Economic Analysis BAECON
Major: Economic Analysis
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BAECON)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 45.0601
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 19-3011
About the Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Economics introduces students to modern economics within the context of a broad liberal arts curriculum. The degree is well suited for students interested in the relation of economics to the other social science disciplines and humanities, and it provides an even broader liberal arts education than the Bachelor of Science in Economics. The BA in Economics offers students the flexibility to combine their studies in economics with a major or minor in another field of study.
Additional Information
For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
or COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
Two Science electives (6.0-8.0) ** | 6.0 | |
Political Science elective | 4.0 | |
Two Diversity electives *** | 6.0 | |
Two International Studies electives (6.0-8.0) † | 6.0 | |
Two Arts & Humanities electives | 6.0 | |
Two Modern Language electives | 8.0 | |
Choose One Math Sequence: †† | 8.0-10.0 | |
Introduction to Analysis I and Introduction to Analysis II | ||
Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry and Calculus I | ||
Calculus and Functions I and Calculus and Functions II | ||
Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Required Economics Courses | ||
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 250 | Game Theory and Applications | 4.0 |
ECON 301 | Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 321 | Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 322 [WI] | Economics Seminar | 4.0 |
ECON 326 [WI] | Economic Ideas | 4.0 |
Economics Electives | 32.0 | |
Select at least 32 credits from the following: | ||
Survey of Economic Policy | ||
Mathematical Models in Economics | ||
Economics of Small Business | ||
Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems | ||
Economics of Happiness | ||
Managerial Economics | ||
International Macroeconomics | ||
Public Finance | ||
Labor Economics | ||
Industrial Organization | ||
Economic Development | ||
Mathematical Economics | ||
Applied Econometrics | ||
Resource and Environmental Economics | ||
Money and Banking | ||
Time Series Econometrics | ||
Health Economics | ||
Behavioral Economics | ||
Topics in Behavioral Economics | ||
Experiments and Causality in Economics | ||
Multinational Corporations | ||
International Trade | ||
International Money and Finance | ||
Regional Studies in Economic Policies and International Business | ||
Seminar in International Business | ||
Sport Economics | ||
Free Electives | 56.0 | |
Total Credits | 180.0-182.0 |
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Students not participating in COOP will take an extra Free Elective credit in place of COOP 101.
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Science courses are selected from Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHEM), Environmental Science (ENVS), Physics (PHYS), or Physics-Environmental Science (PHEV).
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Students should contact the School of Economics for a list of courses that fulfill this requirement.
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GST 101, GST 102, COM 345, COM 362; SOC 330, SOC 340; PSCI 140, PSCI 150 PSCI 240, PSCI 252, PSCI 255; INTB 200, INTB 332, INTB 334, INTB 336, INTB 338
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For the MATH 121 & MATH 122 sequence, any other MATH course with a minimum of 4 credits can be used as a substitute for MATH 122.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 year, no co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | COM 270 or 230 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | MATH 102, 117, or 122* | 4.0 | ECON Elective (203 Recommended) | 4.0 | ||
MATH 101, 105, 116, or 121* | 4.0-6.0 | ECON Elective (270 Recommended) | 4.0 | Political Science Elective | 4.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
13-15 | 15 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 301 | 4.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | ECON 250 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
STAT 201 | 4.0 | Arts/Humanities | 4.0 | Diversity Elective | 3.0 | ||
Arts/Humanities | 3.0 | Modern Language | 4.0 | Free Elective | 8.0 | ||
Modern Language | 4.0 | Science Elective | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 16 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 326 | 4.0 | Diversity Elective | 4.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON Elective | 4.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | Free Elective | 9.0 | ||
Free Elective | 4.0 | Free Elective | 7.0 | International Elective | 3.0 | ||
International Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
ECON Elective | 4.0 | Free Electives | 9.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | ||
Free Elective | 11.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | ||||
16 | 13 | 14 | |||||
Total Credits 180-182 |
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Suggested MATH sequences are: MATH 101 & MATH 102; MATH 105 & MATH 121; MATH 116 & MATH 117; MATH 121 & one other MATH course numbered 122 or higher.
