Economics As A Major
ECON CORE
B.S.
B.A.
ECON 260, ECON 261, ECON 360, ECON 361
MATH 210, 211
CSCI 210 or 240
STAT 301 or UBUS 223
5 Upper Level (300/400) ECON Electives
Econometrics ECON 390/390A
Capstone ECON 492 or Springboard
Foreign language requirement
STAT 208, 301 or UBUS 223
6 Upper Level (300/400) ECON Electives
Capstone ECON 492 or Springboard
Upper Level ECON Electives Based on Interests
Entrepreneur and Industrial Organization
 ECON 300/301 Labor Economics
 ECON 320 Government and Business
 ECON 330 International Economics
 ECON 375 Industrial Economics
 ECON 403 Economics of Human Resources*
 ECON 420 Antitrust Economics*
Possible Minors: Psychology, Sociology, Business Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Financial Economics
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ECON 310 Monetary Policy
ECON 370 Current Economic Issues (The Global Economy Topic)
ECON 454 State and Local Finance*
ECON 484 Financial Derivatives*
ECON 489 Seminar in Economic Analysis* (The Economics of
Financial Crises Topic)
Possible Minors: Finance, Business Administration, Actuarial Science,
Applied Probability and Statistics
Public Sector Economics
 ECON 320 Government and Business
 ECON 372 Income Distribution and Poverty
 ECON 373 Economics and Equity
 ECON 375 Industrial Economics
 ECON 423 Public Utilities*
 ECON 450 Public Economics*
Possible Minors: Community Leadership and Civic Engagement, Political
Science, Sociology, Anthropology
Tammy Batson, Undergraduate Coordinator
Office: ZH501
Phone: (815) 753-8413
E-mail: [email protected]
International Economics
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ECON 310 Monetary Policy
ECON 320 Government and Business
ECON 330 International Economics
ECON 370 Current Economic Issues (The Global Economy Topic)
ECON 372 Income Distribution and Poverty
ECON 489 Seminar in Economic Analysis* (International
Economics Topic)
Possible Minors: Global Studies, French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Latino/Latin American Studies
Environmental Economics
 ECON 320 Government and Business
 ECON 386 Environmental Economics
 ECON 423 Public Utilities*
 ECON 450 Public Economics*
 ECON 485 Urban Economic Problems and Policies*
Possible Minors: Environmental Studies, Geology and Environmental
Geosciences, Urban Studies
Behavioral/Health Economics
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ECON 300/301 Labor Economics
ECON 320 Government and Business
ECON 371 Health Economics
ECON 372 Income Distribution and Poverty
ECON 374 Game Theory
ECON 489 Seminar in Economic Analysis* (Health Economics
Topic)
Possible Minors: Public Health, Health Education, Communication,
Nutrition, Health, and Wellness
Note:
ECON 494 Internship in Economics: Application for ECON 494 must be approved by the Department of Economics.
ECON 497 Independent Study in Economics: Open only to students who obtained pre-authorization by a faculty
member.
ECON 498 Undergraduate Research: Open only to students who have submitted a proposed topic and be preauthorized by a faculty member to do research work.
*All 400 level courses have 300 level prerequisites
Tammy Batson, Undergraduate Coordinator
Office: ZH501
Phone: (815) 753-8413
E-mail: [email protected]