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Economics

General

Program Title

Economics

Degree Designation

BA

Award Type

Baccalaureate

Program Level

Undergraduate

Instruction Mode

On Campus

Program Description

The major and minor programs in economics offer students a set of required and elective courses designed to provide students a greater understanding of society and a method of thinking useful for a variety of career opportunities The economics department offers students majors (1) in an economics concentration through a traditional liberal arts program and (2) in a business economics concentration, which provides training in practical problem solving techniques useful in private and public sector decision making as preparation for careers in private business, banking, and government. The area of Social Science, Social Studies, and Economics also offer economics related programs for teacher preparation.

Department/Unit(s)

Economics

College/School

Herberger Business School

Status

Active

Does this BA major require fewer than 45 credits? Please check the following as appropriate.

BA majors requiring 45 credits or more may take one year of coursework in a single foreign language, a second major or a minor, but it is not required.

Requirements

Free Form Requisites

Program Requirements (45-48 credits)

24-27 credits: course; course; course or course or course or course or equivalent; course or course or course, or equivalent; course; course; course or course; course.

Electives

21 Credits: Selected from 400-level ECON courses not in the core. course or course may be substituted for one 400-level course. With approval of the adviser, the following courses (all with required prerequisites) may be substituted for ECON electives: course, course, course, course. Alternatively, a maximum of two of the following may be substituted for ECON electives: course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course (check the catalog for prerequisites).

  • The senior seminar (ECON 481) fulfills the University's Upper Division Writing Requirement and is mandatory.

See program website for additional information.

Program Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Demonstrate an understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.

Outcome

Apply economic theory to issues of contemporary concerns and public policy.

Outcome

Communicate economic theory and applications in written and oral form.

Outcome

Estimate economic models using data, test hypotheses, interpret and evaluate estimates, and use results to forecast or consider changes to policy or the behavior of firms or people.

Degree Maps

Major Code

1043

Program Code

2221