Degree Programs
The Department offers a B.A. degree with a number of options and
also offers a Minor in Economics. The faculty in the Department of
Economics
is interested in educating students for intesesting and rewarding lives
through the study of economics. The curriculum in economics is designed
to provide students with both a solid understanding of modern economic
analysis and the analytical and quantitative skills needed to be
effective
decision makers in the private or the public sector. Graduates of the
curriculum
are employed in business, government, and teaching. Graduates have also
gone on to law school and graduate study.
Economics (B.A.)
Major
Requirements......................................................................................................................33
hours
A minimum grade of "C" is required in all courses
counted
towards the major.
Economics
Core.....................................................................................................................21
hours
ECO 220, 230, 231, 320, 330, 331, and 420 or 490.
Majors
must select an option
in General Economics, Applied Economics,
International Economics,
or Public Policy.
General Economics students must take ECO 420.
Options..............................................................................................
.. .................................... 12 hours
General
Economics........................................................................................................12
hours
Twelve hours of upper division economics courses.
Applied
Economics..........................................................................................................12
hours
ECO 300 and nine hours of upper division
economics courses.
International
Economics................................................................................................12
hours
ECO 394, 395, and six hours of upper division
economics courses.
Public
Policy....................................................................................................................12
hours
ECO 315, 365, and six hours from ECO 324, 333, 370, 394, 580 or 590.
Supporting Course
Requirements.................................................................................................21
hours
Additional supporting course requirements beyond
those
specified below must be approved by the advisor in consultation with
the
Chair of the Department of Economics.
General Economics: MAT 211 plus 18 hours of
courses
as noted above.
Applied Economics: MAT 107 or 211; 6 hours of
courses
as noted above; and 12 hours from a list of approved courses within
specific
program areas, including (but not limited to) Agriculture, Construction
Technology, and Travel and Tourism.
International Economics: MAT 107 or 211; 6
hours
of courses as noted above; and one of the following three alternatives:
(1) 12 hours of foreign language, (2) 12
hours
of area studies to be pre-approved by the advisor and the Chair, or (3)
12 hours from the core and electives courses listed in the
International
Studies minor.
Public Policy: MAT 107 or 211; POL 101, 321,
374;
three hours from POL 370, 371, 377; plus 6 hours of courses as noted
above.
General Education
Requirements.................................................................................................45
hours
Standard General Education program, excluding
general
education block II. Refer to Section Four of the Catalog for
details on the General Education and University requirements.
University
Requirements...............................................................................................................1
hour
ASO 100
Free Electives...
...........................................................................................................................28
hours
Total Curriculum
Requirements.................................................................................................128
hours
At least 12 of the hours in the major must be earned at
Eastern
Kentucky University. A grade of "C" or higher in all courses counted
toward
a major in economics. Students minoring in economics must make a
minimum
grade of "C" in all courses counting towards the minor.
Curriculum guides for the options in the B.A. in Economics are available in the Department office.
For additional information contact: John
Wade, Chair.