Undergraduate Program

Schedule an appointment with Sue Lenhard or Ellen White, the undergraduate academic advisors.

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The Department of Economics offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics. These degree programs provide a broad education involving the domestic and international economy and include the study of institutions, concepts, policy, and tools of analysis. Our students prepare for careers in business, such as in banking, financial markets, insurance, law, management, and consulting; for careers in national, state, and local governments; in teaching; and for graduate study in economics and related fields including business administration, finance, public policy, and law.

The Department stresses flexibility in each undergraduate program and requires a strong core of economic theory, supplemented by mathematics, data analysis or statistics, and computer science. Students in each of these degree programs choose area electives within the department, as well as in the College of Social Science and the University. All students are encouraged to develop programs of study that are tailored to their individual needs and interests.

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Economics

4 Year Sample Plans for B.A. Candidates per Math Placement

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Economics

4 Year Sample Plans for B.S. Candidates per Math Placement

Beyond the introductory courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics, the department offers courses in a number of areas of emphasis. These areas of emphasis are listed below, along with their respective course offerings.

MICROECONOMICS

EC 251H Microeconomics and Public Policy
EC 301 Intermediate Microeconomics
EC 401 Advanced Microeconomics

MACROECONOMICS AND MONETARY THEORY

EC 252H Macroeconomics and Public Policy
EC 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics
EC 330 Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
EC 402 Advanced Macroeconomics

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

EC 306 Comparative Economic Systems

EC 406

Economic Analysis of Russia & the Commonwealth of Independent States

DEVELOPMENT

EC 310 Economics of Developing Countries
EC 410 Issues in the Economics of Developing Countries
EC 412 Economic Analysis of Latin America
EC 413 Economic Analysis of Asia
EC 414 Economic Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa

ECONOMETRICS

EC 320 Analysis of Economic Data
EC 420 Introduction to Econometric Methods
EC 421 Advanced Econometric Methods

PUBLIC ECONOMICS

EC 335 Taxes, Government Spending and Public Policy
EC 435 Public Expenditures
EC 436 Public Revenues

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

EC 340 Survey of International Economics
EC 440 International Trade
EC 441 International Finance

INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

EC 360 Private Enterprise and Public Policy
EC 460 American Industry: Structure and Behavior

LABOR ECONOMICS

EC 380 Labor Relations and Labor Market Policy
EC 480 Analysis of Labor Markets

LAW AND ECONOMICS

EC 425 Law and Economics

HEALTH AND WELFARE

EC 495 Economics of Poverty and Income Distribution
EC 498 Economics of Health Care

CAPSTONE COURSE

EC 499 Senior Seminar for Economics Majors (W)
Note: Effective Spring 2010, minimum EC GPA of 2.0 required for eligibility into EC499 in addition to established prerequisites.

 

 
 
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