Economics (BA)

Requirements:

• In order to earn the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and major grade point average of 2.00, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements
Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry

• UCOR 1100 - Academic Writing Seminar
• UCOR 1200 - Quantitative Reasoning (satisfied in major)
• UCOR 1300 - Creative Expression and Interpretation
• UCOR 1400 - Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities
• UCOR 1600 - Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences
• UCOR 1800 - Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences (or BIOL 1610/1611, 2200, CHEM 1500/1501, PHYS 1050/1051, 1210/1211)

Module II: Engaging Jesuit Traditions

• UCOR 2100 - Theological Explorations
• UCOR 2500 - Philosophy of the Human Person
• UCOR 2910 - Ethical Reasoning Business

Module III: Engaging the World

• UCOR 3100 - Religion in a Global Context
• UCOR 3400 - Humanities and Global Challenges
• UCOR 3800 - Natural Sciences and Global Challenges

II. Major Requirements
70 credits, including:

• ECON 2100 - Business Statistics
• ECON 2130 - Principles of Economics - Macro
• ECON 2110 - Principles of Economics - Micro
• ECON 3100 - Quantitative Methods and Applications
• ECON 3110 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 3130 - Global and Domestic Macroeconomics

ECON Electives (30)

• Choose from upper division ECON courses, excluding ECON 4890.  FINC 3430 may be included.  A minimum of 10 credits must be from: ECON 3500, 3610, 3620, 3630, 4110 , 4120,  4660 , 4680,  4690, and FINC 3430 .

Choose one of two courses for senior synthesis:

• ECON 4800 - History of Economic Thought
• ECON 4890 - Senior Research (with permission of department chair)

Calculus, choose one of the following two courses:

• MATH 1130 - Elements of Calculus for Business
• MATH 1334 - Calculus I (preferred)

III. Additional Requirements

• General electives to total 180 (55)

ACCT 2300 Principles of Financial Accounting and BCOM 2800 Communications for Business are recommended general electives.

Note: Internships or independent study courses may not satisfy major requirements.