Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Requirements (48-54 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in Economics
Lower-division requirements (3-6) | ||
ECON 2000 | The Economy: Problems and Perspectives | 3-6 |
or both of the following: | ||
Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
Upper-division requirements (24) | ||
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Firms and Markets | ||
Public Economics | ||
Labor Economics | ||
International Economics | ||
ECON 3400 | Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | 3 |
ECON 3500 | Tools of Economic Analysis | 3 |
ECON 3900 | Writing in Economics | 3 |
ECON 4100 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
ECON 4200 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECON 4700 | History of Economic Thought | 3 |
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Political Economy | ||
Political Economy of Women | ||
Economic History of the United States | ||
Economic Development | ||
Origins of Political Economy | ||
Post-Keynesian Economics | ||
Global Inequality and Growth | ||
Concentration (21-24) | ||
All students must complete one of the concentrations listed below. | 21-24 | |
Total Units | 48-54 |
Concentrations (21-24 units)
General Economics Concentration (21-22 units)
(Program Code: ECON)
Lower-division requirements (6-7) | ||
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Introduction to Statistical Thinking | ||
Statistics with Applications | ||
Applied Business Statistics | ||
One course chosen from: | 3-4 | |
Modeling with Functions | ||
Accelerated Preparation for Calculus | ||
Modeling with Calculus | ||
Calculus I | ||
Upper-division requirements (15) | ||
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Econometrics | ||
Quantitative Methods in Economics | ||
Mixed Methods Research | ||
Advanced Tools of Economic Analysis | ||
Twelve additional units of upper-division economics courses | 12 | |
Total Units | 21-22 |
Mathematical Economics Concentration (23-24 units)
(Program Code: ECMA)
Lower-division requirements (14-15) | ||
MATH 2265 | Statistics with Applications | 3 |
MATH 2210 | Calculus I | 4 |
MATH 2220 | Calculus II | 4 |
One course chosen from: | 3-4 | |
Applied Linear Algebra | ||
Critical Thinking Through Computer Programming | ||
Upper-division requirements (9) | ||
ECON 4300 | Econometrics | 3 |
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Quantitative Methods in Economics | ||
Mixed Methods Research | ||
Advanced Tools of Economic Analysis | ||
Three additional units of upper-division economics courses | 3 | |
Total Units | 23-24 |
Applied Economics Concentration (21-22 units)
(Program Code: APEC)
Lower-division requirements (12-13) | ||
ADMN 2100 | Applied Business Statistics | 3 |
ACCT 2110 | Introductory Accounting I | 3 |
ACCT 2120 | Introductory Accounting II | 3 |
One course chosen from: | 3-4 | |
Modeling with Functions | ||
Accelerated Preparation for Calculus | ||
Modeling with Calculus | ||
Calculus I | ||
Upper-division requirements (9) | ||
FIN 3001 | Finance I | 3 |
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Econometrics | ||
Quantitative Methods in Economics | ||
Mixed Methods Research | ||
Advanced Tools of Economic Analysis | ||
Three additional units of upper-division economics courses | 3 | |
Total Units | 21-22 |
Note: Students considering graduate study in economics are urged to take the Mathematical Economics Concentration. Alternatively, students can complete the following courses: MATH 2265, ECON 4300, MATH 2210, MATH 2220, and CSE 1100.