These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
University Requirements
All new students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
Note that students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.
College Requirements
Students must meet College Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration including the requirements of the major listed below. Economics students must attain at least a 2.0 GPA in their major and 2.0 GPA overall in order to graduate.
Major Requirements
Students must follow the Major Requirements and College Requirements current at the time of declaration. Students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University, College, and Major requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.
Requirements of Economics Major
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required Courses | ||
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3501 | Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis | 3 |
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3701 | Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis with Calculus | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3502 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | 3 |
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3702 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis with Calculus | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3503 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 |
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3703 | Econometric Theory | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3598 | Economics Writing Seminar 1 | 3 |
Electives | ||
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3503 | Introduction to Econometrics (if not taken to meet major requirement above) | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3504 | Mathematical Economics | |
ECON 3506/3596 | Energy, Ecology, and Economy | |
ECON 3507/3597 | Health Economics | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3511 | The Economics and Management of Privatization | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3512 | Public Finance | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3513 | Economics of State and Local Governments | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3514 | The Economics of Education and Human Capital | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3519 | Game Theory and Strategic Behavior | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3522 | Economic Theory of Networks | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3525 | Urban Economics | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3531 | History of Economic Theory | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3532 | Economic History of the United States | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3535 | Public Control of Business: Antitrust | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3536 | Economics of American Industry | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3537 | Comparative Economic Systems | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3538 | Managerial Economics | |
ECON 3541/3697 | The Economics of Sports | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3543 | Law and Economics | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3544 | Computer-Based Modeling | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3545 | Economics of Labor Markets | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3546 | Women in the Economy | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3547 | Economics of Development and Growth | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3548 | Behavioral Economics 2 | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3563 | International Trade (highly recommended) | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3564 | International Monetary Economics (highly recommended) | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3571 | Money and Banking | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3572 | Owl Fund Seminar I | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3580 | Special Topics | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3582 | Independent Study | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3672 | Owl Fund Seminar II | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3682 | Independent Study | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3698 | Economic Inequality | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3703 | Econometric Theory (if not taken to meet major requirement above) | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3900 | Honors Topics in Economics | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4021 | Economics of Risk, Uncertainty, and Information | |
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4071 | Monetary Theory and Policy 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 18 |
- 1
This major capstone is usually taken in the final semester, and all prerequisites must be met.
- 2
In order to satisfy a Major Elective, Fox Students must take "Behavioral Economics" as ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3548. Students cannot receive credit for both ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3548 and ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3696.
- 3
This course was previously offered as ECON 3505. Students who have earned credit in ECON 3505 will not earn additional credit in ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4071.
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3408, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3581, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3696, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3999, and ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4999 cannot be used to fulfill an Elective for the Economics major. These courses as well as other courses in Economics not included above can be taken as free electives for the degree.