Missouri State University

Bachelor of Science (Non- Comprehensive)- 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 (21 credit hours).

  • ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics
  •  ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics
  •  ECO 308 Basic Statistics for Economists (or equivalent)
  •  ECO 365 Intermediate Microeconomics
  •  ECO 385 Intermediate Macroeconomics
  •  ECO 409 Applied Econometrics
  •  ECO 490 Senior Research Seminar

B. Elective Courses - Select another 15 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 316 Sports and Entertainment Economics
  •  ECO 325 Government and Business
  •  ECO 345 Asian Economies
  •  ECO 346 International Economic Development
  •  ECO 435 Economic Analysis of Law
  •  ECO 450 Location of Economic Activity
  •  ECO 456 Comparative Economic Systems
  •  ECO 473 Mathematical Economics
  •  ECO 504 Health Care Economics
  •  ECO 515 Public Finance
  •  ECO 540 Economics of the Environment
  •  ECO 565 International Economics
  • ECO 585 Advanced Economic Analysis

Additional Requirements

All students must fulfill the University requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree. See the Undergraduate Catalog for a list of such requirements. Students should note that ONE requirement for a Bachelor of Science Degree (non-comprehensive) in Economics is to fulfill requirements for a minor outside of the Economics Department with not less than 12 credit hours.

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


  •  ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics
  •  ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics
  •  ECO 308 Basic Statistics for Economists (or equivalent)
  •  ECO 365 Intermediate Microeconomics
  •  ECO 385 Intermediate Macroeconomics
  •  ECO 409 Applied Econometrics
  •  ECO 490 Senior Research Seminar