Major in Economics (B.A. or B.S.)

Major in Economics (B.S.)

Students earning a B.S. in economics take a minimum of 22 courses (62 credits).

Required courses:

  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Management and Organizational Behavior
  • Business Communication
  • Ethics for Business
  • Introductory Macroeconomics
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Money and Banking
  • Introduction to Econometrics
  • Public Finance and Public Policy Analysis
  • Applied Calculus I or Calculus I
  • Statistical Methods
  • Microsoft Office Certification
  • Three credits in applied technologies

Students choose four additional courses from a list of upper-level economics electives.

Applied Calculus II or Calculus II, Linear Algebra and Statistical Theory I and II are strongly recommended for students preparing for graduate studies in financial economics or finance.

Major in Economics (B.A.)

The B.A. in economics gives students the opportunity to earn a major that builds on the liberal arts foundations of Salve Regina and the social, political and historical aspects related to the study of economics.

Students earning a B.A. in economics take a minimum of 12 courses (36 credits).

Required courses:

  • Introductory Macroeconomics
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Money and Banking
  • Economic Ideas in Historical Perspective
  • Political Economy of Industrial Societies
  • Public Finance and Public Policy Analysis
  • Ethics for Business or Christian Ethics and Social Issues

Students choose three additional courses from a list of upper-level economics electives.

Minor in Economics

Students completing a minor in economics take a minimum of six courses (18 credits).

Required courses:

  • Introductory Macroeconomics
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Intermediate Microeconomics

Students choose two additional courses from a list of upper-level economics electives.