Economics, B.A.

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Program Requirements

The undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered to students who want to pursue a broad liberal arts education while at the same time studying the complex interrelationships between consumers, producers, and governments in an economic system. A minimum of 33 semester hours in economics courses is required for the major, including ECO 2301 , ECO 2302 , ECO 3305 , ECO 3311 , ECO 3312 , and ECO 4314 ; plus 15 hours of advanced economics courses, of which a minimum of 3 hours must be at the 4000 level.

Communication Literacy Requirement. The three required courses in the Communication Literacy plan for the B.A. in Economics are ECO 3305 , ECO 3312 , and ECO 4314 .

Additional Requirements. Additional requirements for the B.A. in Economics include an adjunct course in statistics (MATH 2345 or MATH 2300 or equivalent) and a minimum of 18 semester hours in a minor field of choice. A minimum of 120 credit hours is required to complete the degree. Candidates for the B.A. in Economics are encouraged to consult with their advisors for more information. Other requirements appear in the “Undergraduate General Degree Requirements .”

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences Elective 4 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
RRP 1100 - RaiderReady: First Year Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 14

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life & Physical Sciences Elective 4 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 2302 - Principles of Economics II 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Second Year

Fall

ENGL Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
(HIST 2310 may be substituted for HIST 2300 or HIST 2301 .)
ECO 3312 - Intermediate Economic Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
(The order in which the student takes ECO 3311 and ECO 3312 may be switched.)
Minor 3 Semester Credit Hours
Personal Fitness and Wellness 1 Semester Credit Hour

Total: 16

Spring

ENGL Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2300 - Statistical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
(HIST 2310 may be substituted for HIST 2300 or HIST 2301 .)
ECO 3311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Semester Credit Hours
(The order in which the student takes ECO 3311 and ECO 3312 may be switched.)
Minor 3 Semester Credit Hours
Personal Fitness and Wellness 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

ECO Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Foreign Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Phil., & Culture Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Multicultural Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Select from the university multicultural requirements .)
Minor 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ECO 4314 - Development of Economic Doctrines 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
Foreign Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
Oral Communications Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Minor 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

ECO Elective, 4000 Level 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECO Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Phil., & Culture Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Minor 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ECO 3305 - Game Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
ECO Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Minor 3 Semester Credit Hours
Electives 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Total Hours: 120

* Partially fulfills the Communication Literacy requirement for the B.A. degree.

Electives

Select from the university’s core curriculum or the list of courses approved by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Foreign Language

A student must complete 6 hours at the sophomore level or above in a single language. The prerequisite for all sophomore language courses is credit for the freshman level. This credit can be determined through a credit by examination. The score attained on the exam will determine whether the student is placed in a second-year course, a 5-hour review course, or in some cases the first or second semester of a beginning (first-year) language course. See Arts and Sciences General Degree Requirements for further explanation.