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ProfessorsÌýCastilla, Haines, Kato, Khanna, Simpson (Chair), Sparber |
The basic objective of the Department of Economics is the development of students' understanding of economics as the social science that deals with production, consumption, and market exchange activities. All students begin with ECON 151Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Economics . Majors advance through a core of analytical courses and choose among a series of options in theoretical and applied economics. Students with an interest in graduate work leading to careers in such fields as economics, law, business, public administration, or the foreign service are asked to discuss these objectives early in their college careers in order to plan an adequate program in economics. While not an undergraduate business or professional school, the department provides essential background for a variety of career interests.
Course Information
ECON 151Ìýis a prerequisite for all courses numbered above 200.
ECON 251Ìýis a prerequisite for all courses numbered between 300 and 349.
ECON 251Ìý²¹²Ô»å ECON 252Ìýare prerequisites for all courses numbered between 350 and 374.
ECON 251, ECON 252, and ECON 375Ìýare prerequisites for all courses above 375.
Courses numbered below ECON 150, including ECON 105, cannot be counted as part of the major program.
Preparation for Graduate School
For students considering graduate school in business administration, at least two courses in mathematics (preferably MATH 161Ìý²¹²Ô»å MATH 162) and one computer science course (such as COSC 101) are strongly recommended. Students considering graduate school in economics are strongly encouraged to take these courses, as well as additional courses in mathematics, including MATH 214Ìý²¹²Ô»å MATH 377. Students with these interests should also consider the mathematical economics major described hereÌý²¹²Ô»å consult with their academic adviser as early as possible. Students considering graduate work in economics leading to a PhD should consider pursuing a double major in economics and mathematics.
Awards
The Chi-Ming Hou Award for Excellence in International Economics — established in honor of the late Chi-Ming Hou, who was a member of the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ economics department from 1956 to 1991, for outstanding achievement in international economics.
The Marshall-Keynes Award for Excellence in Economics — awarded by the department to the senior with the strongest, sustained performance in analytical economics.
The J. Melbourne Shortliffe Prizes — established in honor of the late J. Melbourne Shortliffe, chair of the economics department emeritus, and awarded to outstanding graduating seniors who have majored in economics.
Advanced Placement and Transfer Credits
A score of 4 or 5 on both the microeconomics and macroeconomics AP exams will exempt incoming students from ECON 151; no credit is given if only one AP exam is taken or if a score of 3 or lower is received on either exam. No transfer credit is given for ECON 105Ìý-ÌýPrinciples of Accounting . Except for students transferring from another college or university, no transfer credit will be given for ECON 251, ECON 252, or ECON 375, and no more than two courses in economics taken elsewhere can be accepted for major credit. An exception may be made in cases when the student has pre-matriculation credit for ECON 151; students should contact the department chair. Courses taken elsewhere must be comparable to what is offered in a liberal arts economics program.
Students who hope to transfer course credit must consult with the department prior to enrolling elsewhere. Students returning from summer courses, study groups or approved programs are not entitled to retroactively seek major credit in the department. Students are eligible to transfer up to two economics electives towards the major (and one elective for the minor), pending pre-approval from the department. Major or minor credit is normally only granted for courses taken while participating in an approved program that is on the economics department list.Ìý
All transfer courses must have a minimum prerequisite that is equivalent to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½'s ECON 151Ìýcourse and the department recommends taking courses that have ECON 251Ìý²¹²Ô»å/or ECON 252Ìýas prerequisites. Students who transfer to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ from other institutions may be granted more than two course credits toward the major at the discretion of the department chair.
Honors and High Honors
Economics
To be invited to participate in the honors program, students need a minimum 3.33 GPA in the three core courses: ECON 251, ECON 252, and ECON 375. To qualify for departmental honors, a student must enroll in the year-long honors seminar (ECON 489Ìý²¹²Ô»å ECON 490) in which each student writes an honors thesis. Students also present their projects to the seminar and act as discussants of other projects. Certification of honors and high honors will be based mainly on the quality of the honors paper. In addition, honors candidates must have, at graduation, a B+ average (A– for high honors) in the nine economics courses taken for major credit, and must receive a satisfactory grade in ECON 490.
