Offered by Department of Economics

Economics Major

Economics Option
Bachelor of Arts

All College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements must be fulfilled.

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
      • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
• For specific language requirements see #2 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
• Major Option = 24
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 99
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 26
• Minimum total hours required for BA in Economics = 125
• 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 GPA of 2.0 is required in this major.

1. Economics Requirements (12 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • ECON 300, Foundations of Research Methods in Economics and Business - 2 hours (Prereq: ECON 270GS or ECON 271GS; MGT 233GS or STAT 241GS)
     • ECON 320, Economic Theory, Intermediate Microeconomics - 3 hours
     • ECON 321, Economic Theory, Intermediate Macroeconomics - 3 hours
     • ECON 485, Senior Seminar - 1 hour
   • Take 1 course from:
     • ECON 365, Quantitative Methods - 3 hours
     • MGT 233GS, Business Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS (if necessary) or MATH 120GS or MATH 123GS)
     • STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
2. Economics Electives (12 hours required)
   • Take 12 hours from the following:
     • ECON 314, Public Finance - 3 hours
     • ECON 322, Money and Banking - 3 hours
     • ECON 335, Agricultural Marketing - 3 hours
     • ECON 350, Economics of the Agricultural Sector - 3 hours
     • ECON 365, Quantitative Methods - 3 hours
     • ECON 380, Tourism Economics - 3 hours
     • ECON 385, Environmental Economics - 3 hours
     • ECON 395, Labor Economics - 3 hours
     • ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 271GS; ACCT 250; passing score on Business Computer Proficiency Examination or completion of MIS 182GS)
     • ECON 410, Health Care Economics - 3 hours
     • ECON 415, Agricultural Price Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 335; MGT 233GS or STAT 241GS)
     • ECON 430, International Economics - 3 hours
     • ECON 435, Agricultural Finance - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 271GS, ECON 398, ACCT 250)
     • ECON 465, Economics of Transportation - 3 hours
     • ECON 475, Internship - 3 hours
     • ECON 499, Independent Study and Research in Economics - 6 hours
     • GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
     • MGT 334, Intermediate Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MGT 233GS or equivalent)
     • MGT 425, Operations Research - 3 hours (Prereq: MGT 233GS or equivalent)