Economics B.A.
Program Features
39 semester hours
Required courses:
| ECON 111 | GE: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 112 | GE: Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 311 | GE: Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 312 | GE: Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 321 | GE: History of Economic Thought | 3 credits |
| ECON 495 | Senior Seminar | 3 credits |
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| MGT 250 | Quantitative Business Analy I | 3 credits |
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| MATH 110 | GE: General Statistics | 3 credits |
one of:
| MGT 201 | Decision Science I | 3 credits |
| MATH 130 | GE: Applied Algebraic Methods | 3 credits |
| MATH 131 | GE: Applied Calculus | 3 credits |
| MATH 135 | GE: Pre-Calculus | 3 credits |
| MGT 301 | Financial Management I | 3 credits |
An additional 12 professional elective credits from either one or a combination of the following groups:
Analytical and Research Elective:
| ECON 332 | Forecasting Methods | 3 credits |
| ECON 415 | Econometrics | 3 credits |
| MGT 350 | Quantitative Business Analy II | 3 credits |
| MGT 451 | Management Science I | 3 credits |
Global Economics Electives:
| ECON 313 | GE: International Trade | 3 credits |
| ECON 314 | International Finance | 3 credits |
| ECON 432 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 credits |
Financial and Monetary Electives:
Additional requirements:
- Please see the university requirements.
- Note: Economics majors must (1) complete at least five courses at ESU with rubrics that begin with either MGT or ECON and (2) attain a QPA of 2.25 or better in all Economics courses taken at ESU. The quantitative requirements should be completed as early as possible.
Program Curriculum Plan
(Subject to change by the university without notice)
I. Required Courses:
| ECON 111 | GE: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 112 | GE: Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 311 | GE: Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 312 | GE: Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 321 | GE: History of Economic Thought | 3 credits |
| ECON 495 | Senior Seminar | 3 credits |
| MGT 250 | Quantitative Business Analy I | 3 credits |
| MGT 201 | Decision Science I | 3 credits |
| MGT 301 | Financial Management I | 3 credits |
II. 12 Additional Credits in Economics
Students are required to select four additional courses from the following areas:
A. Quantitative
B. Global/International
| ECON 313 | GE: International Trade | 3 credits |
| ECON 314 | International Finance | 3 credits |
| ECON 432 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 credits |
| ECON 442 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 credits |
| MGT 362 | Global & International Mgmt | 3 credits |
C. Financial and Monetary Economics
For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3148 or visit www.esu.edu/econ.