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The following USM BA Economics Academic Advisement Curriculum Worksheet is associated with the USM Fall 2015 Undergraduate Catalog Edition.
University of Southern Maine
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Faculty Academic Advisor: _______________________ Advisement Date: ___________
BA in Economics
Economics Student Name: _____________________________ ID: _________________
Program Requirements
Track A Liberal Arts (36 credits)
Major Requirements (18 credits)
ECO 101 Introduction to Macroeconomics_____________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 102 Introduction to Microeconomics_____________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 103 Critical Thinking About Economic Issues (a 2XX or above ECO course may be substituted for ECO 103) ___________________________
ECO 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics ______________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 302 Intermediate Microeconomics ______________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 303 Political Economy_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Major Electives (18 credits)
You must take at least six major elective courses; a minimum of four must be from the following ECO courses:
ECO 220 U.S. Economic and Labor History____________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 305 Research Methods in Economics____________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 310 Money and Banking_______________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 312 U.S. Economic Policy_____________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 315 Economic Development____________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 316 Case Studies in International Development_____________________________________________________________________________
ECO 319 Macroeconomics: Debt and Finance__________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 321 Understanding Contemporary Capitalism_______________________________________________________________________________
ECO 322 Economics of Women and Work______________________________________________________________________________________
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ECO 323 U.S. Labor and Employment Relations_________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 325 Industrial Organization_____________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 326 Environmental Economics__________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 327 Natural Resource Economics________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 328 Rural and Regional Economic Development____________________________________________________________________________
ECO 330 Urban Economics_________________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 333 Economics and Happiness__________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 335 The Political Economy of Food_______________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 340 History of Economic Thought________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 350 Comparative Economic Systems_____________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 370 International Economics____________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 380 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy_____________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 381 State and Local Public Finance______________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 399 Special Topics in Economics________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 450 Readings in Economics____________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 490 Independent Readings and Research in Economics______________________________________________________________________
You may select up to two (of the six required courses) from the following list:
CRM 216 White-Collar Crime_______________________________________________________________________________________________
CRM 225 Crimes Against the Environment_____________________________________________________________________________________
GEO 302 Gender, Work, and Space__________________________________________________________________________________________
GEO 303 Economic Geography______________________________________________________________________________________________
POS 340 The Politics of Developing Nations____________________________________________________________________________________
SOC 348 Sociology of Work_________________________________________________________________________________________________
SOC 358 Sociology of Women's Work_________________________________________________________________________________________
WGS 365 Topics in Gender and Institutions II___________________________________________________________________________________
WGS 465 Topics in Gender and Institutions III___________________________________________________________________________________
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Track B Math Intensive (38 credits)
(recommended for graduate study in economics or related fields)
Major Requirements (15 credits)
ECO 101 Introduction to Macroeconomics______________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 102 Introduction to Microeconomics_______________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 302 Intermediate Microeconomics_________________________________________________________________________________________
ECO 303 Political Economy__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Math Requirements (11 credits)
MAT 152 Calculus A_________________________________________________________________ __________________________________
MAT 153 Calculus B________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MAT 380 Probability and Statistics_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Major Electives (12 credits)
Select four courses from the above list of ECO major elective courses. __________________________________________________________________
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