BA in Economics
Overview
To graduate with a degree in Economics majors must have at least a cumulative average of 2.0 in all major coursework. Students must complete the requirements outlined below. Students seeking to double major in Economics and Finance, each major must have a minimum of 24 credit hours distinct or exclusive to each major. Those 24 hours in each major must not count for any other major. It is the student’s responsibility to verify that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
Curriculum Requirements
The Core Curriculum (47-53 hours)
Please reference the
Core Curriculum Requirements.
Major Program Requirements (36 hours)
| EC201 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC202 | Introductory Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC210/MA210 | Mathematics for Economics & Finance | 3 |
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| MA304 | Statistics for Business & Economics | 3 |
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| MA208 | Statistics | 3 |
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| EC316 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC317 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC352 | Business Econ & Catholic Social Thought | 3 |
| EC408W | Economics Seminar | 3 |
| Choose 4 upper-level elective courses (12 credits) from list below | 12 |
Upper-Level Elective Courses
Select Four Elective Courses from:
| DS300 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| EC305 | Data Analytics for Econ and Finance | 3 |
| EC307/BU307 | Money and Banking I | 3 |
| EC400 | History of Economic Thought | 3 |
| EC401 | History of American Economic Life | 3 |
| EC424 | Public Finance | 3 |
| EC440/BU440 | International Trade and Finance | 3 |
| EC490W | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| BU310 | Finance I | 3 |
| BU311 | Finance II | 3 |
| BU402 | Labor Economics and Compensation | 3 |
| BU411 | Financial Investments | 3 |
| BU453 | Internship | 3 |
| MA305 | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
General Electives (31-37 hours)