Economics Major

Degree Requirements

Non-business Electives - Credits Vary

The number of non-business electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from the College of Business is 124.

Business Administration Core Requirements - Total Credits: 44

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
• BLW 302 - Legal Environment
• BUS 101 - Introduction to Business
• BUS 395 - Current Issues in Business
• BUS 496 - Strategy Management and Policy
• BUS 497 - New Venture Creation and Strategy
• BUS 498 - Global Business Strategy
• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems
• IS 301 - Management Information Systems
• MGT 301 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
• MKT 301 - Marketing Management
• SCM 352 - Operations Management

Economics Major Requirements - Total Credits: 27

Twelve of the 27 required economics major credits must be 400-level ECON courses.

• ECON 262 - Principles of Statistics II

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• ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics

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• ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON 304 - Money and Banking

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• ECON 462 - International Trade

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• ECON 463 - International Monetary Relations

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• ECON 495 - Seminar in Economic Research

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  and three three-credit upper-division (300–400 level) economics electives.

Total Credits: 124-129

Notes:

1. Students planning to pursue graduate studies in economics are encouraged to take ECON 402, 403, 440, 441, 442 and 493.
2. Students interested in careers in government are encouraged to take ECON 307, 354, 451 and 470.
3. Students pursuing careers in business are encouraged to take ECON 457, 441, 462, 463 and 480.
4. For students planning a career in law, a major in economics offers excellent preparation. Recommended electives for the pre-law major included ECON 354, 455 and 457.
5. Students must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy both the multicultural and international requirements. However, one course may not satisfy both the multicultural and international requirements. For an approved list, visit http://www.unlv.edu/committees/gec. Economics-B.S.B.A. students may meet the multicultural requirement by taking BLW 302, which is required for the business core, or ECON 305 as one of the upper-division economics electives. Economics-B.S.B.A. students may meet the international requirement by taking ECON 358, ECON 462 or ECON 463 as one of the upper-division economics electives.