Economics

I. Required courses in the major—34 hours, including:

ECON 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECON 301 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
ECON 365 - Econometrics (3)
ECON 380 - Approaches to Research in Economics (1)
ECON 480 - Senior Research in Economics (3)

One course from:

ECON 316 - Seminar in Transaction Cost Economics (3)
ECON 406 - Seminar in Financial Economics (3)
ECON 450 - Seminar in Economics (3)

12 additional hours in ECON, at least 3 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level

Students are encouraged to work with their advisors to choose the elective courses that best meet their interests and needs.

II. Required courses outside the major—4 hours:

STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4) or
STAT 225 - Introduction to Calculus-Based Statistics (4)

III. Other departmental requirements:

Senior demonstration of competency and oral competency are met by completion of ECON 480 with a grade of C or higher. Enrollment in ECON 480 requires completion of ECON 380 with a grade of C or higher.

IV. Suggested courses outside the major:

Students with limited computer experience should take CSCI 107 . Students interested in graduate school in economics should take MATH 191 and MATH 192 . Advisors can also provide recommendations for courses from other departments that will complement the student’s choice of study.