Economics

Professors A. Abadeer, K. Schaefer, E. Van Der Heide (chair), S. Vander Linde
Associate Professor B. Haney

The department has structured its major areas of study so that students may design programs that best prepare them for their chosen careers. It offers a primary major leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. With the help of an academic advisor, students may choose to focus the economics major to prepare for careers in business, finance, law, international economics, public policy, international development, and graduate work in a variety of areas.

The department also offers the following four group majors: economics and the social sciences, economics and mathematics, secondary education social sciences, and elementary education social sciences. Group majors must form a coherent, planned program approved by an academic advisor.

The department offers economics minors that serve a variety of student interests: a general minor for students interested in economics, and more specific minors for students interested in many of the concentrations in the business curriculum (finance, human resources, marketing, and operations management), or in international studies, public policy, teacher education, or quantitative analysis.

Honors work is encouraged in any department course by arrangement with the professor for the course. To graduate with honors in economics, discuss the requirements with the department chair or an economics academic advisor.

One interim course may serve as an elective for any major or minor in the department if it is designated as an elective by the department. This designation appears in the Interim Catalog course description.

Prerequisite for admission to the economics majors or minors is a minimum grade of C (2.0) in ECON 221 .

The Societal Structures in North America core area is met by ECON 151 , ECON 221 , ECON 232 , ECON 233  , or ECON 241 ; Global and Historical Studies core is met by ECON 236 , ECON 237 , or ECON 337 ; and the Integrative Studies core requirement is met by ECON 395 .

Programs

• Economics Major

• Economics Minor
• Economics Minor: Secondary Education

• Social Science Group Major: Economics Emphasis

Courses

• ECON 151 - Principles of Economics
• ECON 221 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 221H - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 222 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 222H - Honors Macroeconomics Seminar
• ECON 232 - Sustainability Economics
• ECON 233 - Economics of Energy and Sustainability
• ECON 236 - Emerging Economies
• ECON 237 - Regional Economies of the World
• ECON 241 - Health Economics and Health Policy
• ECON 325 - Managerial Economics/Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 326 - Business Cycles and Forecasting/Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON 330 - Urban Growth and Development
• ECON 331 - Money and Financial Markets
• ECON 335 - Human Resource Economics
• ECON 337 - World Poverty and Economic Development
• ECON 338 - International Trade and Finance
• ECON 339 - Government Finance and Public Policy
• ECON 343 - Research Methods
• ECON 345 - Advanced Topics in Economics
• ECON 390 - Independent Study
• ECON 395 - Economics Seminar