Economics, B.A.

Competency Goal 1: Our learners will have strong analytical skills.
Competency Goal 2: Our learners will have strong quantitative skills.
Competency Goal 3: Our learners will have effective communications skills.
Competency Goal 4: Our learners will have a thorough understanding of core economic theories.
Competency Goal 5: Our learners will have a multidimensional understanding of social responsibility. 

 

Prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy certain General Education courses and will count as elective credit.

*Students who have received credit for GEOG 278, MATH 242, MATH 262, PLSC 251, PSYC 250, or SOCL 211 may use this course to fulfill the statistics requirement.

• A minimum of 50% of all required and elective ECON courses must be taken at Geneseo.
• A minimum of 15 credits of 300-level or 400-level ECON classes must be taken at Geneseo.
• ECON 210 and ECON 212 must be taken at Geneseo.

For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2022: please select the bulletin year in which you entered the college (matriculated) at the top right of this page.

Curriculum Map 

• First Year 
  • Fall - 16 Credit Hours
    • ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
    • MGMT 095 - Excel Tutorial Credit(s): 0
    • MGMT 100 - Introduction to Business and Economics in Society Credit(s): 3
    • WRTG 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
    • World Language 101 - Credit(s): 4 
    • Global Society: DPP - Credit(s): 3 
  • Spring - 17 Credit Hours
    • ECON 112 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 
      • Counts for Global Society: CGC and social science
    • DANL 101 - Introduction to Data Analytics - Credit(s): 3
    • MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): Credit(s): 4 
    • World Language 102 - Credit(s): 4
    • Global Society: CAI - Credit(s): 3
• Second Year 
  • Fall - 16 Credit Hours
    • ECON 210 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3 
    • ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3
    • DANL 201 - Introduction to Programming in R Credit(s): 3
    • Global Society: WCV - Credit(s): 4 
    • Elective - Credit(s): 3 
  • Spring - 13 Credit Hours
    • ECON 212 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3 
    • INTD 205 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
    • Natural Science with lab - Credit(s): 4 
    • Global Society: SST - Credit(s): 3
• Third Year 
  • Fall - 15 Credit Hours
    • ECON 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3 
    • ECON 3xx-4xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
    • Electives - Credit(s): 9 
  • Spring - 15 Credit Hours
    • ECON 307 - Econometrics Credit(s): 3
    • ECON 3xx-4xx Elective - Credit(s): 3 
    • ECON 3xx-4xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
    • Electives - Credit(s): 6 
• Fourth Year 
  • Fall - 12 Credit Hours
    • ECON 3xx-4xx Elective - Credit(s): 3 
    • ECON 420 - Economic Research Credit(s): 3
    • Electives - Credit(s): 6 
  • Spring - 16 Credit Hours
    • ECON 3xx-4xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
    • Integrative & Applied Learning - Credit(s): 3
    • Electives - Credit(s): 10

 

Note: All 15 hours of required ECON electives must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Note: Variation in the order of courses is possible, depending upon prerequisites. Consult course information in the bulletin or your academic advisor to customize your eight semester plan.  

Attributes:

Sub Areas

Abbreviation	Definition
DPP	Diversity, Pluralism, Power
WCV	World Cultures & Values
CGC	Contemporary Global Challenges
CAI	Creativity & Innovation
SST	Sustainability

Learning Areas

Abbreviation	Definition
ARTS	Arts
HUMA	Humanities
SOSC	Social Science