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Department of Economics

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics

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

The interdepartmental major in economics and mathematics is designed to enable students to model economic questions mathematically and to analyze and solve those models.

Requirements

The major requires at least 40 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Economics courses.
    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. Electives.
      1. 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 411 Economics of Networks and Market Design
        • 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-S 371 Introduction to Applied Econometrics: Honors
        • ECON-X 398 Independent Research in Economics
      2. 400–499 Level. One (1) additional course:
        • Any ECON-E 400–499 except ECON-E 496
  2. Mathematics courses.
    1. Calculus I. One (1) course:
      • MATH-M 211 Calculus I
      • MATH-S 211
    2. Calculus II. One (1) course:
      • MATH-M 212 Calculus II
      • MATH-S 212 Honors Calculus II
    3. Linear Algebra. One (1) course:
      • MATH-M 301 Linear Algebra and Applications
      • MATH-M 303 Linear Algebra for Undergraduates
      • MATH-S 303 Honors Course in Linear Algebra
    4. Calculus III. One (1) course:
      • MATH-M 311 Calculus III
      • MATH-S 311 Honors Course in Calculus III
    5. Mathematics Area. One (1) course:
      • Analysis
        • MATH-M 312 Calculus IV
        • MATH-M 413 Introduction to Analysis I
        • MATH-M 414 Introduction to Analysis II
        • MATH-M 415 Elementary Complex Variables with Applications
        • MATH-M 420 Metric Space Topology
        • MATH-M 420 Metric Space Topology
        • MATH-S 312 Honors Course in Calculus IV
        • MATH-S 413 Honors Course in Analysis I
        • MATH-S 414 Honors Course in Analysis II
        • MATH-S 415 Honors Elementary Complex Variables
      • Differential Equations
        • MATH-M 343
        • MATH-M 344
        • MATH-M 441 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with Applications I
        • MATH-M 442 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with Applications II
        • MATH-S 343 Honors Course in Differential Equations
        • MATH-S 344 Honors Course in Differential Equations II
      • Applied Mathematics
        • MATH-M 371 Elementary Computational Methods
        • MATH-M 447 Mathematical Models and Applications I
        • MATH-M 451
        • MATH-M 471 Numerical Analysis I
        • MATH-M 472 Numerical Analysis II
      • Probability and Statistics
        • MATH-M 463 Introduction to Probability Theory I
        • MATH-M 464 Introduction to Probability Theory II
        • MATH-S 463 Honors Course in Probability Theory I
    6. Mathematics Area 400–499 Level Requirement. One (1) additional course:
      • Probability and Statistics 400-499
        • MATH-M 463 Introduction to Probability Theory I
        • MATH-M 464 Introduction to Probability Theory II
        • MATH-S 463 Honors Course in Probability Theory I
      • Analysis 400-499
        • MATH-M 413 Introduction to Analysis I
        • MATH-M 414 Introduction to Analysis II
        • MATH-S 413 Honors Course in Analysis I
        • MATH-S 414 Honors Course in Analysis II
        • MATH-S 415 Honors Elementary Complex Variables
      • Differential Equations 400-499
        • MATH-M 441 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with Applications I
        • MATH-M 442 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with Applications II
      • Applied Mathematics 400-499
        • MATH-M 447 Mathematical Models and Applications I
        • MATH-M 451
        • MATH-M 471 Numerical Analysis I
        • MATH-M 472 Numerical Analysis II
      • Other
        • MATH-S 499 Reading for Honors (Departmental consent required)
  3. Statistics. One (1) course:
    • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics
    • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
    • MATH-M 365 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  4. 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 38 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.