July 2015
MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS MAJOR
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS and
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
THE COLORADO COLLEGE
OBJECTIVES
Students majoring in Mathematical-Economics must successfully complete no fewer than 15
units of listed courses in Mathematics (MA) and Economics (EC), including a senior thesis. To
solidify basic problem solving skills, all majors must initially take a common set of required
courses in economic theory, calculus, linear algebra, and/or differential equations. Contingent
on individual course prerequisites, majors may then directly fulfill the elective requirement which
undertakes a more advanced treatment of mathematical economics, or complete a sequence of
courses that provide exposure to the statistical modeling of data. The major provides strong
training for students pursuing private sector careers in investment banking, forecasting, applied
mathematics, or finance, as well as graduate work in economics, operations research, and
financial engineering.
PREREQUISITES
Students desiring to major in mathematical economics are required to pass the following
prerequisites prior to admission into the major. If a student has not taken all three of these
courses, that student may be admitted only if currently scheduled for a later section or by
consent of the chair if mitigating circumstances exist.
MA 126 – Calculus 1
MA 129 – Calculus 2
EC 201 – Economic Theory
1 unit
1 unit
1 unit
Notice that while International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level and Advanced
Placement (AP) courses may count toward College credit as the equivalents of
Economics 100, 101 and/or 102, they will not substitute for Economics 201, a course
which uses calculus as a fundamental tool of the discipline.
DISTINCTION IN MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS is awarded by action of both Departments
(Math and Economics/Business) to up to the top 20% of graduating majors based on their GPA
within the major with the provision that they have also received an A in Senior Thesis.
I have received a copy of the instructions, understand the College and Departmental
requirements and understand that, if departmental requirements are changed after I declare a
Mathematical Economics major, they will not be retroactive unless I so choose.
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COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS MAJOR
To graduate as a Mathematical Economics major, students must pass the all-college
requirements, while completing major components consisting of nine units of required courses,
four units of electives, and two units of senior thesis for a total of 15 units in the major.
A.
Required Courses (9 units total)
Math (5 Units)
MA 126
MA 129
MA 217
MA 220
MA 315
Calculus 1 or equivalent as approved by Math Department
Calculus 2 or equivalent as approved by Math Department
Probability and Statistical Modeling
Linear Algebra
Ordinary Differential Equations
1 unit
1 unit
1 unit
1 unit
1 unit
5 units
Please note that Calculus 2 (MA 129) is a prerequisite for Linear Algebra (MA 220) and
Linear Algebra (MA 220) is a prerequisite for Differential Equations (MA 315).
Economics (4 Units)
EC 201
EC 301
EC 302
EC 403
B.
Economic Theory I
Microeconomic Theory II
Macroeconomic Theory II
Econometric Theory
1 unit
1 unit
1 unit
1 unit
4 units
Electives (4 units total)
1. Economics elective
At least one elective from the following list, or other as approved in advance by the
Economics and Business Department Chair.
EC317
EC343
EC344
EC346
EC347
EC371
EC372
EC377
Investments
Environmental Economics II
Industrial Organization
Economics of Labor
Economics of International Trade
Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
Economic Development
Economics of International Finance
1 unit
2. Mathematics elective
At least one elective from the following list, or other as approved in advance by the
Mathematics Department Chair.
MA313
MA316
MA318
MA325
MA340
MA375
MA410
MA417
:
Probability
Partial Differential Equations
Numerical Analysis
Graph Theory
Topics in Mathematics: Mathematical Modeling
Mathematical Analysis
Complex Analysis
Mathematical Statistics
1 unit
3. Mathematical Economics elective
At least one elective from the following list, or other as approved in advance by the
Economics Department Chair.
EC404
EC305
EC406
EC407
Advanced Topics in Mathematical Economics
Mathematical Economics of Addiction
Mathematical Economics of Game Theory
Mathematical Economics of Growth
1 unit
4. Additional Mathematical Economics or Mathematics elective
At least one additional elective from either:
the Mathematics electives (part B #2) or
Mathematical Economics electives (part B #3) category.
C.
1 unit
EC 496 - Senior Thesis in Mathematical Economics (2 units total)