Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

Linguistics Credits
3300:470/570 History of English Language 3
3300:489/589 Seminar in English 2-3
3600:481/581 Philosophy of Language 3
• Program Electives: All majors must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the
300-400 level. Six of those credits must be from Anthropology/Archaeology,
courses numbered 3230 or 3240; the remainder can be
Anthropology/Archaeology courses or may include credits from the following
disciplines:Biology: 3100, Classics: 3200, English: 3300, Geography and
Planning: 3350, Geology: 3370, History: 3400, Modern Languages: 3500 and
Sociology: 3850.
3250: Economics
Economics is the study of choice in a world with scarce resources. Students
majoring in economics develop their analytical and problem-solving skills while
exploring theories of economic systems and their application to a large number
of fields. These fields range from finance and international trade to poverty reduction
and environmental problems.
Graduates are employed in both the private and public sectors in a wide range of
careers. For example they can be found as financial analysts, management
trainees, human resource managers, city and state economists, bank examiners,
health care administrators. An economics degree is an excellent background for
professional schools like law or the MBA. A joint major is a very useful option for
students studying in other fields.
The Department of Economics has two degree programs: a BA in Economics and
a BS in Labor Economics.
Bachelor of Arts
The BA program has core courses in theory and in quantitative and computer
methods as well as a number of economics electives. If they wish, students can
choose field electives relating to career tracks: business, banking and international
economics, public policy or graduate school (see below). In one of their final
field courses, students develop and carry out a senior project that shows their
ability to apply what they have learned, both analytically and quantitatively. For
potential employers, it provides an important demonstration of what an economics
graduate can do.
• The General Education requirement* and the second year of a foreign language.
• At least 32 departmental credits including:
3250:200 Principles of Microeconomics 3
3250:201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
3250:226 Computer Skills for Economic Analysis 3
3250:400 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
3250:410 Intermediate Microeconomics 3
3250:426 Applied Econometrics 3
3250:496 Senior Project in Economics (attached to field course) 2
• Departmental Electives — 12
• Statistics:
3470:261,2 Introductory Statistics I, II 4
• Mathematics*:
3450:210 Calculus for Business Applications 3
or
3450:215 Concepts of Calculus 4
• Electives in 300/400 courses — 24
Note: Students may not receive credit for 3250:244 Introduction to Economic
Analysis and 3250:200,201. However, those students who have completed
3250:244 are not required to take 3250:200,201 before beginning upper division
work. 3250:100 Introduction to Economics cannot be used to satisfy the requirements
for a major or minor in economics.
Students who wish to follow a particular career-oriented track in their economic
electives can do so from the following lists. Note that choosing a track is not
required
* Students are required to have at least a C grade in 3450:145 College Algebra.
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Business Credits
3250:310 Managerial economics 3
3250:461/561 International Economics 3
3250:360 Industrial Organization and Public Policy 3
3250:333 Labor Economics 3
3250:427/527 Economic Forecasting 3
Banking & International Economics
3250:461/561 International Economics 3
3250:380 Money & Banking 3
3250:460/560 Economics of Developing Countries 3
3250:427/527 Economic Forecasting 3
3250:481/581 Monetary & Banking Policy 3
Public Policy
3250:405 Public Sector Economics 3
3250:360 Industrial Organization & Public Policy 3
3250:385 Environmental Economics 3
3250:487/587 Urban Economics 3
3250:430/530 Labor Market and Social Policy 3
3250:460/560 Economics of Developing Countries 3
Graduate School **
3250:427/527 Economic Forecasting 3
3250:423/523 Applied Game Theory 3
3250:333 Labor Economics 3
3250:461/561 International Economics 3
3400:464 American Economy to 1900 3
3400:465/565 American Economy since 1900 3
Bachelor of Science in Labor Economics
The BSLE is a more focused program relating to issues involving human
resources, from the analysis of wages and labor markets to the investigation of
social policy problems like health, education and discrimination. Career opportunities
exist for labor market analysts and for social and labor policy experts in state
and local government (like the Department of Job and Family Services or Summit
County Children's Services) and in local and international firms. The BSLE program
has core courses in labor theory and application plus quantitative and computer
methods. The culmination of the program for each student is to bring
together all these areas in a labor market analysis and evaluation project. This project
demonstrates students' ability to apply what they have learned both in analytical
thinking and quantitative methods. For employers, it is a valuable demonstration
of what a labor economics graduate can do.
• The General Education requirement*
• At least 33 departmental credits including:
3250:200 Principles of Microeconomics 3
3250:201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
3250:226 Computer Skills for Economic Analysis 3
3250:333 Labor Economics 3
3250:410 Intermediate Microeconomics 3
3250:426 Applied Econometrics 3
3250:430 Labor Market and Social Policy 3
3250:434 Labor Market Analysis & Evaluation 3
• Departmental electives — 9
• Statistics
3470:261 Introductory Statistics I 2
3470:262 Introductory Statistics II 2
• Mathematics*
3450:210 Calculus for Business Applications
or
3
3450:215 Concepts of Calculus 4
• Upper division social sciences (geography, history, sociology, political science,
psychology) — 8
• Upper division electives — 15
Note: Students may not receive credit for 3250:244 Introduction to Economic
Analysis and 3250:200,201. However, those students who have completed
3250:244 are not required to take 3250:200,201 before beginning upper division
work. 3250:100 Introduction to Economics cannot be used to satisfy the requirements
for a major or minor in economics.
** This track relates to professional degrees like Law, MBA or Public Policy as well as Economics.
Those wishing to become professional economists through graduate work in economics (MA or
Ph.D) are encouraged to take more calculus (eg. 3450:221, 222, 223) and further mathematics (eg.
3450:312).
* Students are required to have at least a C grade in 3450:145 College Algebra.