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Economics Major

Economics 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

BT BAE 1304

Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 46
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
Take 1 course from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12
ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any GS course from:
Social Perspective,
Geographical Perspective or
Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 30
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 34
Second Subject Endorsement = normally 30
Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 140
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BAE in Economics Teaching Subject Endorsement = 140
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
 
A minimum grade of C is required for each course counting toward this endorsement.
 
A. Economics Core Requirements (22 hours required)
Take all of the following:
ECON 314, Public Finance - 3 hours
ECON 318, History of Economic Thought - 3 hours
ECON 320, Economic Theory, Intermediate Microeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 321, Economic Theory, Intermediate Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 322, Money and Banking - 3 hours
ECON 430, International Economics - 3 hours
BSED 470, Vocational-Business Methods - 4 hours
B. Economics Electives (6 hours required)
Take 6 hours from:
ECON 335, Agricultural Marketing - 3 hours
ECON 340, History of American Business and Business Persons - 3 hours
ECON 350, Economics of the Agricultural Sector - 3 hours
ECON 395, Labor Economics - 3 hours
ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BMIS 181, BMIS 182)
ECON 420, Environmental Economics - 3 hours
ECON 445, Industrial Organization - 3 hours
 
Social Science Areas (6 hours required)
GEOG 305, Environmental Conservation - 3 hours
GEOG 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
GEOG 400, Water Resources - 3 hours
PSCI 361 , State and Local Government - 3 hours
PSCI 369 , International Political Economy - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours
SOC 349, Sociology of Work and Occupations - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS)

02 Jun 2006
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