Economics Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements
All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements as well as elective courses.
The Economics major requires 55 credits as follows:
Required Courses (40 credits):
- ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 102: Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 160: Analysis of Social Data (3)
- ECON 220: Mathematics for Economists (3)
- ECON 231: International Economics (3)
- BAC 241: Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
- MATH 150: Precalculus (4)
- MATH 230: Introduction to Statistics (3)
- ECON 311: Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 322: Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 341: International Finance (3)
- ECON 411: Econometrics I (3)
- ECON 495: Senior Thesis in Economics (3)
Elective Courses from the Following (15 credits):
- BAC 300: Principles of Finance (3)
- ECON 123: Personal Investing (3)
- ECON 142: Development Economics (3)
- ECON 161: History of Economics (3)
- ECON 221: Contemporary Economics (3)
- ECON 232: Money and Banking (3)
- ECON 241: Sports Economics (3)
- ECON 252: Environmental Economics (3)
- ECON 262: Economic Thought (3)
- ECON 331: Managerial Economics (3)
- ECON 332: Portfolio Theory (3)
- ECON 342: Strategic Social Interaction (3)
- ECON 441: Econometrics II (3)
- POLI 374: Public Policy (3)
Four-Year Plan of Study: Economics
The Economics minor consists of 21 credits as follows:
Required Courses (12 credits):
- ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 102: Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 220: Mathematics for Economists (3)
- ECON 311: Intermediate Microeconomics (3) or ECON 322: Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
Elective Courses in Economics or Finance (9 credits):
Note: The Economics electives can be any of the required or elective courses for the Economics major. The Finance electives can be one or more from the following list:
- BAC 262: Personal Financial Stewardship (3)
- BAC 300: Principles of Finance (3)