Economics, B.A.

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Program Learning Outcomes

Learning Goal 1: Our students will have strong analytical skills.
Learning Goal 2: Our students will have strong quantitative skills.
Learning Goal 3: Our students will have effective communications skills.
Learning Goal 4: Our students will have a thorough understanding of core economic theories.

General Education Requirements (30-46 Credits)

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

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 49

Basic Requirements: (42 Credits)

ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 112 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 210 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3
ECON 212 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3
ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3 * or
MATH 341 - Probability and Applied Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
MATH 361 - Statistics Credit(s): 3
ECON 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3 or
MGMT 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
ECON 307 - Econometrics Credit(s): 3
DANL 100 - Programming for Data Analytics Credit(s): 3
DANL 200 - Introduction to Data Analytics Credit(s): 3
15 credits of 300 and 400-level Economics electives (ECON 395 , 396 and ECON 399 may not be used to fulfill ECON elective requirements.)

Related Requirements: (7 Credits)

INTD 205 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
MATH 221 - R/Calculus I Credit(s): 4

Footnotes

*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.

Outline/Advising Guide

For Students who Matriculated prior to Fall 2022:

First Year

Fall (17 Credit Hours)

ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
MATH 221 - R/Calculus I Credit(s): 4
S/ Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
INTD 106 - Conventions of College Writing Credit(s): 1
MGMT 095 - Excel Tutorial Credit(s): 0

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

F/ Credit(s): 3
S/ Credit(s): 3
ECON 112 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3

Second Year

Fall (16 Credit Hours)

ECON 210 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3 -Fall
ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
HUMN 220 - W/H/Western Humanities I Credit(s): 4 or
HUMN 221 - W/H/Western Humanities II Credit(s): 4
F/ Credit(s): 3

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

ECON 212 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credit(s): 3 -Spring
INTD 205 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
M/ Credit(s): 3
U/ Credit(s): 3

Third Year

Fall (14 Credit Hours)

300 or 400-level ECON Elective Credit(s): 3
ECON 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3 or
MGMT 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Electives Credit(s): 5

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

ECON 307 - Econometrics Credit(s): 3
300 or 400-level ECON elective Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
ECON 362 - Introduction to Data Analytics in a Business Context Credit(s): 3 or
MGMT 362 - Introduction to Data Analytics in a Business Context Credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts & Sciences Elective Credit(s): 3

Fourth Year

Fall (13 Credit Hours)

300 or 400-level ECON Electives Credit(s): 6
Electives Credit(s): 4
Elective Credit(s): 3

Spring (12 Credit Hours)

300 or 400-level ECON Elective Credit(s): 3
Electives Credit(s): 9

Total Credit Hours: 120

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

Note: Where no prerequisites apply, some variation in the order or semester in which courses are taken is possible. Students should consult their academic advisors for additional information.