Majors and More

College of Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Economics provides students with an analytical training that is a valuable asset in any career. Many graduates enter the workforce directly and find employment in such diverse areas as banking and finance, management, government service, labor relations, policy research, sports management, consulting, journalism, and marketing. Other students use economics as a foundation for graduate programs in law, business, economics, and policy studies.

 

General Education

 

Semester Hours

ACAD 101 Principles of the Learning Academy

1

Shared Skills and Proficiencies
   
Writing and Critical Thinking    
WRIT 101 Composition

3

HMXP 102      Human Experience 3
CRTW 201 Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing

3

    Oral Communication See approved list; (pdf - 306 KB)may be met by other requirement
(pdf - 306 KB)
0-3
    Technology Met in major with CSCI 101 and labs 0
    Intensive Writing See approved list; (pdf - 306 KB)may be met by other requirement 0-3
    Constitution Requirement See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); may be met with other requirement 0-3
    Physical Activity See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) 1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines*    
Global Perspectives See approved list (pdf - 306 KB)

3

Historical Perspectives See approved list (pdf - 306 KB)

3

Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives*

 

Social Science See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); must include 2 designators; 3 hours met in major with ECON 215

3

Humanities and Arts See approved list; must include 2 designators

6

Quantitative Skills and Natural Science (3 courses) 9-12
    Quantitative Skills See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); 3 hours met in major with MATH (0-4)
Natural Science See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); must include one lab science.  If 2 courses taken, must be in two different groups:  Life, Physical, Earth

(3-8)

Subtotal   32-43
*No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas
 
Economics Courses   30
  ECON 215 Principles of Microeconomics 3
  ECON 216 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
  ECON 315 Microeconomic Analysis 3
  ECON 316 Macroeconomic Analysis 3
  Six courses from: ECON above 299  18
Courses Supporting the Major    
  MATH 105 or 201 Applied Calculus, Calculus I 3-4
  QMTH 205 Quantitative Methods in Business 3
  QMTH 210 Business Analytics 3
  CSCI 101, 101B and 101A, C or P Intro to Information Processing, Excel, Advanced Excel 3
Minor   15-24
Electives   10-31
Total   120

Not more than 36 hours in any one subject designator may be applied toward the major for a BA degree.

For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.