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Economics Major

The Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree requires 44 semester hours through the following courses:

Select one course from the following: 4 sh
MTH 116 Applied Mathematics with Calculus  
MTH 121 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I  
     
Must complete the following:  
ECO 111  Principles of Economics  4 sh 
ECO 203  Statistics for Decision Making  4 sh 
ECO 310  Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory  4 sh 
ECO 311  Intermediate Microeconomic Theory  4 sh 
ECO 347 Introduction to Econometrics 4 sh
ECO 465  Senior Thesis Workshop  2 sh 

ECO 495, 498
or 499

 Senior Thesis Research in Economics  2 sh 
Sixteen hours of ECO electives at the 300-400 level* with 16 sh
 
  • At least four hours from courses designated Applied Macroeconomics (ECO 302, 314)
  
  • At least four hours from courses designated Applied Microeconomics (ECO 320, 332, 335, 421, 432)
  
  • At least four hours from courses designated Advanced Applications, including:
  
ECO 410 Economic Growth and Development  
ECO 421 Industrial Organication and Regulations  
ECO 432 Public Finance  
ECO 440 Urban Economics and Planning  
ECO 471 Advanced Special Topics in Economics  
*No more than eight hours of travel, internship, independent study and research credit may be counted toward economics elective credit.  
  Total 44 sh