Department of Economics
3002 Business Administration Building, 419-372-2646
Purpose
This specialization is intended to offer students an opportunity to design unique specializations that combine Economics with a related discipline. Students are required to take ECON 3020 and ECON 3030 (one of these can count toward the BSBA core), two more advanced Economics courses, and three courses from their chosen discipline with a cohesive theme. Selection of specialization courses must be approved by the advisor and are subject to the availability of the course offerings. Students are encouraged to discuss their individual interests with the advisor as early in their program as possible to select the appropriate specialization courses to complete their program in a reasonable time.
ECON 3020 and 3030 (one may be counted in the business core)
Two 3000- or 4000-level ECON courses
Any three courses in another area approved by an advisor
All students with an economics specialization must satisfy a written and oral communication requirement in economics. Certification by an economics faculty member that the requirement has been met is required. Details are available in the department office.
Some possible options with recommended courses are presented below, but opportunities are not limited to these examples.
Public Policy
Two of ECON 4310, 4540, or 4620
Political Science 1100 and 3030, and one of POLS 3310, 3360, 4200, or 4230
Financial Economics
ECON 4020, 3110
FIN 3500, 4350, and one of FIN 3400 or 4450
Economic Forecasting
ECON 4020, and one of ECON 3110, 4140, or 4520
STAT 4020, 4080; GEOG 3120
Market Forecasting
ECON 3040, 4020
STAT 4020, GEOG 3120, and MKT 3020 or 3200
Global Studies
ECON 3510, 4540
POLS 4760, GEOG 2250, and one of LEGS 4060 or FIN 4100 or MKT 4550 or BA 4390
Politics and Political Economy
ECON 4730, 4310
Three of: POLS 4020, POLS 4030, POLS 4040, PHIL 3120, PHIL 2240
