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Department of Economics

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements ECONBA

Requirements

The major requires at least 30 credit hours (33 with Addenda Requirements), including the requirements listed below.
  1. Fundamentals of Economics I. One (1) course:
    • ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I
    • ECON-E 251
    • ECON-S 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I: Honors
  2. Fundamentals of Economics II. One (1) course:
    • ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II
    • ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II
  3. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. One (1) course:
    • ECON-E 321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
    • ECON-S 321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: Honors
  4. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. One (1) course:
    • ECON-E 322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
    • ECON-S 322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: Honors
  5. Statistics. One (1) course:
    • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics
    • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
  6. Advanced Electives. Two (2) courses:
    • ECON-E 327 Game Theory
    • ECON-E 331 International Trade
    • ECON-E 332 International Monetary Economics
    • ECON-E 337 Economic Development
    • ECON-E 341 Economics of Labor Market
    • ECON-E 344 Health Economics
    • ECON-E 351 Law and Economics
    • ECON-E 361 Public Finance: Government Spending
    • ECON-E 362 Public Finance: Taxation
    • ECON-E 364 Environment and Resource Economics
    • ECON-E 371 Introduction to Applied Econometrics
    • ECON-E 385 Economics of Industry
    • ECON-E 386 Soviet-Type Economies in Transition
    • ECON-E 390 Undergraduate Seminar in Economics
    • ECON-E 392 Seminar in Computational Methods and Econometrics
    • ECON-E 401 Machine Learning for Economic Data
    • ECON-E 402 Computational Methods In Macroeconomics
    • ECON-E 425 Financial Economics
    • ECON-E 427 Seminar in Experimental Economics
    • ECON-E 471 Econometric Theory and Practice I
    • ECON-E 472 Econometric Theory and Practice II
    • ECON-E 490 Advanced Undergraduate Seminar in Economics
    • ECON-E 411
    • ECON-S 371 Introduction to Applied Econometrics: Honors
    • ECON-X 398 Independent Research in Economics
  7. Free Electives. Three (3) courses:
    • Additional course from the Advanced Electives list.
    • ECON-E 320
    • ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
    • ECON-E 305 Money and Banking
    • ECON-E 308 Survey of Public Finance
    • ECON-E 309 Topics in Economics
  8. Addenda Requirements*.
    1. Finite Mathematics. One (1) course:
      • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
      • MATH-S 118 Honors Finite Mathematics
  9. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the ECON subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement:

  • ECON-E 115 Everyday Economics
  • ECON-X 373 Internship in Economics
Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the minimum credit hours required in the major:

  • No more than 3 credit hours may count toward the major:
    • ECON-E 499 Honors Thesis
  • No more than 3 credit hours of the following may count toward the major:
    • ECON-X 398 Independent Research in Economics
  • No more than 6 combined credit hours of the following may be counted toward major:
    • ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
    • ECON-E 331 International Trade
    • ECON-E 332 International Monetary Economics
  • No more than 6 combined credit hours of the following may be counted toward major:
    • ECON-E 308 Survey of Public Finance
    • ECON-E 361
    • ECON-E 362 Public Finance: Taxation

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics (ECONMATHBA)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science (ECONPOLSBA)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics (MATHECONBA)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics (POLSECONBA)
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Quantitative Methods (ECONQMBS)
  • Interdepartmental Minor in Economics and Political Science (ECONPOLMIN)
  • Interdepartmental Minor in Political Science and Economics (POLSECNMIN)
  • Minor in Economics (ECONMIN)
  • [Name unavailable] (INTECONMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.