Economics B.A. — International Economic Policy Emphasis

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact: Chris Marston, Ph.D.,

Location: Candelaria 1281

Telephone : [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: www.unco.edu/hss/economics/programs

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.

Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of three parts:

1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
2. Required Major Credits
3. 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:

All students must achieve an overall cumulative GPA of 2.25 in order to be admitted to the economics major. First-semester freshmen and transfer students will be admitted on a probational basis and must achieve an overall cumulative GPA of 2.25 after their first semester at UNC in order to continue in the major.

Program Requirements:

• Economics majors must earn a C- or better in each of the following:
  • All courses with an ECON prefix
  • MATH 124
  • STAT 150
  • MIND 286 (if taken as an ECON elective)
• In addition, Economics majors must have a 2.00 cumulative grade point average in all courses that count toward the major.
• A maximum of six directed study credits in Economics may be taken.
• For purposes of required supporting credits and minimum grades MIND 286 will be counted as an ECON course.

Program Recommendations:

A minor is strongly recommended.

Degree Requirements — 120 Credits

Degree Requirements

1. Required Specified LAC — 13 credits

LAC area 2 — Mathematics

MATH 124	College Algebra	4
STAT 150	Introduction to Statistical Analysis	3

LAC area 5.a. — Economic and Political Systems

ECON 203	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 205	Principles of Microeconomics	3

Remaining LAC — 28-31 credits

See “Liberal Arts Core”.

2. Required Major — 30 credits

Take all of the following courses:

ECON 303	Intermediate Macroeconomics	3
ECON 305	Intermediate Microeconomics	3
ECON 452	Econometrics	3
ECON 475	Senior Seminar	3

Required ECON Elective Credits — 6 credits

Select any two courses of ECON at 300 or 400 level.

Required ECON Emphasis Credits - 12 credits

ECON 344

International Economics

3

Select 9 credits from the following (at least 3 credits must have ECON prefix):

ECON 320	Comparative Economic Systems	3
ECON 360	Economics of Growth and Development	3
AFS 386	Political Economy of Modern Africa	3
ANT 313	Anthropology of Globalization	3
GEOG 210	Introduction to GIS an GPS	3
GEOG 307	Geographic Information Science	3
GEOG 312	Economic Geography of the Industrialized World	3
GEOG 326	Africa	3
GEOG 333	South America	3
GEOG 335	Geography of Middle America	3
GEOG 340	Europe	3
GEOG 344	Asia: Special Topics	3
HIST 309	History of Southeast Asia	3
HIST 310	History of China Since 1500	3
HIST 311	History of Japan	3
HIST 314	History of Latin America to 1855	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
MIND 181	Great Traditions of Asia: India, China and Japan	3
MIND 286	Value Issues in Political Economy	3
MIND 292	Ideas in Conflict	3
MIND 295	Global Systems	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 — 46-49 credits

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 46-49 credits.

Majors in the International Economics Emphasis are encouraged to consider a minor in one of the following areas: Africana Studies, Asian Studies, Geography, GIS, History, Mexican American Studies, Political Science or a foreign language.