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Worksheet for the Economics Major under the OLD Requirements
To help students navigate a transcript filled with a combination of new and old course numbers, we have
prepared this worksheet to check off the requirements of the Economics Major.
Note: Please consult the undergraduate economics webpage for additional policy details, especially
if you are using any study-abroad or transfer credit.
(1) You must take a total of 8 Economics Courses numbered 3000 or above (but not including
independent study or the honors program), all with a grade of C- or better.
(2) Among the 8 courses, you must take Intermediate Microeconomics:
ECON 3030 (formerly ECON 3130)
or ECON 3010 (formerly ECON 3010) [using ECON 3010 requires a grade of B or better]
(3) Among the 8 courses, you must take Intermediate Macroeconomics:
ECON 3040 (formerly ECON 3140)
or ECON 3020 (formerly ECON 3020) [using ECON 3020 requires a grade of B or better]
(4) Among the 8 courses, you must complete a Statistics and Econometrics requirement by taking one of
the following three options:
ECON 3110 (new course)
and ECON 3120 (new course)
or
ECON 3130 (formerly ECON 3190)
and ECON 3140 (formerly ECON 3200)
or
ECON 3125 (formerly ECON 3210)
(5) Among the 8 courses, you must take a minimum number of Mainstream Advanced Electives:
If you take ECON 3125 (formerly ECON 3210), then you must take at least three courses from
the list of mainstream advanced electives. Otherwise, you must take at least two courses from the
list of mainstream advanced electives.
(6) Any remaining courses can be either mainstream or specialized advanced electives.
Note: See below for a list of mainstream vs. specialized advanced electives. Courses marked ** are no
longer offered, but if you took these courses in the past, they can count toward the major.
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List of “Mainstream Economics Electives”
ECON 3300 (formerly ECON 3440): Development of Economic Thought and Institutions
ECON 3310 (formerly ECON 3230): American Economic History I
ECON 3320 (formerly ECON 3240): American Economic History II
ECON 3410 (formerly ECON 3420): Economic Analysis of the University
ECON 4010 (formerly ECON 3670): Game Theoretic Methods
ECON 4020 (formerly ECON 3680): Game Theory
ECON 4050 (formerly ECON 4160): Intertemporal Economics
ECON 4060 (formerly ECON 4190): Economic Decisions under Uncertainty
ECON 4070 (formerly ECON 3370): Equilibrium and Welfare Economics
ECON 4110 (formerly ECON 3250): Cross Section & Panel Econometrics
ECON 4120 (formerly ECON 3270): Time Series Econometrics
ECON 4210 (formerly ECON 3310): Money and Credit
ECON 4220 (formerly ECON 3330): Financial Economics
ECON 4230 (formerly ECON 3340): Banks
ECON 4240 (formerly ECON 4340): Financial Economics, Derivatives, and Risk Management
ECON 4260 (formerly ECON 3350): Public Finance: The Microeconomics of Government
ECON 4270 (formerly ECON 3360): Public Finance: Resource Allocation and Fiscal Policy
ECON 4290 (formerly ECON 3390): Economic Analysis of Politics
ECON 4400 (formerly ECON 3410): Labor Market Analysis
ECON 4510 (formerly ECON 3610): International Trade Theory and Policy
ECON 4520 (formerly ECON 3620): International Monetary Theory and Policy
ECON 4560 (formerly ECON 3710): Development Economics
ECON 4590 (formerly ECON 4730): Economics of Export-Led Development
ECON 4610 (formerly ECON 3510): Industrial Organization I
ECON 4620 (formerly ECON 3520): Industrial Organization II
ECON 4630 (formerly ECON 4450): Industrial Policy
ECON 4660 (formerly ECON 3580): Behavioral Economics
ECON 4810 (formerly ECON 4500): Resource Economics
ECON 4820 (formerly ECON 4090): Environmental Economics
ECON 4830 (formerly ECON 4080): Production Economics
ECON 4840 (formerly ECON 4300): Policy Analysis: Welfare Theory, Agriculture, and Trade
ECON 4901: Sustainable Development: Theoretical Issues in Dynamic Economics
ECON 4902: Banks
ECON 4903: Quantitative Analysis of Economic Data
ECON 4904: Public Finance: Resource Allocation and Fiscal Policy
ECON 4905: Financial Fragility and the Macroeconomy
ECON 4906: Industrial Organization and Competitive Strategy
**[formerly ECON 3530: Organization of the Firm]
**[formerly ECON 3540: Economics of Regulation]
**[formerly ECON 3590: Experiments and Games]
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List of Specialized Advanced Electives
ECON 3170: Causal Reasoning and Policy Evaluation
ECON 3330 (formerly ECON 4580): Topics in Twentieth Century Economic History
ECON 3340 (formerly ECON 4440): The Evolution of Social Policy in Britain and America
ECON 3350 (formerly ECON 4170): History of Economic Analysis
ECON 3370 (formerly ECON 4750): The Economy of India
ECON 3380 (formerly ECON 4690): China's Economy Under Mao and Deng
ECON 3420 (formerly ECON 4550): Income Distribution
ECON 3430 (formerly ECON 4430): Compensation, Incentives, and Productivity
ECON 3440 (formerly ECON 4570): Women in the Economy
ECON 3450 (formerly ECON 4600): Economic Analysis of the Welfare State
ECON 3460: The Economics of Collective Bargaining in Sports
ECON 3545: International Finance and Macroeconomics
ECON 3670: Behavioral Economics and Public Policy
ECON 3710 (formerly ECON 4280): The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
ECON 3720 (formerly ECON 4370): Economics of Health Policy
ECON 3725: Early Childhood Policy and Economics
ECON 3730 (formerly ECON 4380): Economics of Public Health
ECON 3760: Economics of Education
ECON 3800 (formerly ECON 4040): Economics and the Law
ECON 3805: Competition Law and Policy
ECON 3810 (formerly ECON 4760): Decision Theory I
ECON 3820 (formerly ECON 4770): Decision Theory II
ECON 3825: Networks II
ECON 3830 (formerly ECON 4410): Economics of Consumer Law and Protection
ECON 3840 (formerly ECON 4460): Economics of Social Security
ECON 3910 (formerly ECON 4740): Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global Perspective
ECON 3920 (formerly ECON 4400): Analysis of Agricultural Markets
**[formerly ECON 4540: China and India: Growth Miracle]
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