The listings here are suggestions only, meant to help
organize your course selection.
Remark: Although Econ 413 (Introduction to Econometrics)
is not required for the major, it is recommended for
most concentrations. It is also looked on favorably
both by employers and by graduate school admissions committees.
Therefore, we strongly encourage all majors to take it.
Econometrics
Econ 413 (Introduction to Econometrics), Econ 428 (Capital
Market Imperfections and Entrepreneurial Finance),
and Econ 487 (Applied Financial Modeling).
If you have taken calculus through Math 233, you can
take SSM 326 (Engineering Probability) in place of Math
320. We also recommend Math 309 (Matrix Algebra),
Math 475 (Statistical Computation), Math 493 (Probability),
and Math 494 (Mathematical Statistics).
Finance
Econ 330 (Consumer Economics, Finance, and Investment),
Econ 335 (Money and Banking), Econ 428 (Capital Market
Imperfections and Entrepreneurial Finance),
Econ 487 (Applied Financial Modeling), and Econ 413 (Introduction
to Econometrics).
We also encourage you to take classes in the finance
sequence at the business school, in particular Fin 340
(Capital Markets and Financial Management) and Fin 442
(Options Pricing). NOTE: Many finance courses in the
business school have multiple prerequisites. So you need
to plan your program carefully.
History
Econ 326 (American Economic History, Econ 350 (Politics,
Economics, and Welfare), Econ 423 (Western Economic
History), and Econ 458 (Theory of Property Rights).
Industrial Organization
Econ 428 (Capital Market Imperfections and Entrepreneurial
Finance), Econ 452 (Industrial Organization), Econ
467 (Game Theory), and Econ 413 (Introduction to
Econometrics).
International
Econ 376 (International Economics), Econ 377 (International
Political Economy), Econ 435 (Open Economy Macroeconomics),
Econ 475 (International Trade), and
Econ 413 (Introduction to Econometrics).
We also encourage you to take classes from Political
Science. Some suggestions are Pol Sci 103 (International
Politics), Pol Sci 369 (Topics in Public Policy: Politics
of
International Trade), Pol Sci 372 (Topics in Public Policy:
Politics of International Finance), Pol Sci 373 (International
Political Economy), and Pol Sci 4792
(Globalization and National Politics).
Labor
Econ 382 (Socio-Economic Perspectives on Inequality),
Econ 480 (Labor Economics), Econ 486 (Labor-Management
Relations in Modern Economics), and Econ 413 (Introduction
to Econometrics).
Macroeconomics
Econ 335 (Money and Banking), Econ 435 (Open Economy
Macroeconomics), Econ 448W (Current Macroeconomic Issues),
Econ 486 (Modern Macroeconomic
Research), and Econ 413 (Introduction to Econometrics).
Political Economy
Econ 350 (Politics, Economics, and Welfare), Econ 353
(Economics of Law), Econ 371W (Institutions and Problems
of Economic Development and Organization), Econ
377 (International Political Economy), Econ 426 (Economic
Systems in Theory and Practice), Econ 4541 (Institutions
of Production and Exchange), Econ 458 (Theory
of Property Rights), Econ 488 (Seminar in Political Economy),
and Econ 413 (Introduction to Econometrics).
Public Policy
Econ 350 (Politics, Economics, and Welfare), Econ 352
(Health Economics), Econ 371W (Institutions and Problems
of Economic Development and Organization), Econ
440 (Economics of Social Policy), Econ 445 (Public Finance),
Econ 451 (Environmental Policy), Econ 456 (Business,
Government, and the Public), Econ 460 (Urban Economics),
and Econ 413 (Introduction to Econometrics).
Theory
Econ 418 (Mathematical Economics), Econ 435 (Open Economy
Macroeconomics), Econ 445 (Public Finance), Econ 460
(Urban Economics), Econ 467 (Game Theory),
and Econ 475 (International Trade).
We also encourage you to take theory courses from Political
Science: Pol Sci 362 (Politics and the Theory of Games),
Pol Sci 505 (Theories of Individual and Collective Choice),
and Pol Sci 5701 (Experimental Design and Analysis).
Note that Pol Sci 505 and Pol Sci 5701 are graduate classes;
they are open, on a case by case basis, to undergraduates
with strong backgrounds.
If you are interested in decision theory and learning,
we encourage you to take Psych 100b (Introduction to
Psychology) and Psych 361 (Psychology of Learning).
Finally, you should take more than the minimal amount
of mathematics. See the math listings under Pre
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