Economics - not-a-stand-alone-major
Purpose
The Economics major is designed to prepare students for careers in business, financial services, government or teaching, and for students planning to pursue a graduate degree in Economics or a related discipline. Career opportunities for students majoring in Economics include financial analyst, investment broker, banker, economics researcher, market forecaster, government analyst, and with further study, university teacher. A major in Economics includes 30 credit hours of economics and a companion (first) major in any one of the following areas: accounting, business administration, communications, computer information systems, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, finance, history, management, marketing, mathematics, political science, psychology, social work, or other majors as accepted and approved by the department. The degree type associated with Economics will be determined by the first major. The Economics programs are not ACBSP accredited.
General Education Competencies
Students must meet the general education competencies and requirements by taking the approved standard courses.
Requirements (40 credits)
Required Courses (18 credits)
Electives (12 credits)
| MAT-253 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MAT-254 | Calculus II | 4 |
| ECO-315 | Urban Economics and Policy | 3 |
| ECO-320 | American Economic History | 3 |
| ECO-322 | Research Design and Methods in Political Science and Economics | 3 |
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| POL-322 | Research Design and Methods in Political Science and Economics | 3 |
| ECO-365 | Public Administration and Finance | 3 |
| ECO-444 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| ECO-454 | International Economics | 3 |
| FIN-330 | Investments | 3 |
