Economics, Regulation and Policy | 3 |
| ECO 265 | Introduction to Public Sector Economics | 3 |
| ECO 270 | Urban Economics | |
| ECO 280 | Economics of Labor | |
| ECO 283 | Selected Topics in Economics | 3 |
| ECO 315/PSC 315 | An Economic Analysis of Crime | 3 |
| ECO 324 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| ECO 327 | The Political Economy of Gender | 3 |
| ECO 330 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ECO 333 | Sustainability: Preserving the Earth as Human Habitat | 3 |
| ECO 360/SOC 360 | Corporate and White-Collar Crime | 3 |
| ECO 389 | Independent Study 300-level | 3 |
| AFR 250 | Political Economy of Racism | 3 |
| AFR 322 | Inequality and Wealth | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Note: Students substitute two graduate level courses (ECO 713 and ECO 750) to fulfill the BS elective requirement in Economics.
Other Required Undergraduate Courses
Depending on mathematics placement, students may have to take these classes. If needed, students must complete these courses as part of the undergraduate portion of the program.
Note: MAT 141, MAT 241, and MAT 242 can satisfy the Required Core: Math & Quantitative Reasoning area of the General Education Requirements.
Undergraduate Electives
Students must complete 17-26 credits of electives to fulfill the undergraduate portion of the degree program. Students have free choice of electives for the additional credits. Students may opt to complete a minor with their elective credits.
MA in Economics
Please note: For the purpose of this program. students will earn residency in the MA with 12 credits.
Required Core Courses
Economics Elective Courses
Choose any four courses.
| ECO 710 | History of Economic Thought | 3 |
| ECO 711 | Economic History | 3 |
| ECO 715 | Contending Economic Theories | 3 |
| ECO 724 | Global Capitalism, Gender and Debt | 3 |
| ECO 745 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECO 746 | International Finance | 3 |
| ECO 760 | Political Economy of the Environment | 3 |
| ECO 780 | Global Political Economy of Work and Social Welfare | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 134