Economics B.A.
Requirements
B.A. IN ECONOMICS
Requirements (61 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
Requirements for the B.A. in Economics:
Lower-division requirements (16 units)
1. ECON 200. Principles of Microeconomics (4)
2. ECON 202. Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
3. Four units chosen from:
ECON 250. Statistics for Economists (4)
SCM 210. Applied Business Statistics (4)
4. Four units chosen from:
MATH 110. College Algebra (4)
MATH 120. Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4)
Upper-division requirements (45 units)
1. ECON 300. Intermediate Macroeconomics (4)
2. ECON 302. Intermediate Microeconomics (4)
3. ECON 335. Economic Analysis with Microcomputers (5)
4. ECON 500. History of Economic Thought (4)
5. A minimum of four units chosen from Quantitative Analysis courses:
ECON 322. Managerial Economics (4)
ECON 340. Advanced Economic Analysis with Microcomputers (4)
ECON 372. Business Cycles (5)
ECON 480. Quantitative Methods in Economics (4)
ECON 490. Introduction to Econometrics (4)
6. A minimum of four units chosen from Applied Field courses:
ECON 360. Economics of the Environment (4)
ECON 410. Money and Banking (4)
ECON 430. International Economics (4)
ECON 435. Multinational Corporations (4)
ECON 460. Labor Economics (4)
ECON 475. Public Finance (4)
ECON 545. Economics of Water Resources (4)
ECON 571. Economics of Sports (4)
ECON 573. Economics of Crime (4)
7. A minimum of four units chosen from Political Economy courses:
ECON 333. Political Economy of Women: Money, Sex, Race, and Power (4)
ECON 352. Political Economy of Poverty and Discrimination (4)
ECON 357. Political Economy of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered People (4)
ECON 421. Economic History of the United States (4)
ECON 445. Political Economy (4)
ECON 450. Global Economy (4)
ECON 520. Social Economics (4)
ECON 530. The Good Economy (4)
ECON 540. Political Economy of Latin America (4)
8. Sixteen units of additional economics courses. With approval of a departmental advisor, eight units in related fields may be counted toward the course requirement in economics.
Note: In addition to the course requirements stated above, students considering graduate study in economics are urged to complete the following courses: ECON 480 and 490, MATH 211, 212, 251 and 331.
B.A. IN ECONOMICS - POLITICAL ECONOMY
Requirements (60 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
Requirements for the B.A. in Economics - Political Economy:
Lower-division requirements (16 units)
1. ECON 200. Principles of Microeconomics (4)
2. ECON 202. Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
3. Four units chosen from:
ECON 250. Statistics for Economists (4)
SCM 210. Applied Business Statistics (4)
4. Four units chosen from:
MATH 110. College Algebra (4)
MATH 120. Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4)
Upper-division requirements (44 units)
1. ECON 300. Intermediate Macroeconomics (4)
2. ECON 302. Intermediate Microeconomics (4)
3. ECON 445. Political Economy (4)
4. ECON 500. History of Economic Thought (4)
5. A minimum of twelve units chosen from Political Economy courses:
ECON 333. Political Economy of Women: Money, Sex, Race, and Power (4)
ECON 352. Political Economy of Poverty and Discrimination (4)
ECON 357. Political Economy of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered People (4)
ECON 421. Economic History of the United States (4)
ECON 450. Global Economy (4)
ECON 520. Social Economics (4)
ECON 530. The Good Economy (4)
ECON 540. Political Economy of Latin America (4)
6. Sixteen units of additional economics courses. With approval of a departmental advisor, eight units in related fields may be counted toward the course requirements in economics.
Note: In addition to the course requirements stated above, students considering graduate study in economics are urged to complete the following courses: ECON 480 and 490, MATH 211, 212, 251 and 331.
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.