Major Requirements for Economics and Business

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A minimum of 11 course credits, including the following core courses:

• Macroeconomics (101)
• Microeconomics (102)
• Financial Accounting (151)
• Intermediate Microeconomics (301)
• Intermediate Macroeconomics (302)
• Statistical Methods I (INT 201) or Mathematical Statistics II (MAT 348)
• at least one 200-level ECB course from the following list of quantitative literacy courses, to be taken by Term Four of the junior year:
  • Money and Banking (225)
  • Managerial Accounting (253)
  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in U.S. Economic History (254)
  • Labor Market Issues (257)
  • Economics of Sports (258)
• at least two of the following seminar courses:
  
  • Industrial Organization Seminar (311)
  • Women, Men, and the Labor Market Seminar (320)
  • Macroeconomics Seminar (321)
  • International Economics Seminar (323)
  • Financial Management Seminar (352)
  • Multinational Corporations in Historical Perspective Seminar (355)
  • Economics of Organizations Seminar (356)

Notes:

• For basic skills, majors should take Computing Practice and Perspectives (CSC 131) and Calculus of a Single Variable (MAT 121).
• For strong graduate school preparation in either economics or business, students should take Foundations of Computer Science (CSC 140), Calculus of a Single Variable (MAT 121), Calculus of Several Variables (MAT 122), Linear Algebra (MAT 221), and possibly Mathematical Statistics I & II (MAT 347 & 348).

Recommended Course Sequence

Teaching Major Requirements

The requirements for the economics and business major apply.  Please refer to the Teaching Major section of the course catalogue for additional requirements, or visit the Education Office for more information.

Concentration in Economics and Business

There is no minor in economics and business.  However, a combination of courses from several disciplines may be used as a basis for advanced training in law, government service, and a number of other professional programs. Please refer to the course catalogue for more information.