Pamplin School of Business: Economics B.A.
The second economics major offered by the Pamplin School of Business is the Bachelor of Arts in Economics. This program has extensive course work based in the liberal arts core curriculum in the College of Arts and Sciences and focuses on developing critical thinking and communication skills. By combining skills in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences with the analytical skills developed in economics courses, students graduate prepared for a broad range of private and public sector careers as consultants, economic and financial analysts, or lawyers.
Students pursuing the B.A. in Economics degree take three prerequisite economics and statistics courses, followed by three required and five elective courses in economics.
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Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics degree program.
Economics B.A. General Curriculum
University Core Requirements – 39 hours
The University Core Curriculum emphasizes a diverse set of disciplines in order to prompt students to engage with fundamental questions of existence in a cross-disciplinary way, rather than holding that one particular discipline has all the answers. Each of our core courses embeds certain Core Skills, such as writing and analytical and logical reasoning. In developing these skills students acquire the tools they will need to contribute to and flourish in an increasingly complex world.
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courses that make up the University Core.
Economics B.A. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements – 33-45 hours |
3 | CST 100 | Introduction to Communication Studies |
3 | ENG 107 | College Writing |
3 | MTH 121 | Calculus for Business and Social Science |
| 3 | MTH 161 | Elementary Statistics |
12 | – | Upper-division credits in one of the following disciplines: Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology |
| 12 | – | Uppder division credits in CAS courses, nine of which must come from three different disciplines |
0-12 | – | Language competency at the intermediate level |
Economics B.A. Pamplin School of Business Requirements – 33 hours |
Prerequisite courses |
3 | ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 | ECN 121 | Principles of Microeconomics |
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 325 | Economics and Metrics for Sustainability |
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 |
| P4 Requirements: |
| 1 | BUS 101 | Software Applications Workshop |
| 1 | BUS 202 | Professional Development |
| 1 | BUS 302 | Professional Development Internship |
| 0 | BUS 402 | Professional Development Workshop |
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Pamplin School of Business Administration: Curriculum Requirements 2011-12
