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Concentration in General Economics
Catalog description:
A study of economics and its applications that enables students to
create a course of study consistent with their interests and career
goals.
- Required courses in the major -- 34 hours, including: ECON 101,
102, 301, 302, 365, 380, 480; one course from 316, 406 or 450; 12 additional hours in
Economics, at least 3 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.
- Required courses outside the major -- 4 hours: STAT 185 or 225.
- Other departmental requirements -- Senior demonstration of
competency and oral competency are met by completion of ECON 480
with a grade of C or higher. Demonstration of computer
competency is met by completion of ECON 365.
- Suggested courses outside the major -- Students with limited
computer experience should take CSCI 107. Students interested in
graduate school in economics should take MATH 191 and 192.
Discussion:
The concentration in general economics is the broadest the economics
department offers and provides the greatest flexibility. In it you
will be introduced to a wide variety of economic concepts and you will
learn to apply these concepts to a broad selection of social issues.
Through your course choices you will create a program of study
consistent with your career objectives, be they graduate study in
economics, law or MBA programs, and/or employment in a specific field
such as international business or environmental economics.
As described above, students in the concentration in general
economics are required to take 34 hours of courses in the major and 4
hours outside it. Of the 34 hours in the major, 12 are elective.
When choosing your electives, it is recommended that you select
clusters of related courses. This will lead to greater mastery of
course material and enable you to write a better senior research
paper. Keep in mind that every course is not offered every semester.
See an economics faculty member to confirm that the courses you'd like to take
are offered the semesters you'd like to take them. For most
clusters you're most likely to need the foundation provided by ECON
302 before that provided by ECON 301; the major exception to
this general rule is the macroeconomics cluster. Examples of
related clusters include:
- Applied Microeconomics:
- ECON 245: Land Economics
- ECON 310: Public Finance
- ECON 316: Transaction Cost Economics
- ECON 330: Labor Economics
- ECON 337: Environmental Economics and Policy
- ECON 341: Cost-Benefit Analysis
- ECON 345: Economics of Natural Resources
- Business Decision-making:
- ECON 306: Managerial Finance
- ECON 316: Transaction Cost Economics
- ECON 406: Seminar in Financial Economics
- Environmental Economics:
- See (and consider!) the Concentration
in Environmental Economics
- ECON 245: Land Economics
- ECON 337: Environmental Economics and Policy
- ECON 341: Cost-Benefit Analysis
- ECON 345: Economics of Natural Resources
- International Economics:
- See (and consider!) the Concentration
in International Economics
- ECON 250: International Economic Relations
- ECON 314: Economic Growth and Development
- ECON 350: International Trade and Finance
- Law and Economics:
- ECON 316: Transaction Cost Economics
- ECON 330: Labor Economics
- Macroeconomics:
- ECON 215: Money and Banking
- ECON 314: Economic Growth and Development
- ECON 350: International Trade and Finance
- ECON 361: U.S. Economic History
- Monetary Economics and Finance:
- See (and consider!) the Concentration in
Monetary Economics and Finance
- ECON 210: Financial Markets and Institutions
- ECON 215: Money and Banking
- ECON 305: Private Finance
- ECON 306: Managerial Finance
- ECON 310: Public Finance
- ECON 350: International Trade and Finance
- ECON 406: Seminar in Financial Economics
- Preparation for Graduate School in Economics:
- ECON 360: Mathematical Economics
- ECON 367: Statistical Proofs in Economics and Finance
- Public Policy:
- ECON 245: Land Economics
- ECON 310: Theory of Public Finance
- ECON 316: Transaction Cost Economics
- ECON 314: Economic Development
- ECON 330: Labor Economics
- ECON 337: Environmental Economics and Policy
- ECON 341: Cost-Benefit Analysis
- ECON 345: Economics of Natural Resources
- ECON 361: U.S. Economic History
To learn how other students have successfully navigated their way
through the Concentration in General Economics' required and elective
courses, see an economics faculty member.
Economics Department
159 Karpen Hall CPO # 2110
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: 828-251-6550
FAX: 828-251-6572
Copyright © 2001-2008
[Chris Bell (email), Economics Department, UNC Asheville].
All rights reserved. Revised:
September 08,
2008
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