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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics - Major


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The economics program is part of the School of Management. The program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

Completion of the economics major allows students to understand, evaluate, and analyze the economic issues and challenges of everyday life, as well as the economic systems in which we live.

Classes rooted in the liberal arts examine the causes and patterns of societal change within the framework of economics. The approach helps prepare students for graduate study in the fields of economics, business, law, and related disciplines, as well as for professional careers in a variety of fields in the public and private sectors.

Note: See Minors for list of minors designed to complement School of Management majors.

The goals of the program are accomplished through:

  • Interaction with faculty devoted to teaching excellence and student development.
  • An innovative, dynamic, and relevant curriculum, including internship opportunities.
  • The development of skills in the areas of critical thinking, qualitative and quantitative analysis, communication, and technology.
  • Opportunities for interpersonal development through activities such as clubs and honor societies with peers and the community.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Be competent in the basic principles, concepts, theories and skills of economics and economic reasoning
  2. Learn and apply economics research methodology, gather and analyze data, apply econometric techniques to test their constructed economic model

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for the economics core.

Economics Core


All Economics majors are required to take the following courses:

Economics Sample Program


Freshman Year


  • Perspectives - Enduring Questions (PEQ) Science with Lab Credits: 6
  • Foreign Language Credits: 6

As well as:

Sophomore Year


  • Perspectives - Enduring Questions (PEQ) Science with lab Credits: 4
  • Perspectives - Enduring Questions (PEQ) Credits: 6
  • Electives Credits: 3
  • Integrative Studies (IS) course Credits: 3
  • Economics Elective Credits: 3

As well as:

Junior Year


  • Economics Electives Credits: 6
  • Electives Credits: 9
  • Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 9
  • Integrative Studies (IS) Credit: 6
  • Experiential Learning (EL) pathway Credits: 0
  • Health and Wellness Credits: 0
  • Core Milestone Experience (CME) Credits: 0

Senior Year


  • Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 15
  • Electives Credits: 6
  • Economics Electives Credits: 6

As well as:

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