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Which Courses to Take?

You can design your economics major to fit your interests and future career and educational plans.  On the next page you will find several suggestions for the 15 elective credits in economics (in addition to 2201/218, 2202/219** and a Methods course).  We also list some sample programs for a variety of careers.  Descriptions of the courses can be found in the Course Description Catalog.  We urge motivated students to go beyond the degree requirements and

You can design your economics major to fit your interests and future career and educational plans. Below are several suggestions for the 18 elective credits in economics (in addition to 2201/218 and 2202/219). Descriptions of the courses can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog .

A broad-based economics major is applicable to a wide range of careers and could be achieved by selecting courses from the following categories:

  • Economic History and Systems
    2101/201, 2102/203, 2104/204, 2110/205, 2127/207
  • Technical and Quantitative Skills
    2311/212, 2312/213, 2301/214, 2326/216, 2327/217
  • Money and Financial Markets
    2411/230, 3416/237, 3422/243, 3431/253
  • International Economics
    3477/228, 3421/242, 3422/243, 3473/247
  • Relations between Government and the Private Sector
    2446/226, 2462/232, 3431/253, 3461/267, 3468/268
  • Applied Economic Policy and Analysis
    2444/224, 3431/253, 3438/258, 3439/259, 3451/261, 3461/267
  • Labor Economics
    2444/224, 2441/225, 2446/226, 3441/275
  • Careers in business, Corporations, and finance
    2311/212, 2326/216, 2441/225, 2446/226, 2411/230, 2462/232, 3416/237, 3431/253, 3461/267, 3468/268
  • Careers in international relations, trade, and finance
    2101/201, 2311/212, 2477/228, 3421/242, 3422/243
  • Careers in public administration, government, law, and labor
    2311/212, 2327/217, 2456/223, 3431/253, 3438/258, 3439/259, 3451/261, 3461/267, 3468/268, 3441/275
  • Careers in public policy, advocacy, and journalism
    2101/201, 2102/203, 2456/223, 2444/224, 2446/226, 3431/253, 3439/259,
    3451/261, ARE 4462/235
  • Careers in law
    2126/206, 2311/212, 2411/230, 3431/253, 3468/268, ACCT 2001/200, FNCE 3101/201

**Please note that we have listed the new 4-digit course number first (X) and the old 3-digit number second (Y) to aid in conversion (XXXX/YYY).  In the Spring semester, all documents will use the 4-digit number only.