Economics B.A. | Pamplin School of Business

Pamplin School of Business
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Pamplin School of Business: Economics B.A.

A second economics major is offered in the School of Business based on a foundation of courses in Arts and Sciences rather than the business foundation of the B.B.A. major. Students in the B.A. degree take three prerequisite economics and statistics courses, followed by three required and five elective courses in economics.

Core University Requirements – 39 hours
Hrs	Course #	Course Title
3	ENG 112	Introduction to Literature
3	FA 207	Fine Arts
3	MTH 141	Calculus for Business and Social Science
6	–	Science Electives
3	–	History Elective (Any 200 or 300 level course)
6	–	Social science (Courses chosen from two different disciplines: POL 200: Introduction to United States Politics, POL 201: Introduction to International Relations, POL 202: Introduction to Comparative Politics, POL 203: Introduction to Political Theory, PSY 101: General Psychology, SOC 101: Introductory Sociology, CST 225: Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication)
3	PHL 150	Introduction to Philosophy
3	PHL 220	Ethics
3	THE 101	Introduction to World Religions
3	THE 205	Biblical Tradition and Culture
3	THE 4–	Upper Division Theology Elective

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements – 33-45 hours
3	CST 100	Introduction to Communication Studies
3	ENG 107	College Writing
3	MTH 141	Finite Mathematics
12	–	Study in one of the following: Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
12	–	Upper-division courses in CAS
–	–	Language competency at second-year level

Major Requirements – 33 hours
Prerequisite courses
3	ECN 120	Principles of Macroeconomics
3	ECN 121	Principles of Microeconomics
3	ECN 220	Statistics for Business
Required courses
3	ECN 310	Econometrics
3	ECN 319	Intermediate Microeconomics
3	ECN 320	Intermediate Macroeconomics
Five of the following electives:
3	ECN 322	Environmental Economics
3	ECN 420	Industrial Organization
3	ECN 425	Income Inequality
3	ECN 426	Comparative Economics
3	ECN 427	Sports Economics
3	ECN 428	Public Finance
3	ECN 429	Development Economics
3	ECN 431/ BUS 431	Financial Markets & Institutions
3	ECN 440	International Economics
Total Credit Hours – 120

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