Bachelor of Arts In Economics

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Economics (120 units)

Lower Division Required (9-10 units)
Upper Division Required (16 units)
Required Emphasis (15-20 units)
General Education (48 units)
American Institutions (6 units)
Free Electives (20-26 units)
Total (120 units)

Lower Division Requirements (9-10 units)

ECON 110 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECON 111 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

Select either:
MATH 140 Calculus for Business Applications (3)
or
MATH 150 Calculus I (4)

Upper Division Requirements (16 units)

ECON 310 Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
ECON 311 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 488 Applied Managerial Econometrics (4)
ECON 499 Capstone (3)
Select either:
MATH 329 Statistics for Business and Economics (3)
or
MATH 352 Probability and Statistics (3)

Note: Students selecting the Quantitative Economics Emphasis must take MATH 352 Probability and Statistics (3) instead of MATH 329.

Required Emphasis (15-20 units)

Economics majors are required to complete one of the following five emphases:

1. General Economics Emphasis
   
   
   • Lower Division (3 units)
     ACCT 210 Financial Accounting (3)
     
     
   • Upper Division (12 units)
     A minimum of four upper division courses in economics
     (or approved courses outside of economics) as follows:
     
     • At least two courses must be taken from cross-
       disciplinary courses offered by economics
       (ECON 330-349 and 430-449).
     • A minimum of two economics courses at the 400 level
       are required.
     • ECON 300, 492, and 497 may not be taken to meet
       the requirements of the economics major.
       
       
2. Environmental Resource Economics Emphasis (15 units)
   
   
   • Lower Division (3 units)
     ESRM 100 Introduction to Environmental Science and Resource Management (3)
     
     
   • Upper Division (12 units)
     ECON 464 Natural Resource Economics (3)
     ECON 400+ Elective Course (3)
     
     Select either:
     ECON 362 Environmental Economics (3)
     or
     ESRM 329 Environmental Law and Policy (3)
     
     Choose one of the following:
     ECON 400+ Elective Course (3)
     ESRM 410 Environmental Impact Assessment (3)
     ESRM 462 Coastal and Marine Management (4)
     ESRM 463 Water Resources Management (4)
     ESRM 464 Land Use Planning and Open Space Management (4)
     ESRM 482 Issues in Environmental Planning and Resource Management (3)
     ESRM 483 Issues in Global Resource Management (3)
     
     + ECON 300, 492, and 497 may not be taken to meet the requirements of the economics major.
     
     
3. International Economics Emphasis (20 units)
   
   
   • Lower Division (8 units)
     A minimum of two courses in the same foreign language or equivalent. [for example, SPAN 101 (4) and 102 (4)]
     
     Note: This requirement represents one additional
     course beyond the CSUCI foreign language requirement
     
     
   • Upper Division (12 units)
     A minimum of four upper division courses in economics (or approved courses outside of economics) as follows:
     
     ECON 471 International Trade (3)
     ECON 473 Development Economics (3)
     
     Choose two of the following:
     (one course must be at the 400 level)
     ECON 370 The World Economy (3)
     ECON 444 Values and Valuables (ANTH) (3)
     ECON 472 International Macroeconomics (3)
     ESRM 483 Issues in Global Resource Management (3)
     POLS 328 United States Foreign Policy (3)
     
     ECON 300, 492, and 497 may not be taken to meet the requirements of the economics major.
     
     
4. Managerial Economics Emphasis (15 units)
   
   
   • Lower Division (3 units)
     ACCT 210 Financial Accounting (3)
     
     
   • Upper Division (12 units)
     A minimum of four upper division courses in economics (or approved courses outside of economics) as follows:
     
     FIN 300 Business Finance (3)
     Select either:
     ECON 320 Money and Banking (3)
     or
     ECON 329 Managerial Economics (3)
     Select either:
     ECON 471 International Trade (3)
     or
     ECON 472 International Macroeconomics (3)
     
     At least one course must be taken from cross-disciplinary courses offered by economics (ECON 330-349 and 430-449).
     
     ECON 300, 492, and 497 may not be taken to meet the requirements of the economics major.
     
     Note: Students selecting this emphasis must take either ECON 320 or 329, but may not take both courses for credit in the major.
     
     
5. Quantitative Economics Emphasis (19 units)
   
   
   • Lower Division (10 units)
     MATH 151 Calculus II (4)
     MATH 240 Linear Algebra (3)
     MATH 250 Calculus III (3)
     
     
   • Upper Division (9 units)
     A minimum of three upper division courses in economics (or approved courses outside of economics) as follows:
     
     
     • At least one course must be taken from cross-disciplinary courses offered by economics
       (ECON 330-349 and 430-449).
     • A minimum of two economics courses at the 400 level are required. MATH 429 may be taken to met this requirement.
     • ECON 300, 492, and 497 may not be taken to meet the requirements of the economics major.
       
       Note: To meet the calculus and statistics requirement, students selecting this emphasis must take MATH 150 and MATH 352.

Required Supporting and Other GE Courses (75-81 units)

General Education (48)
American Institutions (6)
Free Electives (21-27)