Economics, Bachelor of Arts

Economics Major Requirements

The economics major consists of 12 courses: 7 are required and 5 are elective.

Required Courses

ECO 1001Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECO 1002Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECO 2060Economic Statistics

3

ECO 3001Intermed Macroeconomic Theory

3

ECO 3002Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

3

ECO 3008Applied Econometrics

3

ECO 3997Senior Seminar in Economics

3

Economics Elective Courses

All electives must have the ECO or FIN code.

Economic Policy Concentration for the Economics Major

Economics majors may choose to concentrate in economic policy taking 12 courses, 7 required and 5 elective.

Required courses:

ECO 1001Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECO 1002Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECO 2060Economic Statistics

3

ECO 3001Intermed Macroeconomic Theory

3

ECO 3002Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

3

ECO 3008Applied Econometrics

3

ECO 3997Senior Seminar in Economics

3

Elective Courses:

The five electives must include at least four of the following:

ECO 2009Public Finance & Public Policy

3

ECO 2015Money and Banking

3

ECO 2022Government and Industry

3

ECO 3016International Trade: Theory and Policy

3

In addition, students who choose the economic policy concentration will be required to write a research paper on some selected economic policy topic in the senior seminar in economics. This economic policy topic must be approved by the senior seminar instructor.