Undergraduate Program

The Undergraduate Program in Economics is designed to meet four major objectives:

To provide a basic knowledge of economic analysis for the student intending to do undergraduate work in preparation for a professional career in business or government;
To serve as the core of a liberal arts program for students planning to enter business or industry directly upon graduation;
To provide courses preparing students for graduate work in economics; and
To present courses that offer insight into the economic problems of the day.

The major in economics is required to take 44 credits in economics courses, plus specified courses in basic mathematics and statistics. Many majors concentrate their electives so that they, in effect, establish a minor in either business administration, engineering, or one of the other social sciences.

As soon as students decide to become economics majors, they should consult the department secretary for referral to the appropriate advisor. Economics majors who anticipate that they may do graduate work in economics should consult their advisor to develop a proper background program.

Portland State University
Economics Requirement For BA/BS
(Effective Fall 2003)

Core Requirements - 20 credit Hours
Core Requirements: Ordinarily completed in the Ist or 2nd Year.

Ec 201 (Micro), 202 (Macro), Principles of Economics

8 ch

Ec 473 Macroeconomic Theory

4 ch

Ec 474 Microeconomic Theory

4 ch

Ec 469, 456, 457, 460 (any one course)

4 ch

Economics Electives - 24 Credit Hours

A minimum total of 24 credits of 300 and 400 level coursework, including Ec 469, 456, 457, and 460
(when not used to satisfy the 4-credit requirement immediately above). At least 12 of these credits must be in courses numbered above 410. Ec 370 will be treated as a 400 level course, and Ec 101 may be counted as if it were a 300 level course, if the student earns a B or better.

Ec 101 Contemporary Economics		Ec 410 Selected Topics		Ec 443 GlobalEnv Econ
Ec 314 Private/Pub Inv Analysis		Ec 411 Cultural Econ		Ec 445 Comparative Econ Sys
Ec 315 Economics of Sports		Ec 417 Women in Econ		Ec 446 Institutional Economics
Ec 316 Intro to Health Care Ec		Ec 419 Econ Race and Ethnicity		Ec 447 Econ of Transitional
Ec 317 Managerial Ec & Bus Strat		Ec 420 Money & Banking		Ec 450 Third World Econ Dev
Ec 318 Inv Analysis-Eng & Bus App.		Ec 425 Econ of Industrial Organ Dev		Ec 451 Small Bus in Dev. Areas
Ec 332 Econ of Env issues		Ec 426 Econ of Regulation		Ec 453 Theory of Econ Growth
Ec 338 The Po. Econ of Latin Amer		Ec 431 Urban Economics		Ec 456 Amer Ec His-1st Cent
Ec 340 International Econ		Ec 432 Environmental Econ		Ec 457 Amer Ec His-20th Cent
Ec 345 Marxist Political Econ		Ec 433 Natural Res Econ		Ec 460 History Econ Thought
Ec 348 Global Debate		Ec 434 Bus Env Mgmt Econ		Ec 465 Labor Econ/Ind Re.
Ec 469 Into to Quant Ec		Ec 435 Public Spending/Debt Po.		Ec 472 Econometric Forecasting
Ec 437 Public Utility Econ		Ec 436 Taxation & Income Po.		Ec 480 Mathematical Economics
Ec 401 Research		Ec 437 Pub Utility Econ		Ec 485 Cost-benefit Analysis
Ec 404 CO-OP Ed/Internship		Ec 438 Energy Econ		Ec 486 Project Evaluation
Ec 405 Reading and Conference		Ec 440 Int'. Trade Theory		Ec 487 Economic Planning
Ec 407 Seminar		Ec 441 Int'. Monetary Th		Mth 410 Topic: Game Theory
Ec 409 Practicum		Ec 442 Multinational Ent

Total in Economics (minimum) 44
Required Courses from other Departments 16 Credit Hours (Ordinarily completed in the first or second year)
MTH 241 or 251 Calculus	4 ch		Stat 244 Intro Prob & Stat		4ch
Stat 243 Intro Prob & Stat	4ch		Stat 366 Intro Exp Design		4ch