Economics - B.A.

Required Courses:

• ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 340 - International Economics
• ECON 342 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 343 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
• BETH 301 - Business Ethics
• QUAN 201 - Business Statistics

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• Complete at least four courses from the following:

• ECON 341 - Econometrics
• ECON 440 - History of Economic Thought
• ECON 441 - American Economic History
• ECON 442 - Labor Economics
• ECON 443 - Sports Economics
• ECON 490 - Special Topics in Economics
• FIN 323 - Financial Markets & Institutions

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• Complete two courses from the following options:

• Economics courses at the 300 level or above.
• Finance courses at the 300 level or above.
• MATH 230 - Linear Algebra
• MATH 261 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
• MATH 262 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
• MATH 270 - Multivariable Calculus
• MATH 280 - Introduction to Differential Equations
• Political science courses at the 200 level or above
• Sociology courses at the 200 level or above

Additional Requirements:

A minimum of one-half of the credit hours in the major must be completed at Dominican.

Students majoring in economics are advised to complete MATH 130  or MATH 170  to satisfy the mathematics foundation requirement.

Additional Information

Students intending to pursue graduate study in economics are strongly recommended to complete MATH 230 , MATH 261 , MATH 262 , MATH 270 , and ECON 341 .

Students intending to pursue a career in the social sciences are strongly recommended to complete ECON 440  and ECON 441  and courses in political science, psychology, or sociology.

^† Credit-hour requirements reflect the number of credits earned by students who complete all major requirements at Dominican University. These totals may be reduced due to transfer-hour totals.