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Economics 

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Course Catalog

Individual course descriptions can be found in the undergraduate course catalog

Course Requirements:

A. Required Courses - All Students must take the following courses (22 credit hours).

  •  ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics
  •  ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics
  •  ECO 308 Statistics for Economists
  •  ECO 309 Intermediate Statistics for Economists
  •  ECO 365 Intermediate Microeconomics
  •  ECO 385 Intermediate Macroeconomics
  •  ECO 488 Professional Seminar in Economics
  •  ECO 499 Senior Research Seminar



B. Elective Courses - Select another 9 hours of Economics courses. The most frequently offered courses are listed below, but others are also available.

  • ECO 305 Money and Banking
  • ECO 310 Labor Economics
  • ECO 320 American Economic History
  • ECO 325 Government and Business
  • ECO 435 Economic Analysis of Law
  • ECO 450 Location of Economic Activity
  • ECO 473 Mathematical Economics
  • ECO 475 Managerial Economics
  • ECO 508 Introductory Econometrics
  • ECO 504 Health Care Economics
  • ECO 515 Public Finance
  • ECO 520 History of Economic Thought
  • ECO 540 Economics of the Environment
  • ECO 546 Economic Development
  • ECO 565 International Economics
  • ECO 586 Business Cycles and Forecasting


Additional Requirements:

All Students must fulfill the University requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree. See the Undergraduate Catalogue for a list of such requirements. Students should note that ONE requirement for a Bachelor of Arts Degree (non-comprehensive) in Economics is to fulfill requirements for a minor outside of the Economics Department with not less than 15 credit hours and not more than 18.

Students must also fulfill the general education requirements at Missouri State.