Degree Requirements
Economics (B.A.) | Globalization and International Affairs (B.A.)Full course description listing
Economics (B.A.)
Major Requirements: 33 hours
A minimum grade of "C" is required in all courses counted towards the major.
Core Requirements: 21 hrs
- ECO 220: Statistical Methods for Economics
- ECO 230: Principles of Economics I
- ECO 231: Principles of Economics II
- ECO 320: Research Methods in Economics I
- ECO 330: Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECO 331: Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECO 420: Research Methods II
Options: 12 hrs
Majors are required to select an option in one of the following areas:
- General Economics
Twelve hours of upper division economics courses. - Applied Economics
ECO 300: Managerial Economics
PLUS nine hours of upper division economics courses. - International Economics
ECO 394: International Economics
ECO 395: Economics of Developing Countries
PLUS six hours of upper division economics courses. - Public Policy
ECO 315: Economic Policy Analysis
ECO 365: Public Finance
PLUS six hours from:
Additional supporting course requirements beyond those specified below must be approved by the advisor in consultation with the Chair of the Department of Economics.
Supporting course requirements for the following options:
- General Economics
MAT 211: Calculus with Applications for Business and Economics
PLUS 18 hours of course work as approved by your advisor in consultation with departmental chair. - Applied Economics
MAT 107: College Algebra OR MAT 211: Calculus with Applications for Business and Economics
PLUS 6 hours of course work as approved by your advisor in consultation with departmental chair
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: College Algebra OR MAT 211: Calculus with Applications for Business and Economics
PLUS 6 hours of course work as approved by your advisor in consultation with departmental chair
AND one of the following three alternatives:
- 12 hours of foreign language
- 12 hours of area studies to be pre-approved by the advisor and the Chair,
- 12 hours from the core and electives courses listed in the International Studies minor.
- Public Policy
MAT 107: College Algebra OR MAT 211: Calculus with Applications for Business and Economics
POL 101: Introduction to American Government
POL 321: American Foreign Policy
POL 374: Introduction to Public Policy
AND three hours from:
POL 370: Introduction to Public Administration
POL 371: Administration of Social Services and Agencies
POL 377: Public Budgeting
PLUS 6 hours of course work as approved by your advisor in consultation with departmental chair.
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 hours
ASO 100: Academic Orientation
Free Electives: 20 hours
TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS: 120 hours
Globalization and International Affairs (B.A.)
Major Requirements: 42 hours
A minimum grade of "C" is required in all courses counted towards the major.
Foundation Courses: 15 hrs
Complete 15 hours from the following list, including 9 hours from group (A) and 6 hours from group (B).Group A
- ANT 120: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology OR ANT 200: Anthropology of Human Society
- ECO 231: Principles of Economics II
- GEO 100: Regions and Nations of the World
- POL 212: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Group B
- Up to 6 hours of one foreign language
- Up to six hours of EKU-approved Study Abroad courses
- Up to three hours from one of the following courses:
Core Courses: 12 hrs
- ECO 394: International Economics
- GEO 322: World Geopolitics
- HIS 347: Recent and Current World History, 1914 to Present
- POL 220: Introduction to International Relations
Elective Courses: 12 hrs
Choose four courses from the following list, with no more than two having the same course prefix- ECO 340: Environmental Economics
- ECO 395: Economics in Developing Countries
- GEO 302: Global Environmental Problems
- GEO 330: Economic Geography
- GEO 347: Regional Geography: _____
- HIS 320: History of the Arab World
- HIS 346: English History from 1603 to Present
- HIS 350: Modern Germany since 1848
- HIS 365: History of 20th Century Russia
- HIS 375: East Asian History since 1600
- HIS 378: Modern India
- HIS 380: Mexico: Colony and Nation
- HIS 384: Modern Latin America
- HIS 386: Modern African History
- HIS 434: History of the Vietnam War
- HIS 474: Transformation of China
- HIS 475: History of Modern Japan
- HUM 360: Non-Western Traditions
- POL 310: Latin American Governments
- POL 315: European Politics
- POL 316: Politics in Russia
- POL 321: American Foreign Policy
- POL 325: International Security Affairs
- POL 327: International Law and Organization
- POL 410: Studies in Comparative Government and Politics
- POL 415: Terrrorism and Political Violence
- POL 421: The U.S. and Latin America
- POL 451: Principles and Politics of Human Rights
- POL 499: Canadian Parliamentary Internship
- POL 517: Politics and Social Change
- POL 525: Problems in International Relations
- SOC 425: World System Analysis PLUS
- (with prior approval from the Economics Chair) various "special topic" and seminar courses offered by individual departments
Capstone Course: 3 hrs
- MAT 107: College Algebra or higher (General Education Area II or VII-QS)
- HIS 247: World Civilizations II (General Education Area V-A)
- ECO 230: Principles of Economics I (General Education Area V-B)
General Education Requirements: 39 hours
Standard General Education program, excluding block II or VII-QS; block V-A; and block V-B. Refer to Section Four of the Catalog for details on the General Education and University requirements.
University Requirements: 1 hours
ASO 100: Academic Orientation
Free Electives: 37 hours
TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS: 128 hours
