Economics B.A.

Program Features

39 credits

Required Courses for Finance Concentration:

Core Courses:

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 112GN: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 311Intermediate Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 312Intermediate Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 336Money and Capital Markets

3 credits

ECON 495Senior Seminar

3 credits

MGT 301Financial Management I

3 credits

plus FIVE ELECTIVES from the following:

ECON 314International Finance

3 credits

ECON 332Forecasting Methods

3 credits

ECON 411Public Finance

3 credits

ECON 412Money and Banking

3 credits

MGT 307Financial Management II

3 credits

MGT 315Entrepreneurial Finance

3 credits

MGT 319International Financial Management

3 credits

MGT 340Investment Management

3 credits

Co-requisites:

MGT 200Principles of Management

3 credits

MGT 204Principles of Marketing

3 credits

MGT 211Financial Accounting Fundamentals

3 credits

MGT 250Quantitative Business Analysis

3 credits

MATH 110/MATH 111GN: General Statistics

3 credits

plus ONE MATH from the following:

MATH 129/MATH 130GN: Applied Algebraic Methods with Foundation Mathematics

3 credits

MATH 131Applied Calculus

3 credits

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

MATH 140GN: Calculus I

4 credits

Required Courses for General Economics Concentration:

Core Courses:

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 112GN: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 311Intermediate Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 312Intermediate Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 321History of Economic Thought

3 credits

ECON 495Senior Seminar

3 credits

MGT 301Financial Management I

3 credits

plus FIVE ECON ELECTIVES 300 or higher

Co-requisites:

MGT 211Financial Accounting Fundamentals

3 credits

MGT 212Managerial and Cost Accounting Fundamentals

3 credits

MATH 110/MATH 111GN: General Statistics

3 credits

plus ONE MATH from the following:

MATH 129/MATH 130GN: Applied Algebraic Methods with Foundation Mathematics

3 credits

MATH 131Applied Calculus

3 credits

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

MATH 140GN: Calculus I

4 credits

Required Courses for Global Economics Concentrations:

Core Courses:

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 112GN: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 311Intermediate Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 312Intermediate Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 313International Trade

3 credits

ECON 321History of Economic Thought

3 credits

ECON 495Senior Seminar

3 credits

MGT 301Financial Management I

3 credits

plus FOUR ELECTIVES from the following:

ECON 314International Finance

3 credits

ECON 315International Law in Global Economic Relations

3 credits

MGT 319International Financial Management

3 credits

ECON 432Economic Growth and Development

3 credits

ECON 442Comparative Economic Systems

3 credits

MGT 362Globalization and International Management

3 credits

Co-requisites:

MGT 211Financial Accounting Fundamentals

3 credits

MGT 212Managerial and Cost Accounting Fundamentals

3 credits

MATH 110/MATH 111GN: General Statistics

3 credits

plus ONE MATH from the following:

MATH 129/MATH 130GN: Applied Algebraic Methods with Foundation Mathematics

3 credits

MATH 131Applied Calculus

3 credits

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

MATH 140GN: Calculus I

4 credits

Additional requirements:

  • Please see the university requirements. 
  • Note: Economics majors must (1) complete at least five courses at ESU with rubrics that begin with ECON and (2) attain a QPA of 2.25 or better in all Economics courses taken at ESU. The quantitative requirements should be completed as early as possible.

Program Curriculum Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

I. Required Courses:

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 112GN: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 311Intermediate Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 312Intermediate Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON 321History of Economic Thought

3 credits

ECON 495Senior Seminar

3 credits

MATH 110/MATH 111GN: General Statistics

3 credits

MATH 129/MATH 130GN: Applied Algebraic Methods with Foundation Mathematics

3 credits

MGT 301Financial Management I

3 credits

II. 12 Additional Credits in Economics

Students are required to select four additional courses from the following areas:

A. Quantitative

ECON 322Labor Economics

3 credits

ECON 332Forecasting Methods

3 credits

ECON 413Managerial Economics

3 credits

ECON 415Econometrics

3 credits

MGT 350Quantitative Business Analysis II

3 credits

MGT 451Management Science I

3 credits

B. Global/International

ECON 313International Trade

3 credits

ECON 314International Finance

3 credits

ECON 432Economic Growth and Development

3 credits

MGT 362Globalization and International Management

3 credits

C. Financial and Monetary Economics

ECON 336Money and Capital Markets

3 credits

ECON 411Public Finance

3 credits

ECON 412Money and Banking

3 credits

MGT 307Financial Management II

3 credits

MGT 342Investment Analysis

3 credits

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

Subject to change by the university without notice.

Freshman Year

Fall

FYE 100University Studies

3 credits

HPLW 105Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness

3 credits

ENGL 103English Composition

3 credits

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Arts & Letters

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

ECON 112GN: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

MATH 110/MATH 111GN: General Statistics

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Social Science

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Arts & Letters

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Natural Science

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Sophomore Year

Fall

ECON 311Intermediate Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 321History of Economic Thought

3 credits

MGT 211Financial Accounting Fundamentals

3 credits

 

MATH 129/MATH 130GN: Applied Algebraic Methods with Foundation Mathematics

3 credits

OR

MATH 131Applied Calculus

3 credits

OR

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

 

GN:____ General Education Elective - Arts & Letters

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

ECON 312Intermediate Microeconomics

3 credits

MGT 301Financial Management I

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Natural Science

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Arts & Letters

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Social Science

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Junior Year

Fall

ECON 336Money and Capital Markets

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Natural Science

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Social Science

3 credits

ECON ___Economics Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

ECON ___Economics Elective

3 credits

GN:____ General Education Elective - Social Science

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Senior Year

Fall

ECON ___Economics Elective

3 credits

ECON ___Economics Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

ECON 495Senior Seminar

3 credits

ECON ___Economics Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

XXXX ___Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3148 or visit www.esu.edu/econ.