Economic Requirements
Students majoring in economics are required to complete general
education requirements of the university. Students must also complete
the seven required courses listed below plus four courses in one of the
three tracks. Students who do not wish to complete a track have the
option of completing four additional upper-division economics courses
of their choice.
Required Core Courses:
- MAT 111 Introductory Linear Mathematics
- MAT 205 Introduction to Statistical Methods
- (or STA 212 Statistics for Business Applications I)
- ECO 200 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- CEP 300 Cooperative Education Experience
- ECO 300 Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECO 301 Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECO 494 Seminar in Economics
Any four upper-division ECO courses or choose one of the following tracks:
International Track:
- ECO 330 Regional Economics
- ECO 340 International Economics
- ECO 342 Economic Development
- ECO 344 Comparative Economic Systems
Applied Track:
- ECO 302 Money and Banking
- ECO 310 Introduction to Econometrics
- ECO 332 Public Finance
- ECO 350 Labor Economics
Social Science Track:
Any two upper-division ECO courses and two courses from the following:
- GEO 301 Urban Geography
- GEO 303 Cultural Geography
- GEO 309 Historical Geography of the United States
- GEO 360 Historical Urban Geography
- HIS 419 Social and Economic History of the United States
- LAS 300 Introduction to Labor Relations
- LAS 304 Wages and Benefits
- PSC 328 State and Urban Problems
-
PSC 410 Political Economy
- Or, any two other approved courses
Economics majors who may want to get an MBA in the future are encouraged to complete seven additional courses in the College of Business (ACC 200, ACC 201, BUS 230, FIN 305, IFS 300, MGT 305, MKT 305, and associated prerequisite courses). These courses, along with ECO 200 and ECO 201, complete the requirements for the Minor in Business Administration.