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Program Overview
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
About
Economics is much more than a study of the economy, though we study that too! Economics studies how to allocate scarce resources to meet unlimited wants. Students will build analytical skills by grappling with topics like cost- benefit analysis, constrained optimization, efficiency, trade-offs, and unintended consequences. Central to these analytical skills is a focus on applied math, graphs of real data, and graphs of theoretical models. Economics is a major for students who like analyzing multiple angles of complex problems. Students apply these skills to a variety of topics such as education, health, environment, labor, international trade, monetary policy, public finance, public policy, and even sports.
UNLV offers two economics majors: the Bachelor of Arts in Economics (this page) and the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Economics.
The BA program is ideal for students interested in economics applied to topics beyond business. Students may be interested in working in policy or pursuing an advanced degree in economics, law, public administration, or other social sciences. The BA includes all the economics courses as the BSBA but without the core business courses, so students have room in their schedules to focus on additional areas of interest. Many students in this program have a second major or a minor in areas like political science, computer science, math, or a foreign language. Students considering graduate school in economics should focus on math electives.
Students interested in business economics should check out the BSBA major.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
Learning Outcomes
- Use supply & demand analysis.
- Apply the concept of opportunity cost.
- Use marginal analysis.
- Use the model to explain behavior of economic agents in different market structures.
- Explain the causes of short-run fluctuations in macro variables.
- Explain the determinants of long-run economic growth.
- Predict the effects of various micro and macro policies using the appropriate models.
- Gather, analyze, and interpret economic data.
- Describe the role and function of financial market, institutions, and policies.
- Analyze global economic issues.
Career Possibilities
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Requirements
Economics (BA)
The discipline of economics studies how to allocate scarce resource to meet unlimited wants. Nearly all public and private issues possess important economic angles. Thus, thinking as an economist provides valuable insights into our complex world. The Bachelor of Arts in Economics prepares students for jobs in businesses, financial firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations and for advanced degrees in business, economics, law, public administration, and other social sciences. The economics major also complements learning in other areas of business and the liberal arts.
Please see the UNLV Lee Business School web page for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.
Learning Outcomes
- Use supply and demand analysis;
- Apply the concept of opportunity cost;
- Use marginal analysis;
- Use the appropriate models to explain the behavior of economic agents in different market structures;
- Explain the causes of short-run fluctuations in macroeconomic variables;
- Explain the determinants of long run economic growth;
- Predict the effects of various micro- and macroeconomic policies using the appropriate models;
- Gather, analyze, and interpret economic data;
- Describe the role and function of financial markets, institutions, and policies;
- Analyze global economic issues.
Advising
Please see advising information at the UNLV Lee Business School Student Advising Center.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
University Graduation Requirements
Please see
Graduation Policies
for complete information.
Economics (BA) Degree Requirements - Total Credits: 120
General Education Requirements - Credits: 41-46
Where specific courses are not identified, please see the related section of the Undergraduate Catalog for information about which courses may satisfy university core requirements.
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
(See note 1)
- ENG 101 - Composition I
ENG 101 - Composition I
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- ENG 102 - Composition II
ENG 102 - Composition II
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Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 3-6
Mathematics - Credits: 3
- MATH 124 - College Algebra or higher
MATH 124 - College Algebra
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Distribution Requirements - Credits: 18-19
Please see
Distribution Requirements
for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
- Humanities, 6 credits required from two different areas.
- Fine Arts, 3 credits required
- Social Science
- Automatically satisfied by economics requirements
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 9-10 credits
- Life and Physical Sciences - 6-7 credits
- One science course with a lab
- One non-lab science course
- Analytical Thinking 3 credit course
- Life and Physical Sciences - 6-7 credits
Multicultural and International Requirement
- Multicultural, one three-credit course required
- International, one three-credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. Please see International and Multicultural Requirements for a list of approved courses.
Foreign Language/Foreign Culture - Credits: 6
Two courses in the same foreign language at the university level or the equivalent or two courses (at least six credits) in a foreign culture. Students should consult with an academic advisor regarding acceptable foreign culture courses.
Pre-major and Major Requirements - BA in Economics - Subtotal: 33-36
Credits
Nine of the 33 required economics major credits must be 400-level ECON courses.
- IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems or Microsoft Office proficiency or equivalent.
IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems
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- ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
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- ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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- ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
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- ECON 262 - Principles of Statistics II
ECON 262 - Principles of Statistics II
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- ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics
ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics
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- ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics
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- ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
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- ECON 495 - Seminar in Economic Research
ECON 495 - Seminar in Economic Research
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- and four three-credit upper-division (300-400 level) economics electives.
General Electives - Credits: 38-52
The number of general electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from Lee Business School is 120.
Total Credits: 120
Advanced Track
Accomplished UNLV undergraduates must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for the Advanced Program Track:
Minimum of 3.0 GPA
Completion of the following courses with a minimum of 3.5 GPA and no grade
lower than B:
ECON 262
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ECON 441
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ECON 302
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ECON 303
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and
MATH 181
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Department chair or graduate coordinator's recommendation
Submission of two letters of recommendation, a completed Enrollment Request
form to the Economics Department no less than two weeks before the beginning
of the semester for which they would like to register for graduate courses.
Notes
- If students' ACT or SAT test scores place them directly into ENG 102, then the number of general education credits will be reduced by 3.
- Students planning to pursue graduate studies in economics are encouraged to take Advanced Track.
- All courses in the major requirements section must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- Any course that is included as a prerequisite for a Lee Business School course requires a minimum grade of C or better.
- ECON 302
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BUS 321
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are Milestone Experience for Economics B.A.
- ECON 495
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is a Culminating Experience course for Economics B.A.
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Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Plans of Study
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Syllabi
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* ECON .14 KBDegree Worksheets
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* .29 KBCareers
* Career Possibilities96.47 KBGraduate Handbooks
* NAAdditional Downloads
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Department of Economics
The Department of Economics prepares students to be economist who allocate scarce resources to meet unlimited wants. By blending theory and applied quantitative and analytical skills, our graduates acquire essential skills for pursing jobs in businesses, financial firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. We also offer advanced degrees in business, economics, law, public administration, and other social services.
Lee Business School
The Lee Business School advances the knowledge and practice of business; develops business leaders; and fosters intellectual and economic vitality through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and outreach.
