Economics, BA

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Credits Required by Major: 33

Additional UCC Credits: 37

World Language Credits: 0 to 6

Free Elective Credits: 50 to 44

Total Program Credits: 120

Main Campus Program Code: BA-ECON

Program Specific Policy:

To graduate, students may not earn more than two grades below C- for all business courses attempted

Will. Power. 101

1 Course Required; 0 Credits

WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

12 Courses Required, 37 Credits

Assumes two (2) courses required for the major are also used for the UCC:

UCC Area C, Quantitative Literacy: MATH 1170
UCC Area G, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Behavioral & Social Sciences: ECON 2010

Economics majors may use one (1) of the following courses for both UCC and as a major elective, reducing the remaining UCC requirement to 11 courses (34 credits):

UCC Area K, Identities & Inequalities: ECON 2400

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World Languages Requirement

0 to 2 Courses Required; 0 to 6 Credits:

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Required Major Courses

6 Courses Required; 18 Credits:

ECON 2010 Macroeconomic Principles Credits: 3.0
ECON 2020 Microeconomic Principles Credits: 3.0
ECON 2100 Business Statistics I Credits: 3.0
ECON 3010 The National Economy Credits: 3.0
ECON 3020 Prices and Markets Credits: 3.0
Select one (1) of the following two (2) courses:
ECON 3500 Economics of Globalization Credits: 3.0
ECON 3700 International Economics Credits: 3.0

Elective Major Courses

4 Courses Required; 12 Credits:

ECON 2100 Business Statistics I Credits: 3.0
ECON 2110 Business Statistics II Credits: 3.0
ECON 2300 Economics of the Environment Credits: 3.0
ECON 2400 The Economics of Identity, Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination Credits: 3.0
ECON 3020 Prices and Markets Credits: 3.0
ECON 3030 International Finance Credits: 3.0
ECON 3050 Current Economic Issues Credits: 3.0
ECON 3100 Money and Banking Credits: 3.0
ECON 3200 History Economic Thought Credits: 3.0
ECON 3210 Economics of the Public Sector Credits: 3.0
ECON 3280 Economic History of US Credits: 3.0
ECON 3500 Economics of Globalization Credits: 3.0
ECON 3600 Economic Growth and Development Credits: 3.0
ECON 3700 International Economics Credits: 3.0
ECON 3900 Comparative Economic Systems Credits: 3.0
ECON 3990 Selected Topics Credits: 1.0 - ####
ECON 4150 Managerial Economics Credits: 3.0
ECON 4280 Healthcare Economics Credits: 3.0
ECON 4300 Econometrics Credits: 3.0
ECON 4500 Business Economics of Latin America Credits: 3.0
ECON 4850 Practicum in Economics Credits: 3.0
ECON 4900 Economics Internship Credits: 3.0
ECON 4990 Independent Study Credits: 1.0 - ####

Required Supporting Courses (Business)

1 Course Required; 3 Credits:

MATH 1170 Business Math Credits: 3.0