Economics Major

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Requirements

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The major consists of at least ten courses in economics, including five core courses:

ECO 111INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMICS

4

ECO 112INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMICS

4

ECO 205INT MICROECONOMIC THEORY

4

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ECO 205AINT MICRO THEORY (WITH CALC)

4

ECO 206INT MACROECONOMIC THEORY

4

ECO 230ECONOMETRICS I

4

A score of 4 or 5 on either the Advanced Placement microeconomics or macroeconomics examination, a score of 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate economics examination, or an equivalent score on an A-level economics examination may be substituted for ECO 111 or ECO 112.

Electives

Two courses from the following list

ECONOMICS COURSES AT 200 LEVEL OR HIGHER

COM 313ALGORITHMIC GAME THEORY

4

GOV 225STATES & MARKETS IN E ASIA

4

GOV 348INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY

4

GOV 493VNAT'L DIVERSITY/GLOBL CAPIT

4

HIS 306GLOBALIZATION OF URBAN POVERTY

4

Two Economics courses at the 300 level or higher

One Economics course at the 400 level or Economics Honors Study

ECO 497HONORS STUDY

4

ECO 498HONORS STUDY

4

Only three courses from another institution (excluding credit from Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or A-level examinations) or another Connecticut College department may be counted toward the major. Under normal circumstances, transfer credit may only be substituted for 200-level electives. Majors are encouraged to take courses in mathematics; MAT 107 or MAT 206 is a prerequisite for Course ECO 230.

Students who wish to major in economics need to have taken at least one introductory course in macroeconomics or microeconomics by the end of their sophomore spring semester at Connecticut College or a transferring institution. AP courses in economics with an earned grade of 4 or higher, and IB courses with a score of 6 or 7 also count as introductory courses.

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