Mathematical Economics
Special rules apply to honors in mathematical economics.
Since the major also includes the requirements for an economics program, special rules apply for honors. A mathematical economics major has two mutually exclusive options:
- qualifying for honors or high honors in economics by satisfying the honors criteria for the economics major. Under the first option the student will receive the honors certification in economics as a mathematical economics major,Ìýor
- qualifying for these honors in mathematical economics by satisfying the same criteria except that the departmental GPA is calculated for all 13 of the required courses.
Related Major
The London Economics Study Group
Based in London, the group studies selected economic problems and institutions of the United Kingdom and the European community. See Off-Campus Study.
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Majors and Minors
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Minor
Courses
- ECON 105Ìý-ÌýPrinciples of Accounting
- ECON 151Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Economics
- ECON 219Ìý-ÌýChinese Economy
- ECON 228Ìý-ÌýEnvironmental Economics
- ECON 231Ìý-ÌýInequality and Public Policy
- ECON 232Ìý-ÌýEconomics of Education
- ECON 233Ìý-ÌýEconomics of Immigration
- ECON 234Ìý-ÌýGender in the Economy
- ECON 236Ìý-ÌýThe Economics of Sports
- ECON 238Ìý-ÌýEconomic Development
- ECON 249Ìý-ÌýInternational Economics
- ECON 251Ìý-ÌýIntermediate Microeconomics
- ECON 252Ìý-ÌýIntermediate Macroeconomics
- ECON 291Ìý-ÌýIndependent Study
- ECON 314Ìý-ÌýIndustrial Organization
- ECON 320Ìý-ÌýLaw and Economics
- ECON 333Ìý-ÌýUrban Economics
- ECON 339Ìý-ÌýThe Japanese Economy
- ECON 340Ìý-ÌýBehavioral and Experimental Economics
- ECON 342Ìý-ÌýLabor Economics
- ECON 344Ìý-ÌýPublic Economics
- ECON 345Ìý-ÌýGames and Strategies
- ECON 348Ìý-ÌýHealth Economics
- ECON 349Ìý-ÌýTopics in International Trade
- ECON 351Ìý-ÌýInternational Finance and Open-Economy Macroeconomics
- ECON 352Ìý-ÌýMoney and Banking
- ECON 353Ìý-ÌýFed Challenge
- ECON 355Ìý-ÌýAdvanced Macroeconomics
- ECON 356Ìý-ÌýEconomic Growth
- ECON 357Ìý-ÌýAdvanced Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 368Ìý-ÌýAmerican Economic History
- ECON 369Ìý-ÌýHistory of Economic Thought
- ECON 370Ìý-ÌýEuropean Economic Issues (London Study group)
- ECON 371Ìý-ÌýThe Economics of the European Union (London Study Group)
- ECON 372Ìý-ÌýThe British Economy (London Study group)
- ECON 374Ìý-ÌýMathematical Economics
- ECON 375LÌý-ÌýApplied Econometrics Lab
- ECON 375Ìý-ÌýApplied Econometrics
- ECON 380Ìý-ÌýEconomics of Households in Developing Countries
- ECON 383Ìý-ÌýNatural Resource Economics
- ECON 385Ìý-ÌýAdvanced Econometrics
- ECON 387Ìý-ÌýFinancial Economics
- ECON 391Ìý-ÌýIndependent Study
- ECON 410Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Gender and Development
- ECON 419Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Economics of Crime
- ECON 421Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Economics of Education
- ECON 433Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Economics of Race, Ethnicity, and Migration
- ECON 436Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Sports Economics
- ECON 438Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Economic Development
- ECON 443Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Policy Evaluation
- ECON 450Ìý-ÌýSeminar in International Economics
- ECON 468Ìý-ÌýSeminar in American Economic History
- ECON 474Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Mathematical Economics
- ECON 475Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Econometrics
- ECON 481Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Labor Economics
- ECON 483Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Resource and Environmental Economics
- ECON 484Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Applied Macroeconomics
- ECON 487Ìý-ÌýSeminar in Financial Economics
- ECON 489Ìý-ÌýPreparation for Honors Seminar: Special Problems in Economics
- ECON 490Ìý-ÌýHonors Seminar: Special Problems in Economics
- ECON 491Ìý-ÌýIndependent Study