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Economics (BA)

Overview

The Economics program at USAO is designed to give students a broad range of exposure to economic theory and applications. Because economics seeks to understand how societies arrange complex systems of production and distribution within larger political, cultural and social institutions, it is necessarily interdisciplinary in nature. The Economics program thus draws from the disciplines of history, political science, sociology, mathematics and other liberal arts disciplines.

The major offers two curriculum options. Students may choose a Bachelor of Arts degree with a social science emphasis, or a Bachelor of Arts degree with a business emphasis. The social science emphasis prepares students well for graduate studies in economics and other social sciences, as well as law school and employment in business, government and teaching. The business emphasis, which combines the social science nature of economics with practical business applications, prepares students well for graduate business programs as well as a business career.

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Degree Requirements

See Interdisciplinary Core Curriculum

Required Economics Core (18 hours)

ECON 2113Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2123Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 3113Intermediate Microeconomics

3
ECON 3133Intermediate Macroeconomics

3
ECON 3653History of Economic Thought

3
MATH 2203Elementary Statistics

3

Majors must choose either Social Science Emphasis or Business Emphasis

Social Science Emphasis

Economics Electives (choose 15 hours)
ECON 3313Money and Banking

3
ECON 3443Comparative Economic Systems

3
ECON 3773International Economics and Finance

3
ECON 3783Public Finance

3
ECON 4223U.S. Economic History

3
ECON 4333Regional Economics

3
ECON 3553Economics of Race, Class, and Gender

3
ECON 3223Labor Economics

3
ECON 4881Special Topics

1
ECON 4882Special Topics

2
ECON 4883Special Topics

3
ECON 4991Tutorial

1
ECON 4992Tutorial

2
ECON 4993Tutorial

3
Social Science Electives (choose 9 hours)
BADM 3483Principles of Finance

3
BADM 4453Business Ethics

3
HIST 3223Russian History

3
HIST 4403History of England and France

3
HIST 4503Ideology and Mass Culture in the Modern World

3
HIST 3663Colonial and Revolutionary America to 1789

3
HIST 3773The United States: 1789-1877

3
HIST 3883The United States: 1877-1945

3
HIST 3993Contemporary United States: 1945 to Present

3
MATH 1743Calculus and Analytical Geometry I

3
MATH 2223Calculus and Analytical Geometry II

3
MATH 2243Calculus and Analytical Geometry III

3
MATH 3233Linear Algebra

3
MATH 3263Calculus and Analytical Geometry IV

3
PSCI 3103State and Local Government

3
PSCI 3213Interest Groups and Political Parties

3
PSCI 3233Introduction to Political Theory

3
PSCI 3643International Relations

3
PSCI 3753Public Administration

3
PSCI 2803Public Policy

3
PSCI 4213American Foreign Policy

3
SOC 3543Social Stratifications

3
SOC 4773Social Theory

3
SOC 4783Methods of Social Research

3

Business Emphasis

Economics Electives (choose 12 hours)
ECON 3313Money and Banking

3
ECON 3443Comparative Economic Systems

3
ECON 3773International Economics and Finance

3
ECON 3783Public Finance

3
ECON 4223U.S. Economic History

3
ECON 4333Regional Economics

3
ECON 3553Economics of Race, Class, and Gender

3
ECON 3223Labor Economics

3
ECON 4881Special Topics

1
ECON 4882Special Topics

2
ECON 4883Special Topics

3
ECON 4991Tutorial

1
ECON 4992Tutorial

2
ECON 4993Tutorial

3
Business Electives (choose 12 hours)
ACCT 2103Principles of Accounting I

3
ACCT 2203Principles of Accounting II

3
BADM 3103Business Law I

3
BADM 3223Business Communication

3
BADM 3243Principles of Marketing

3
BADM 3483Principles of Finance

3
BADM 4453Business Ethics

3
MGMT 3253Principles of Management

3
MGMT 3393Small Business Organization and Management

3