Economics Major Requirements

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Economics

The BA with a major in economics requires 30 semester hours in economics, 24 of which must be at the 30000 level or above, plus a minimum of six semester hours in associated requirements. A grade of "C" or better must be attained in any course that is to count as one of the 30 hours in economics or as one of the associated requirements. Specific requirements are as follows:

Foundations (12 hours)

Any 10000-level economics course

ECON 30223

Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 30233

Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON 30243

Contending Perspectives in Economics

Breadth Requirements (9 hours, 3 from each subsection)

Historical Context (3 hours)

ECON 30253

History of Economic Thought

ECON 30423

European Economic History

ECON 30483

Financial History

ECON 40413

U.S. Economic History I

ECON 40423

U.S. Economic History II

ECON 50463

Perspectives In Macroeconomics

International Economics (3 hours)

ECON 30213

Development Theory

ECON 30433

Development Studies

ECON 30443

Asian Economics

ECON 30453

Economics of the European Union

ECON 30463

Latin American Economics

ECON 30493

International Economic Studies

ECON 40213

International Trade and Payments

ECON 40223

International Monetary Economics

Public Economics (3 hours)

ECON 30473

Regional and Urban Economics

ECON 40113

Industrial Organization

ECON 40133

Labor Economics

ECON 40143

Public Finance

ECON 40153

Economics of Financial Markets

ECON 40433

Law and Economics

ECON 50453

Macroeconomic Studies

Additional Electives in Economics (9 hours)

Associated Requirements (6-7 hours)

MATH 10283 or 10524 (Note that the former will not serve as the prerequisite for any upper-level math courses) and INSC 20153 or MATH 10043.

A minor is required. Any minor approved by AddRan College is acceptable. A minor in mathematics is recommended for those planning to enter graduate school in economics. With the approval of the chair of the Department of Economics and the associate dean of undergraduate studies of the M.J. Neeley School of Business, economics majors may minor in finance or accounting. For the finance minor, ECON 40153 may substitute for FINA 30203, but cannot be used to satisfy both the major and minor requirements.

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Economics

The BS with a major in economics requires 30 semester hours in economics, 24 of which must be at the 30000 level or above, plus a minimum of six semester hours in associated requirements. A grade of "C" or better must be attained in any course that is to count as one of the 30 hours in economics or as one of the associated requirements. Specific requirements are as follows:

Foundations (15 hours)

Any 10000-level economics course

ECON 30223

Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 30233

Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON 30243

Contending Perspectives in Economics

ECON 40313

Econometrics

Breadth Requirements (9 hours, 3 from each subsection)

Historical Context (3 hours)

ECON 30253

History of Economic Thought

ECON 30423

European Economic History

ECON 30483

Financial History

ECON 40413

U.S. Economic History I

ECON 40423

U.S. Economic History II

ECON 50463

Perspectives in Macroeconomics

International Economics (3 hours)

ECON 30213

Development Theory

ECON 30433

Development Studies

ECON 30443

Asian Economics

ECON 30453

Economics of the European Union

ECON 30463

Latin American Economics

ECON 30493

International Economic Studies

ECON 40213

International Trade and Payments

ECON 40223

International Monetary Economics

Public Economics (3 hours)

ECON 30473

Regional and Urban Economics

ECON 40113

Industrial Organization

ECON 40133

Labor Economics

ECON 40143

Public Finance

ECON 40153

Economics of Financial Markets

ECON 40433

Law and Economics

ECON 50453

Macroeconomic Studies

Additional Electives in Economics (6 hours)

Associated Requirements

All students must complete six to seven hours of coursework in Calculus and Statistics from the following:

MATH 10283

Applied Calculus or

MATH 10524

Calculus I

(Note that the former will not serve as the prerequisite for any upper-level math courses)

INSC 20153

Statistical Analysis or

MATH 10043

Elementary Statistics

In addition, students must choose one of the following four options:

1. Mathematics (7-8 hours)

MATH 20524

Calculus II

Upper-level (30000 and above) math

2. Accounting (6 hours)

ACCT 20153

Principles of Financial Accounting

ACCT 20163

Principles of Managerial Accounting

3. Computer Science (9 hours)

COSC 10403

Introduction to Programming

COSC 20203

Techniques in Programming

COSC 20803

Data Structures

4. General Business Minor (18 hours)

Minor: A minor is required. Any minor approved by AddRan College is acceptable. A minor in mathematics is recommended for those planning to enter graduate school in economics. With the approval of the chair of the Department of Economics and the associate dean of undergraduate studies of the M.J. Neeley School of Business, economics majors may minor in finance or accounting. For the finance minor, ECON 40153 may substitute for FINA 30203, but cannot be used to satisfy both the major and minor requirements.

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in International Economics

The BA with a major in international economics requires 30 semester hours in economics, 24 of which must be at the 30000 level or above, plus a minimum of 18 semester hours in associated requirements. A grade of "C" or better must be attained in any course that is to count as one of the 30 hours in economics or as one of the associated requirements. Specific requirements are as follows:

Foundations (12 hours)

Any 10000-level economics course

ECON 30223

Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 30233

Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON 30243

Contending Perspectives in Economics

International Economics (12 hours)

Core (6 hours)

ECON 40213

International Trade and Payments

ECON 40223

International Monetary Economics

Electives (6 hours)

ECON 30213

Development Theory

ECON 30433

Development Studies

ECON 30443

Asian Economics

ECON 30453

Economics of the European Union

ECON 30463

Latin American Economics

ECON 30493

International Economic Studies

Additional Electives in Economics (6 hours)

Associated Requirements

Quantitative Skills (6 to 7 hours):

MATH 10283 or 10524 (Note that the former will not serve as the prerequisite for any upper-level math courses) and

INSC 20153 or MATH 10043

International and Comparative Politics

6 hours from

POSC 20303

International Politics

POSC 33xx3

Any course in International Politics

POSC 35xx3

Any course in Comparative Politics

Language, History and Culture (6 hours)

Internationally related courses from ANTH, GEOG, HIST, JOUR, RELI, FINA, MANA or MARK, or upper-division foreign language, selected with department approval (current list of approved classes available; offerings by other departments may be substituted with permission). Participation in TCU's Study Abroad Program may waive three hours of this requirement (with prior approval from the Department of Economics).

A minor is required. Any minor approved by AddRan College is acceptable. A minor in mathematics is recommended for those planning to enter graduate school in economics. With the approval of the chair of the Department of Economics and the associate dean of undergraduate studies of the M.J. Neeley School of Business, economics majors may minor in finance or accounting, For the finance minor, ECON 40153 may substitute for FINA 30203, but cannot be used to satisfy both the major and minor requirements.





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