Offered by Department of Economics:

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 - 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 = 30
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 = 136
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Economics Teaching Subject Endorsement = 136
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. Economics Core Requirements (21 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
SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours

B. Economics Electives (9 hours required)
Take 9 hours from:
BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours
BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours
BACC 251, Beginning Accounting II - 3 hours
ECON 322, Money and Banking - 3 hours
ECON 340, History of American Business and Business Persons - 3 hours
ECON 345, The Economics of Business Concentration - 3 hours
ECON 350, Economics of the Agricultural Sector - 3 hours
ECON 355, Comparative Economic Systems - 3 hours
ECON 365, Quantitative Methods - 3 hours (Prereq: STAT 241)
ECON 375, Seminar on Current Economic Events and Issues - 3 hours
ECON 380, Tourism Economics - 3 hours
ECON 395, Labor Economics - 3 hours
ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours
ECON 399, Apprenticeship Program - 1-4 hours
ECON 400, Research Methods - 3 hours
ECON 401, Economics of the City - 3 hours
ECON 402, Mathematical Economics with Linear Programming - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 123, STAT 241)
ECON 420, Environmental Economics - 3 hours
ECON 445, Industrial Organization - 3 hours
ECON 465, Economics of Transportation - 3 hours
ECON 490, Professional Semester - 15 hours
ECON 499, Independent Study and Research in Economics - 1-6 hours
GEOG 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102 or MATH 112)
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
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