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.
Bachelor of Arts - Economics; Concentration in Economics Education
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 50-54
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Note: Refer to graduation requirements listed previously in the catalog. See index.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
Lower-Division Core | 6 | |
Upper-Division Core | 13 | |
Upper-Division Electives | 17 | |
Non-Economics Required Courses | 11-15 | |
Economics Education Concentration Requirements | 3 | |
Total Hours | 50-54 |
Lower-Division Core
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
ECNS 201S | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECNS 202S | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
Total Hours | 6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Core
Note: The upper-division writing requirement must be met by successfully completing ECNS 481.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
ECNS 301 | Intermediate Micro with Calculus | 3 |
ECNS 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECNS 403 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4 |
ECNS 481 | Communicating Economics | 3 |
Total Hours | 13 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Electives
Note: ECNS 398 credits may count for elective credits with prior approval of the chair or their designee.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 17 credits of the following courses: | 17 | |
ECNS 310 | Intro Health Economics | |
ECNS 312 | Labor Economics | |
ECNS 313 | Money and Banking | |
ECNS 320 | Public Finance | |
ECNS 325 | Economics of Sports | |
ECNS 391 | Special Topics | |
ECNS 405 | Game Theory | |
ECNS 406 | Industrial Organization | |
ECNS 431 | International Trade | |
ECNS 433 | Economics of the Environment | |
ECNS 445 | Int Env Econ & Clim Change | |
ECNS 450 | Adv. Topics in Economic Dev. | |
ECNS 451 | Behavioral and Experimental Economics | |
ECNS 491 | Special Topics | |
ECNS 494 | Senior Seminar | |
FORS 320 | Forest Environmental Economics | |
GPHY 323S | Economic Geography of Rural Areas | |
NRSM 425 | Nat Res & Envir Economics | |
PSCI 365 | Pub Policy Issues and Analysis | |
Total Hours | 17 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Non-Economics Required Courses
Rule: All courses are required.
Note: M 162 must be taken before ECNS 301. STAT 216 must be taken before ECNS 403. Students planning graduate study in economics should take M 171 and M 172 and consider M 221, M 307 and ECNS 511, ECNS 513 and ECNS 560.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
M 115 | Probability and Linear Mathematics | 3 |
M 171 | Calculus I | 4-8 |
or M 162 | Applied Calculus | |
STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics (or equivalent) | 4 |
Total Hours | 11-15 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Economics Education Concentration
Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497 Methods: 5-12 Social Studies.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
EDU 497 | Methods: 5-12 Social Studies | 3 |
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Secondary Teaching Licensure
Note: For endorsement to teach economics, 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.