Bachelors in Economics and Statistics

ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS Concentration (24 credits) The Economics concentration emphasizes the quantitative analytical approach to dealing with economic problems in both the public and private sectors, providing students with marketable skills and the intellectual foundation for career growth. Graduates are prepared for entry-level managerial and analytical positions in both industry and government and to pursue graduate studies in economics, business, and law. The economics curriculum develops communication, computational, and management skills in addition to economic reasoning and quantitative abilities. The program’s required courses develop student’s abilities to apply economic analysis to real-world problems. Liberal arts courses enhance oral and written communication skills. Business courses include accounting and finance. Quantitative analytical skills are developed by a course sequence that includes computer science, mathematics, and statistics.
Required courses:
ECON – 101 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECON – 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
ECON – 403 Econometrics I 3 credits Elective Courses:
ECON – 402 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 3 credits
ECON – 405 International Trade and Finance 3 credits
ECON – 421 Natural Resource Economics 3 credits
ECON – 422 Benefit-Cost Analysis 3 credits
ECON – 431 Monetary Analysis and Policy 3 credits
ECON – 441 Labor Economics 3 credits ECON – 444 Public Finance 3 credits
ECON – 448 Development Economics 3 credits ECON – 520 Environmental Economics 3 credits