4 year, one co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | COM 270 or 230 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | MATH 102, 117, or 122†† | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101, 105, 116, or 121†† | 4.0-6.0 | ECON Elective (270 Recommended) | 4.0 | ECON Elective (203 Recommended) | 4.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
13-15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 301 | 4.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | ECON 250 | 4.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 |
STAT 201 or MATH 311 | 4.0 | Arts/Humanities | 4.0 | Diversity Elective | 3.0 | Free Elective | 8.0 |
Arts/Humanities | 4.0 | Modern Language | 4.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | International Elective | 4.0 |
Modern Language | 4.0 | Science Elective | 3.0 | Political Science Elective | 4.0 | ||
16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 326 | 4.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
Diversity Elective | 4.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | ||||
ECON Elective | 4.0 | International Elective | 4.0 | ||||
Free Electives | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
ECON Elective | 4.0 | Free Electives | 11.0 | Free Elective | 11.0 | ||
Free Electives | 11.0 | ||||||
16 | 15 | 15 | |||||
Total Credits 180-182 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Suggested MATH sequences are: MATH 101 & MATH 102; MATH 105 & MATH 121; MATH 116 & MATH 117; MATH 121 & one other MATH course numbered 122 or higher.
5 year, 3 co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | COM 270 or 230 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | MATH 102, 117, or 122†† | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101, 105, 116, or 121†† | 4.0-6.0 | ECON Elective (270 Recommended) | 4.0 | ECON Elective (203 Recommended) | 4.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | Science Course | 4.0 | ||||
13-15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 301 | 4.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
STAT 201 or MATH 311 | 4.0 | Arts/Humanities | 4.0 | ||||
Arts/Humanities | 4.0 | Modern Language | 4.0 | ||||
Modern Language | 4.0 | Science Elective | 4.0 | ||||
16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 326 | 4.0 | ECON 250 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
Diversity Elective | 3.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | ||||
ECON Elective | 4.0 | International Elective | 4.0 | ||||
Political Science Elective | 4.0 | ||||||
15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON Elective | 4.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
Free Elective | 11.0 | Free Elective | 8.0 | ||||
International Elective | 4.0 | ||||||
15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | ECON Elective | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
Diversity Elective | 4.0 | Free Elective | 11.0 | Free Elective | 11.0 | ||
ECON Elective | 4.0 | ||||||
Free Elective | 8.0 | ||||||
17 | 15 | 15 | |||||
Total Credits 180-182 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Suggested MATH sequences are: MATH 101 & MATH 102; MATH 105 & MATH 121; MATH 116 & MATH 117; MATH 121 & one other MATH course numbered 122 or higher.
Co-op/Career Opportunities
The study of economics prepares students for a variety of fields: research economists in banks, government and universities; law; economic development for local government, banks and firms; business management and consulting; government and international agencies, such as the CIA, World Bank, IMF and USAID; and business and economic journalism.
Career Paths and Degree Combinations
Economics provides an excellent foundation for many career options and can also be combined with many other majors and minors in preparing students for great careers.
For example:
Banking and Finance
- Economics and Finance
- Economics and Business
- Economics and Mathematics
- Business Economics Concentration
- Economics and Physics
Academia
- Economics and Anthropology
- Economics and Psychology
- Economics and Mathematics
- Economics and Public Health
- Economics and Philosophy
Economics Research in Industry
- Economics and Mathematics
- Mathematical Economics Concentration
- Economics and Marketing
- Economics and Finance
High Tech and IT Industries
- Economics and Data Science
- Economics and Information Systems
- Economics and Chemistry
- Economics and Biology
Economics Research in Governments and International Organizations
- Economics and Environmental Studies
- Economics and Political Science
- Economics and International Studies
Law School and Other Graduate School Options
- Economics and Legal Studies
- Economics and Philosophy
- Economics and Political Science
- Economics and International Studies
Opportunities
Recently, economics students have obtained positions at the following institutions:
- Federal Reserve Bank, Board of Governors
- Citibank
- Vanguard Corporation
- Deloitte Consulting
- Black Rock Inc.
- Tyco Electronics
Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.