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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Economics, B.S.
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The Department of Economics offers theoretical and applied courses in diverse areas including microeconomics, macroeconomics, labor, money and banking, international economics, public economics, and industrial organization. It provides an opportunity for the student to pursue his or her interests within the framework of a liberal arts education.
The department offers programs leading to different undergraduate degree - a Bachelor of Science in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science with a major in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science with a major in mathematical economics. The distinctions among these degree lie primarily in the required supporting courses in the various programs. (For students wishing to major in economics through the Gatton College of Business and Economics, please refer directly to that college’s section in this Catalog. Mathematical economics majors should refer directly to that section of this Catalog under the College of Arts and Sciences.)
120 hours (minimum)
Any student earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree must complete a minimum of 60 hours in natural, physical, mathematical, and computer science. Please note: courses with a prefix of ECO are generally not accepted towards fulfilling this 60-hour requirement. Therefore, be sure to keep this 60-hour requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree , including a specific listing of courses applicable to the 60-hour requirement.
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I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity
II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities
III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences
IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences
V. Composition and Communication I
VI. Composition and Communication II
VII. Quantitative Foundations
VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning
IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA
Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)
Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3
I. Foreign Language: 0-14
(placement exam recommended)
II. Disciplinary Requirements
b. Social Science
(completed by Premajor Requirement)
III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1
IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3
College Requirement hours: 13-30
Premajor Requirements
*Course used towards completion of a UK Core Requirement.
Major Requirements
Major Core Requirements
Other Course Work Required for the Major
From the Major Department:
- Choose 12-18 hours of 300+ level economics courses of which at least 6 hours must be at the 400+ level Credit(s): 12-18
From Outside the Major Department
- Choose 12-18 hours outside Economics at the 200+ level, with at least 6 hours in two different departments. These courses are generally chosen from the following departments: Anthropology, Computer Science, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, or courses offered by the College of Business and Economics. 200+ level courses used to satisfy College Requirements can also be counted here Credit(s): 12-18
Electives
Choose electives to lead to the minimum total of 60 science hours and 120 earned hours required for graduation.
Total Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120
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