Economics B.A.

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View information for the Department of Economics , including Learning Objectives for the department and its programs.

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Requirements

1. Complete University General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

(51 units minimum)

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2. Complete the following prerequisites to the major:

(6 units)

3. Complete the major.

Of not less than 28 upper-division units; of these no more than 8 units of CR-graded course work may apply toward the major. Completion of a minor is not required.

The Major

(28 units minimum)

1. Complete the following upper-division courses:

(16 units)

2. Select at least four additional courses chosen from two or more of the following areas of specialization.

Area specialization exceptions can be made on approval of the department chair.

a. Banking, Investment, and Managerial Economics

b. International Trade and Alternative Economic Systems

c. Economics and the Public Sector

d. Labor Economics

ECON 4100 - Labor Economics

e. Economic History

ECON 3100 - Economic History of the United States