Economics Major
The Bachelor of Arts in Economics provides a range of coursework in economics and related fields to prepare students for a wide range of careers in economics-related occupations.
Goal 1: Students will understand how all issues in economics involve making choices in the context of scarcity.
Outcome 1.1: Students will be able to explain key concepts related to tradeoffs including opportunity cost and/or marginal decision-making of consumers and/or firms.
Goal 2: Students will understand how economic agents interact.
Outcome 2.1: Students will be able to explain the supply and/or demand model and/or how it is applied to input and/or output markets.
Goal 3: Students will understand important economic variables, how they are measured, and their relevance.
Outcome 3.1: Students will be able to define and explain key macroeconomic variables and/or how they affect the economy.
Goal 4: Students will understand how public policy impacts the economy.
Outcome 4.1: Students will be able to explain how policy affects the economy from micro and/or macroeconomic perspectives.
Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements
Consist of 14 core and 2 overlay requirements. See below for additional detailed information on each of these requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Course Requirements | ||
| ENG 101 | Craft of Language | 3 |
| World History Course Area | 3 | |
| Philosophy Requirements | ||
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course. | ||
| Philosophy Level One | 3 | |
| Philosophy Level Two | 3 | |
| Theology & Religious Studies Requirements | ||
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course. | ||
| Theology | 3 | |
| Religious Studies | 3 | |
| Diversity & INT 151 Requirements | ||
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years | ||
| Diversity | 3 | |
| INT 151 | Inequality in American Society | 1 |
| Math & Natural Science Requirements | ||
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements. | ||
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| Natural Science | 4 | |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Non-Native Language Requirement | 3-4 | |
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement. | ||
| Literature Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Overlay Requirements | ||
| Writing-Intensive | 3 | |
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition). | ||
| Mission-Overlay | 3 | |
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science. | ||
| Total Hours | 47-49 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECN 101 | Introductory Economics Micro (May be taken for CCC Social Science) | 3 |
| ECN 102 | Introductory Economics Macro | 3 |
| ECN 290 | Professional Prep Seminar | 1 |
| ECN 301 | Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| ECN 302 | Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| Any six additional ECN 300/400-level economics courses 1 2 | 18 | |
| Statistics (may be taken for CCC Math Requirement) | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Applied Statistics | ||
| Applied Statistics Plus | ||
| Mathematical Statistics (does NOT meet CCC: Mathematics requirement) | ||
| Business Statistics (does NOT meet CCC: Mathematics requirement) | ||
| One Course from the Following Quantitative Course List: | 3 | |
Any ECN, MAT, CSC, DSC, DSS, or GIS course | ||
| One Course from the Following: | 3-4 | |
Any Course in Languages & Linguistics | ||
Any Course in Social Sciences (POL, IR, HIS, SOC, PSY, ECN) | ||
| Economic Ethics | ||
| Behavioral Economics | ||
| Experiential Learning Requirement | 0-4 | |
Includes ECN491, ANS490, Service-Learning course, Study abroad, The Washington Center, Independent Study – research, Summer Scholars, Winter Immersion Program (WIP), or Honors Thesis. | ||
| Total Hours | 40-46 | |
- 1
MAT 311, MAT 322, DSC 424, DSC 425, DSS 420, DSS 435, DSS 470, FIN 201 and FIN 302 can be substituted for the above requirements at a maximum of two substitutions.
- 2
For students completing ECN 410 Econometrics, only five (5) economics electives are required (in total).
Free Electives
Graduation requires 120 credits. Any credits necessary to reach that number outside of the CCC and major requirements are considered free electives.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ECN 101 or ECN 102 |
Introductory Economics Micro or Introductory Economics Macro |
3 |
| PHL Level One | 3 | |
| World History | 3 | |
| Non-Native Language | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECN 102 or ECN 101 |
Introductory Economics Macro or Introductory Economics Micro |
3 |
| DLL or Social Science (Major) | 3-4 | |
| ENG 101 | Craft of Language | 3 |
| PHL Level Two | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| INT 151 | Inequality in American Society | 1 |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECN 301 | Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Theology | 3 | |
| ECN 290 | Professional Prep Seminar | 1 |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECN 302 | Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| Literature | 3 | |
| Natural Science | 3-4 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECN 410 | Econometrics | 3 |
| Religious Studies | 3 | |
| Mission-Specific Overlay or Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECN Elective and/or Experiential Learning | 3 | |
| Quantitative course (MAT/CSC/DSC/DSS/GIS/ECN) (major) | 3 | |
| Diversity or Free Elective | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive Overlay or Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECN 410 | Econometrics (or ECN Elective) | 3 |
| ECN Elective | 6 | |
| Fine & Performing Arts, Design, & Creativity | ||
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECN Electives | 6 | |
| Free Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 122-124 | |