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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Economics B.A.

General Degree Requirements

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BACHELOR OF ARTS - ECONOMICS

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Core
Complete all of the following courses:
ECNS 201SPrinciples of Microeconomics3
ECNS 202SPrinciples of Macroeconomics3
Upper-Division Core
Complete all of the following courses:
ECNS 301Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus3
ECNS 302Intermediate Macroeconomics3
ECNS 403Introduction to Econometrics4
ECNS 481Communicating Economics 13
Non-Economics Required Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
M 171Calculus I 24
or M 162 Applied Calculus
STAT 216Introduction to Statistics4
Electives 3
Complete 17 credits of the following courses: 17
Labor Economics
Money and Banking
Public Finance
Economics of Sports
Special Topics
Game Theory
Industrial Organization
International Trade
Economics of the Environment
Introduction to Environmental Economics & Climate Change
Economics of Global Development
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Special Topics
Senior Seminar
Forest Environmental Economics
Economic Geography of Rural Areas
Public Policy Issues and Analysis
Total Hours44
1

The advanced writing requirement must be met by successfully completing ECNS 481.

2

Students planning graduate study in economics should take M 171 and M 172 and consider M 221 and M 307 as well as ECNS 511ECNS 513 and ECNS 560.

3

ECNS 398 does NOT count toward the total required credits for the major.

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