Economics studies how people make choices when faced with scarcity and how societies allocate scarce resources to produce the goods and services that people value.
Economics provides a logical way of looking at problems and is applicable to a wide variety of topics from making sound business decisions to understanding challenging issues facing societies.
As a discipline, economics prepares students for many professional careers since it can be applied to a wide range of real-world problems. The flexibility of this preparation can make the student more adaptable to changing opportunities after graduation and provides excellent preparation for graduate studies in a variety of disciplines.
For all students, the program culminates with the Economics Senior Thesis in which each student completes an independent research paper under the direction of a faculty member. Students planning on law school are encouraged to take PHIL 106 Introduction to Logic; students planning on studying economics in graduate school are encouraged to take MATH 315 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.
Exceptional students, regardless of academic
major, completing 12 or more credits in economics
will be invited to participate in the Omicron
Delta Epsilon Honor Society in economics.
BSBA in Economics in the School of Business
Students must fulfill 24 credits in Economics. Major requirements provide the theoretical background and the specific skills particular to the field of Economics. The total credits needed to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Economics is 122.
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BA in Economics
in the College of Liberal Arts
Major in Economics
A minimum of 36 credits (12 courses) must be taken in economics and statistics. The required courses include:
ECON 201—Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 202—Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 301—Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 302—Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 381—Econometrics (3 cr.)
ECON 384—Forecasting Techniques (3 cr.)
ECON 480—Economics Senior Thesis (3 cr.)
QSIS 281—Business Analytics I (3 cr.)
QSIS 284—Business Analytics II (3 cr.)
Note: MATH 301 Probability & Statistics I may be substituted for QSIS 281 and MATH 302 Probability & Statistics II may be substituted for QSIS 284.
Students then complete 9 hours of electives in economics at the 300 or 400 level:
ECON 332—Money and Financial Institutions (3 cr.)
ECON 401—Game Theory (3 cr.)
ECON 431—Environmental Economics (3 cr.)
ECON 442—International Economics (3 cr.)
Minor in Economics
A minor in Economics provides useful coursework
to supplement a variety of disciplines including,
Mathematics, Political Science, History, International
Relations, Pharmacy, and Health Management.
This minor requires 15 credits:
ECON 201—Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 202—Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 301—Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr.)
Note: Six additional credits in Economics above the 300 level include the following:
Students are advised to take pairs such as ECON
381 and ECON 384 if interested in quantitative methods, or ECON 431 and ECON 451 if interested in policy analysis.
The minor requires 18 credits:
ECON 201—Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 202—Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 301—Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 431—Environmental Economics (3 cr.)
Note: Six additional credits in Economics above the 300 level include the following:
Students are advised to take pairs such as ECON
381 and ECON 384 if interested in quantitative methods, or ECON 431 and ECON 451 if interested in policy analysis.
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