Description
The economics major is strongly rooted in both critical thinking and practical analytical skills. Economics is all about using incentives to answer everything from small questions (what’s an effective way to organize a fishery?) to big questions (why did the Soviet Union fail?) to oddball questions (why don’t chimps have language?). You’ll come away with both the rigorous concepts that help make sense of the world and the tools that help quantify it.
Program Requirements
Students pursue the Economics Major as part of a Bachelor of Science degree, and must satisfy its requirements. Students are also bound by the terms of study in the School of Business and Management. To satisfy degree requirements, students must earn a grade of at least “C” in each course used to satisfy a finance major requirement, and (2) an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in all courses required for the major.
General Education Requirements (34-37 credits)
Prerequisites (0-6 Credits)
Foundation Course Requirements (21 credits)
- BUS 217 Fundamentals of Business Computing
- ECN 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECN 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECN 204 Introduction to Business Statistics
- ACC 281 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACC 282 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- ONE of the following courses:
Economics Core Courses (15 credits)
- ECN 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECN 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECN 301 Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECN 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECN 473 Econometrics
Business Core Courses (21 credits)
- CIS 217 Fundamentals of Business Computing
- ONE of the following courses:
- BUS 325 Principles of Finance
- BUS 335 Principles of Marketing
- BUS 345 International Business Environment
- BUS 366 Organizational Behavior
- BUS 378 Business, Government, and Society
Electives (15 credits, at least 6 credits must be ECN)
- ECN 321 Money and Banking
- ECN 320 Game Theory
- ECN 361 Labor Market Analysis
- ECN 333 Health Economics
- ECN 425 Financial Institutions
- MTH 452 Financial Mathematics
- PLS 410 International Political Economy
- AAS 332 Urban Economics
- SOC 306 Development and Globalization
- HST 357 Modern American Dream
- BUS 404 Business Analytics
Other Electives (4-17 credits)
Total Credits (120 credits)
Student Learning Outcomes
Competency Goal 1: Graduates will be able to apply concepts of rational choice, marginal analysis, and opportunity cost thinking to avoid common pitfalls in personal and policy choices.
Competency Goal 2: Graduates will be able to calculate real prices and rates of growth given a nominal price or rate of growth.
Competency Goal 3: Graduates are able to apply key business concepts associated with economics.
Competency Goal 4: Graduates will demonstrate skills to critically anlyze business issues.
Competency Goal 5: Graduates will demonstrate effective written communication skills.
Competency Goal 6: Graduates demonstrate market readiness in a professional setting.
Competency Goal 7: Graduates demonstrate an understanding of equity, diversity, inclusivity, and other social responsibility issues in business.