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ECONOMICS
DEGREE PROGRAM
Two degrees in economics are offered:
the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts.
Both degrees are designed to offer the student
flexibility in fashioning the major.
Students are taught to think critically about typical
issues faced in business and social policy and how to
analyze their implications.
Emphasis is placed on exposing the student to
decision-making tools used in a variety of career paths.
In addition to preparing students to enter the
business world, a major in economics is a traditional
pre-law degree since students with an economics degree enter
law school with well-refined analytical tools and an ability
to think critically. All
economics majors are required to take at least 36 hours of
economics courses.
There
are three curricular tracks offered for the Bachelor of
Science in Economics, each of which has a different
emphasis. The first track, Business Economics Concentration,
focuses on economics while requiring students to take
supporting courses in accounting, finance, computing, and
statistical methods. It is designed to prepare students for
analytical positions in a variety of businesses.
The second track, the Public
Policy Concentration, allows students to study Economics
while focusing on public policy and social issues.
Economics is combined with Political Science and
Sociology to provide a Liberal Arts orientation.
The third track, the Bachelor
of Science degree without a specific concentration, provides
the most flexibility in both course work and career choices.
There is one curricular track
offered for the Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration
in International Economics. This concentration provides a
wide-ranging international experience. As part of this
program, the student is required to take international
economics courses, the International Studies Minor, and a
foreign language as a requirement of the BA degree. In
addition, Longwood's Office of International Studies offers
many study-abroad experiences that complement this major.
ECONOMICS
MAJOR, B.S. DEGREE
A.
General Education Core Requirements 33 credits
See General
Education Requirements
B.
Additional Degree Requirements 10 or 11 credits
| MATH
164 |
Precalculus/3 credits |
| or
MATH 267 |
Applications
of Calculus/4 credits |
| Social
Science/3 credits |
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| Science/4
credits |
|
C.
Major Core Requirements
28 credits
| ECON
217 |
Principles
of Economics (Micro Emphasis)/3 credits |
| ECON
218 |
Principles
of Economics (Macro Emphasis)/3 credits |
| ECON
309 |
Managerial
Economics/3 credits |
| ECON
317 |
Intermediate
Microeconomics/3 credits |
| ECON
318 |
Intermediate
Macroeconomics/3 credits |
| ECON
414 |
Econometrics
and Forecasting/3 credits |
| ECON
461 |
Senior
Seminar/3 credits |
| ECON
492 |
Internship:
Economics /1 credit |
| (Additional
credits of ECON 492 may be taken as general
electives, but may not be used as ECON electives.
The total credits in ECON 492 cannot exceed
6 hours.) |
| MANG
275 |
Business
Statistics/3 credits |
| CIMS
170 |
Computer
Application/3 credits |
D.
Economics Concentration Requirements
In
addition to completing the major core requirements, each
candidate for the B.S. in Economics degree shall satisfy
the additional specific requirements of one of the
following concentrations.
| Business
Economics – 27 credits |
| ECON
319 |
International
Economics/3 credits |
| Electives/15
credits (at the 300 or 400 level) |
| ACCT
240 |
Principles
of Accounting I/3 credits |
| ACCT
242 |
Principles
of Accounting II/3 credits |
| FINA
350 |
Principles
of Finance/3 credits |
| Public
Policy – 33 credits |
| ECON
302 |
Law
for Economists/3 credits |
| ECON
313 |
Public
Economics/3 credits |
| ECON
314 |
Environmental
and Resource Economics/3 credits |
| ECON
319 |
International
Economics/3 credits |
| Electives
9 credits (at the 300 or 400 level) |
| COMM
101 |
Fundamentals
of Public Speech/3 credits |
| POSC
370 |
Public
Administration/3 credits |
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Select
One of the following:
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| POSC
255 |
Introduction
to Comparative Politics/ 3 credits |
| POSC
343 |
American
Foreign Policy/3 credits |
| POSC
441 |
International
Relations/3 credits |
|
Select
One of the following
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| SOCL
301 |
Issues
in Criminal Justice/3 credits |
| SOCL
350 |
Power
and Priviledge: Social Stratification/3 credits
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| SOCL
360 |
Urban
Sociology/3 credits |
| SOCL
375 |
Criminology/3
credits |
| SOCL
376 |
Sociology
of Law/3 credits |
No
concentration – 15 credits
Electives/15
credits (at the 300 or 400 level)
E.
Electives:
Business Economics
concentration: 21 or 22 credits.
No more than 24 credits can be taken in Business
(ACCT, MANG, MARK, FINA, CIMS). There is no limit to how
many of these credits can be taken as ECON.
Public Policy Concentration:
15 or 16.
No Concentration: 33
or 34 credits. No
more than 15 credits can be taken in Business (ACCT, MANG,
MARK, FINA, CIMS). There is no limit to how many of these
credits can be taken as ECON.
F.
Total Credits Required for a B.S. in Economics -
120
ECONOMICS
MAJOR, B.A. DEGREE
International
Economics Concentration
A.
General Education Core Requirements 33 credits
See General
Education Requirements
B.
Additional Degree Requirements 9 credits
See Additional
Degree Requirements
| C. |
Major
Requirements 58 - 65 credits |
|
ECON
217
|
Principles
of Economics (Micro Emphasis)/3 credits
|
|
ECON
218
|
Principles
of Economics (Macro Emphasis)/3 credits
|
|
ECON
309
|
Managerial
Economics/3 credits
|
|
ECON
310
|
Comparative
Economic Systems/3 credits
|
|
ECON
317
|
Intermediate
Microeconomics/3 credits
|
|
ECON
318
|
Intermediate
Macroeconomics/3 credits
|
|
ECON
319
|
International
Economics/3 credits
|
|
ECON
414
|
Econometrics
and Forecasting/3 credits
|
|
ECON
461
|
Senior
Seminar/3 credits
|
|
ECON
492
|
Internship:
Economics/1 credit
|
|
|
(Additional
credits of ECON 492 may be taken as general
electives, but may not be used as ECON electives.
The total credits in ECON 492 cannot exceed 6
hours.) |
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Electives/9
credits (at the 300 or 400 level) |
|
CIMS
170
|
Computer
Applications/3 credits
|
|
MANG
275
|
Business
Statistics/3 credits
|
|
MATH
164
|
Precalculus/3
credits
|
|
or
MATH 267
|
Applications
of Calculus/4 credits
|
|
International
Studies Minor/18 credits (which may include ECON 310
and 319 listed above.) |
D.
General Electives 13 - 20 credits
| E. |
Total
Credits Required for B.A. in Economics with
Concentration in International
Economics -
120 |
MINOR
IN ECONOMICS
The
School of Business and Economics offers a minor in
Economics. Students must complete the following
requirements:
Economics
- 21 credits
ECON 217
Principles of Economics (Micro Emphasis)/3 credits
ECON 218
Principles of Economics (Macro Emphasis)/3 credits
ECON 317
Intermediate Microeconomics/3 credits
or ECON
318
Intermediate Macroeconomics/3 credits
Economics
electives/12 credits (at the 300 or 400 level)
(ECON 492 may not be used as an Economics elective)
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