Economics B.A. - Economics Education
- This major concentration contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- To complete this concentration, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
- This major does not qualify as a single field endorsement. Individuals must complete the education/teaching concentration in a second major or education/teaching minor in another content area.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS - ECONOMICS; CONCENTRATION IN ECONOMICS EDUCATION
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ECNS 201S | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECNS 202S | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Upper-Division Core | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ECNS 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus | 3 |
| ECNS 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECNS 403 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4 |
| ECNS 481 | Communicating Economics 1 | 3 |
| Non-Economics Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| M 171 | Calculus I 2 | 4 |
| or M 162 | Applied Calculus | |
| STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| 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 | ||
| Education Course | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing (Methods: 5-12 Social Studies) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 47 | |
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The advanced writing requirement must be met by successfully completing ECNS 481.
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Students planning graduate study in economics should take M 171 and M 172 and consider M 221 and M 307 as well as ECNS 511, ECNS 513 and ECNS 560.
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ECNS 398 does NOT count toward the total required credits for the major.
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage.