University of Minnesota Department of Economics

December 17, 2009

The Majors - B.A.
Department of Economics
Undergraduate Program

The B.A. Major is intended to give the student a solid background in Economics. It is the least quantitative of our three majors, and offers considerable freedom in course selection. Students who prefer a less quantitatively stringent program than an Economics major may be interested in the BIS degree, through which a 15-credit concentration in Economics Department courses may be combined with courses in two other areas of concentration.

The B.A. option provides excellent preparation for students interested in working immediately after graduation or considering Law School. Students interested in graduate level study in Economics should consider one of the other two degrees.

Check the Major Program Form for details on page 34 of this book or go to http://www.econ.umn.edu/undergrad/ and click on FORMS.

Check the Major Program Form for details .

Required Preparatory Coursework

Economics 1101 or equivalent
Economics 1102 or equivalent
Math 1271 or equivalent

Major Requirements

1. Econ 3101 Econ 3102

2. Stat 3011 Stat 3022

3. Six of the following upper division courses (no non-major courses) (18 credits total):

Econ 3960 Econ 4021 Econ 4311 Econ 4113 Econ 4171

Econ 4211 Econ 4261 Econ 4421W Econ 4313 Econ 4315

Econ 4331W Econ 4337 Econ 4621H Econ 4431W* Econ 4432W

Econ 4531 Econ 4611H Econ 4623 Econ 4631 Econ 4109H

Econ 4721* Econ 4731* Econ 4741* Econ 4751* Econ 4821

Econ 4960 Econ 4831 Econ 5890

* also offered as a four credit honors level course open to all students.
One course (of the six above) may be selected from: Acct 5101 ApEc 5321 or ApEc 5611
or from selected 5xxx level ApEcon courses. This must be cleared by the DUGS before taking the class.

4. Senior Project Paper (Econ 3951) - cannot be used to satisfy requirement

Notes:

All courses in the Major Requirements section must be taken on an A-F grade basis.
Three credits of Independent Study (3991) may be applied toward the major if you fulfill the
conditions in the handbook.
A grade of C- or better is required in all courses counting towards the major. This policy is strictly
enforced. You are expected to have a 2.0 GPA in all major courses in order to graduate.
Supporting work in computer science, mathematics and statistics is recommended.
Only one country/area study will count towards the major requirements. (Econ 3960 or 4311 or 4313
or 4315)
Residency requirement - Transfer students must complete at least 9 of their upper-division Economics
semester credits at UMTC.
Students must take at least one Writing Intensive course in Economics, or take Econ 4100W
(1 credit) concurrently with Econ 4831 or an Honors course.
All Study-Abroad or transfer courses must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

December 17, 2009

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