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.