Economics (B.A.)

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Foundations

The Department of Economics and Business offers four distinct majors: accounting, business administration, economics and finance. Students majoring in business administration may also elect to complete a concentration in international business, management, or marketing. Students may choose only one concentration. Additionally, the department jointly sponsors with the Political Science Department the international affairs major (see Interdisciplinary/Off-Campus Programs ).

All students majoring in accounting, business administration, economics or finance are required to take the following courses:

ECB 101 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 4
ECB 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ECB 211 - Statistics in Business and Economics Credits: 4 *
ECB 311 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 4
* The ECB 211 requirement can alternatively be satisfied through completion of MAT 220 - Biostatistics ; or MAT 318 - Probability and MAT 319 - Statistics ; or PSY 256 - Research Methods I and PSY 257 - Research Methods II ; or AP Statistics by permission.

One of the following courses or equivalent validation:

MAT 121 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MAT 134 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 4

Note

Students must continuously maintain a 2.0 GPA within the major.

Requirements

The economics major is built on a solid base of economic theory and empirical tools to which the student will add applied and policy-oriented courses. The graduate with a major in economics should be well prepared for research and analysis positions in business or government. The program also prepares students for graduate-level training in business, economics, law, or public policy.

Completing the economics major requires at most 42 credits in total. Required courses in addition to the Foundations are:

ECB 313 - Econometrics Credits: 4
ECB 324 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ECB 341 - Christian Teaching on the Economy Credits: 2
ECB 491 - Senior Seminar: Economic Policy Credits: 4

Additional Requirements

An additional 8 credits of coursework from the approved list below:

ECB 305 - Economic Development Credits: 4
ECB 307 - Environmental Economics Credits: 4
ECB 330 - Financial Markets and Institutions Credits: 4
ECB 366 - International Economics Credits: 4
ECB 372 - Investments Credits: 4
ECB 416 - International Political Economy Credits: 4
ECB 425 - Internship I Credits: 2-4
ECB 471 - Research I Credits: 4
MAT 325 - Operations Research Credits: 4
MAT 371 - Selected Topics Credits: 2 or 4 (MAT 371: Voting and Choice only.)

Graduate Studies

Students interested in graduate work at the masters level should take as electives:

For students interested in graduate work at the PhD level, the following courses are also recommended: