Department of Economics

Lewis & Clark College

 

CURRICULUM PLAN

 

Core Courses

Econ 100  -  Principles of Economics                            Econ 292 – Imtermediate Microeconomics

Econ 103  -  Statistics                                                      Econ 291  -  Intermediate Macroeconomics                

Econ 433 – Senior Seminar

 

Course From Outside the Department:

One semester of  Calculus (MATH 131)

Major Requirements: Economics

A minimum of 44 semester credits, distributed among Departmental core courses (Econ 100, 103, 291, 292, 433) and at least 24 semester credits of economics electives.  If a student selects a concentration other than general economics, 4 semester credits may be taken outside of the department, as noted below.  At least 8 semester credits of electives must be classes selected from within the department offerings at the 300 or 400 levels.  Students must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher in courses applied to the major.  Those intending to pursue graduate studies in economics or careers as research economists are strongly encouraged to take additional mathematics courses, particularly calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and statistics.

 

Areas of Concentration

Students may choose between a degree in economics with no concentration or a degree with a concentration in one of the following fields: International, Managerial, Public Policy, or Theory.  If no concentration is chosen, all 20 of the student’s elective credits must be taken from courses offered within the Economics Department.  To qualify for a concentration the student must satisfy the requirements for the major, PLUS, take 4 of their 5 electives in the area of their concentration, which may include one course from outside the economics department.

 

International: At least 12 of 20 elective credits from:

Econ 232-Economic Development

Econ 255 Economic History: Preindustrial Europe

Econ 256 Economic History: Industrial Revolution

Econ 280 Political Economy of Japan

Econ 295 Political Economy of South Korea

Econ 314 International Economics

 

No more than 4 of 20 elective credits from:

I A 318 Multinational Corporation

IA 340 International Political Economy

IA 341 Advanced Industrial Economics

SOAN 350 Global Inequality

Theory: At least 12 of 20 elective credits from:

Econ 240 Political Economy of Race, Class, and Gender

Econ 250 Radical Political Economics

Econ 332 Urban Economics

Econ 342 Management and Organization

Econ 430 History of Economic Thought

Econ 434 Mathematical Economics

Econ 491 Advanced Macroeconomics

Econ 492 Advanced Microeconomics

No more than 4 of 20 elective credits from:

Math 132 Calc II

Math 215 Discrete Mathematics

Math 235 Differential Equations

Math 225 Linear Algebra

Phil 202 Philosophy of Science

Management:At least 12 of 20 elective credits from:

Econ 210 Financial Analysis

Econ 220 Money and Banking

Econ 244 Practicum

Econ 321 Microcomputer Applications in Business

Econ 323 Accounting for Financial & Managerial Decisions

Econ 319 Industrial Organization

Econ 342 Management and Organization

Econ 358 Corporate Finance

Econ 440 Managerial Finance

Econ 444 Practicum

Econ 450 Operation and Production Management

No more than 4 of 20 elective credits from:

Comm 310 Communication and Conflict

Comm 320 Organization Communication

Soan 221 Sociology of Work, Leisure, and Consumption

Soan 370 American Advertising and the Science of Signs

Public Policy:At least 12 of 20 elective credits from:

Econ 220 Money and Banking

Econ 250 Radical Political Economics

Econ 240 Political Economy of Race, Class and Gender

Econ 244 Practicum

Econ 260 Environmental & Natural Resource Economics

Econ 332 Urban Economics

Econ 335 Labor Economics

Econ 365 Public Economics

Econ 444 Practicum

No more than 4 of 20 elective credits from:

Pols 204 Urban Politics

Pols 205 State Politics

Pols 275 Gender and Politics

Pols 207 Government and the Economy

Pols 330 Natural Resource Politics

Comm 460 Communication Technology and Society