Economics (Ec)
The program in economics is intended to equip students with the basic tools to understand the operation of a modern economy: the origin and role of prices and markets, the allocation of goods and services, and the factors that enter into the determination of income, employment, and pricing.
Program of Study (Proposed Degree Requirements)
Second Year
| Ec 1 a | Introduction to Microeconomics |
| Ec 1 b | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| Ec 2 ab | Econometrics |
| CI 2 ab | Core Integration |
| Electives |
Third, Fourth Years
| Ec 80 | Economics Research |
| Ec 81 | Independent Reading in Economics |
| Ec 82 | Senior Thesis Research |
| Ec 90 | Oral Presentation |
| Ec 91 | Economic Writing |
| Electives |
Economics Courses 1-91
| Ec 1 a | Introduction to Microeconomics |
| Ec 1 b | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| Ec 2 ab | Econometrics |
| Ec 4 | Colonization, Servitude, and Slavery: The Early American Experience |
| Ec 5 | Topics in American Economic History |
| Ec 6 | Business Ethics in Historical Perspective |
| Ec 7 | Introduction to Labor Economics |
| Ec 10 | Population and the Economy |
| Ec 11 | Economics and Demography of Marketing |
| Ec 12 | European Economic History |
| Ec 13 | History of Money |
| Ec 14 | Introduction to Finance |
| Ec 15 | Introduction to Public Finance |
| Ec 20 | Environmental Economics |
| Ec 21 | Economics of Urban Policies |
| Ec 22 | Introduction to International Economics |
| Ec 23 | Health Economics and Public Policy |
| Ec 40 | Introduction to Quantitative Macroeconomic Models |
| Ec 80 | Economics Research |
| Ec 81 | Independent Reading in Economics |
| Ec 82 | Senior Thesis Research |
| Ec 90 | Oral Presentation |
| Ec 91 | Economic Writing |
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Business Economics Option
The Department’s Business Economics Option offers a major for students seeking a business orientation in their study of economics. It does not replicate the traditional undergraduate business school curriculum. Instead, it offers a more tightly focused and application-centered curriculum that is guided by the rigorous methods and integrative perspective of economics.
The BA in Economics (Business Economics) program prepares students with a broad foundation of business knowledge, management skills and proficiency in economic analysis for professional careers in the fields of manufacturing, mining, transportation, communications, banking, insurance, retailing and investment, as well as in governmental agencies, trade associations and consulting firms. It is also designed to prepare students for graduate education in business, economics, and law.
The following courses are available to students selecting the Business Economics option:
Ec 8 Business, Society, and Government
Ec 9 Organizational Behavior
Ec 16 Introduction to Operations Management
Ec 17 Intermediate Microeconomics
Ec 18 Introduction to Financial Management
Ec 19 Fundamentals of Marketing
Ec 24 Information Technology
Ec 25 Business Law and Ethics
Ec 26 Management Strategy and Policy
