Program Overview
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: Candelaria 1281
Email: HSS@unco.edu
Website: www.unco.edu/economics/programs
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Economics majors and minors learn the traditional tools and concepts of economics, theories and quantitative procedures applicable to economics and related disciplines and techniques and methodologies employed by economic practitioners.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
A maximum of six directed study credits in Economics may be taken.
Program Recommendations:
A minor is strongly recommended.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the 43 required major credits.
Any additional coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
MATH 124 or STAT 150 are recommended to fulfill Mathematics requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
ECON 203 or ECON 205 is recommended to fulfill Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 43 credits
Take all of the following courses:
MATH 124: Satisfies LAC Mathematics
STAT 150: Satisfies LAC Mathematics
ECON 203: Satisfies LAC Social & Behavioral Sciences
ECON 205: Satisfies LAC Social & Behavioral Sciences
Required ECON Elective Credits — 6 credits
Select any two courses of ECON at 300 or 400 level.
Required ECON Concentration Credits — 12 credits
Select 6 credits from the following:
| ANT 313 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3 |
| GEOG 312 | Economic Geography of the Industrialized World | 3 |
| GEOG 326 | Emerging Africa: Local Resources and Livelihoods in a Global Context | 3 |
| GEOG 333 | Environment and Society in Latin America | 3 |
| GEOG 340 | Europe | 3 |
| HIST 315 | History of Latin America: 1855 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 318 | Modern Africa | 3 |
| HIST 382 | Hitler's Germany 1890-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 383 | Great War and Aftermath | 3 |
| HIST 384 | Three Germanies | 3 |
| HIST 386 | Twentieth Century Russia | 3 |
| PSCI 220 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSCI 240 | Globalization | 3 |
| PSCI 318 | The Politics of the Developing States | 3 |
| PSCI 325 | Conflict in the Middle East | 3 |
| PSCI 326 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| PSCI 328 | International Law and Organizations | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 46 credits*
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 46 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.
Program Notes
Majors in the International Economics Concentration are encouraged to consider a minor in Political Science, Public Policy, or a foreign language.