Academic Programs

Requirements for the Economics Major

Beginning with Class Entering Fall 2006

Total Course Requirement

Students must complete the two-semester Principles of Economics sequence (10010/10011/20010/20011 and 10020/20020 or equivalent). Beyond the Principles courses, the major requires a minimum of eight additional courses (24 credits) in economics at the junior/senior level (numbered 3xxxx or 4xxxx).

Math Requirement

A course in Calculus II (Math 10260 or equivalent) is a prerequisite for both of the intermediate theory courses. Simultaneous enrollment in Calculus II is permitted but not recommended.

Recommendation: It is strongly recommended that students, especially prospective economics majors, who have not had a course in Calculus I (Math 10250 or equivalent) enroll in the Calculus course during their first year of study.

Core Requirement

Students must include the following four courses among their minimum of eight courses  in economics beyond the Principles courses:

  • 30010. Intermediate Economic Theory-Micro
  • 30020. Intermediate Economic Theory-Macro
  • 30330. Statistics for Economists
  • 30331. Econometrics

Advanced Course Requirement

Students must include a minimum of two courses (six credits) at the senior level (numbered 4xxxx) that have either of the intermediate theory courses (30010, 30020) and/or Econometrics (30331) as a prerequisite.

Writing Intensive Requirement

In completing the minimum of 24 credits at the 3xxxx/4xxxx level, the student must fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. This requirement can be satisfied in one of the following three ways: by taking a 3xxxx/4xxxx level economics seminar course; by taking a three-credit special studies course consistent with the College’s writing-intensive guidelines under the direction of an economics faculty member; or by writing a senior honors essay under the direction of an economics faculty member.

Requirements for Economics Majors

Those who entered prior to Fall 2006


Total Course Requirement

Students must complete the two-semester Principles of Economics sequence (10010/200101and 10020/20020). Beyond the Principles courses, the major requires a minimum of eight (24 credit hours) junior/senior-level courses in economics.

Core Requirement

Students must include the following three courses among their minimum of eight 300-and 400-level courses in economics:

  • 30010. Intermediate Economic Theory-Micro
  • 30020. Intermediate Economic Theory-Macro
  • 30330. Statistics for Economists

Distribution Requirement

The department offers courses in ten different areas. In order to ensure some breadth of economic understanding, students must include one course from at least three different areas among their minimum of eight junior/senior-level courses in economics. The areas and the courses offered in those areas are as follows

Policy

  • 30210. Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy
  • 30500. Economics of Poverty
  • 30520. Economics of Education
  • 40040. Topics in Applied Microeconomics
  • 40570. Law  and Economics
  • 40550. Public Budget Expenditure Policy
  • 40560. Tax Policy
  • 30530. Environmental Economics

Quantitative Methods

  • 40050. Game Theory and Strategic Analysis
  • 40300. Mathematics for Economists
  • 40320. Applied Econometrics
  • 40310. Econometrics

History and Philosophy of Economics

  • 30100. Philosophy of Economics
  • 30110. History of Economic Thought
  • 33120. Seminar in History  and Philosophy of Economic Thought
  • 40280. Consumption and Happiness  

Monetary and Financial Economics

  • 40360. Money, Credit, and Banking
  • 30350. Financial Institutions

Labor Economics

  • 30400. Labor Economics
  • 30410. Labor Relations Law
  • 30420. Employment Relations, Law, and Human Resources
  • 30430. Collective Bargaining: The Private Sector
  • 30440 Collective Bargaining; The Public Sector
  • 30450. Topics in Labor
  • 30460. Economics of Gender and Ethnic Discrimination
  • 30470. Labor Arbitration

Development Economics

  • 30800. Development Economics
  • 30810. Regional Economic Development
  • 30830. Issues in Economic Development

International Economics

  • 40700. International Economics
  • 40710. International Trade
  • 40720. International Money
  • 40730. European Economic and Monetary Union


Industrial Organization

  • 40580. The Economics of Industrial Organization

Political Economy

  • 30200. Introduction to Political Economy
  • 40201. Topics in Political Economy
  • 30220. Marxian Economic Theory
  • 30230. Beyond Economic Man
  • 30269. Political Economy of Development
  • 33270 Economics of Science
  • 416. Problems in Political Economy

Urban and Regional Economics

  • 30540. Restoring Economic Vitality to the Inner City
  • 40820. Regional Economic Development

Writing Intensive Requirement

Finally, in completing the minimum of 24 credits at the junior/-senior level, the student must fulfill a writing intensive requirement. This requirement can be fulfilled in one of the following ways: by taking a junior or senior level economics course specifically designated as a writing intensive course (students will receive information every semester about which courses are to be designated as writing intensive); by taking a special studies course which involves writing a term paper under the supervision of a faculty member; or by writing a senior honors essay.