Economics Major (EN25), B.A.

Focus of the major

  • Emphasizes tools of economics analysis and their applications to contemporary problems and government policies.

Learning Objectives

  • Apply the formal methods used by statisticians to analyze data to learn about the real world
  • Use basic economic methods to quantify uncertainty with confidence intervals; use regression to infer causal relationships; and use regressions for prediction
  • Critically interpret empirical studies
  • Set up, solve and analyze optimization models
  • Apply optimization models to consumer, producer, and market theories
  • Use game theory to analyze the strategic behavior of individuals and firms
  • Build macroeconomic models
  • Apply macroeconomic models to understand current issues

Requirements

  • Freshmen entering FA07 and later (PDF)
  • Freshmen entering before FA07 (PDF)
  • Transfer students entering FA09 and later (PDF)
  • Transfer students entering before FA09 (PDF)

Four Year Plans

  • Freshmen entering FA07 and later (PDF)
  • Freshmen entering before FA07 (PDF)

Two Year Plans

  • Transfer students entering FA09 and later (PDF)
  • Transfer students entering before FA09 (PDF)

FALL 2007 Program Changes & How They May Affect You

Only applies to:

  • Freshman entering before FA07 (PDF)
  • Transfer students entering before FA09 (PDF)