Suggested Tracks within the Economics major
Economics majors who wish to focus their studies may wish to choose their elective courses to focus on a particular area. These tracks are optional – they are not required for the major and will not appear on transcripts or diplomas, but can be shown on a resume.
Note that it may not always be possible to complete an intended track due to course scheduling and availability, closed courses, prerequisite requirements, etc. Special Permission cannot be given to complete a track.
Actuarial Economics The following courses (along with Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics) will satisfy the Actuarial VEE requirements. It is highly recommended that students interested in actuarial science consult with an advisor regarding additional mathematics and statistics courses required and may wish to pursue the Certificate in Quantitative Economics as well.
220:393 Financial Economics
220:322 Econometrics
220:421 Economic Forecasting
Economic History
220:305 American Economic History
220:343 European Economic History
220:344 Financial and Monetary History of the United States
220:327 History of Economic Thought
Econometrics
220:421 Economic Forecasting
220:401 Advanced Econometrics
Courses from other departments to consider (cannot be used to meet Economics major requirements):
960:463. Regression Methods (Statistics Department; level II statistics prerequisite)
960:467. Applied Multivariate Analysis (Statistics Department; level II statistics prerequisite)
Economic Theory
220:405 Economics of Uncertainty
220:406 Game Theory and Economics
220:407 Economics of Information
Financial Economics
220:301 Money and Banking
220:394 Capital Markets
220:415 Portfolio Theory
640:485 Introduction to Mathematical Finance (Math Department)
Note advanced mathematics, statistics, and econometrics are also recommended
Health Economics
220:316 Health Economics
220:311 Methods of Cost Benefit Analysis
Courses from other departments to consider (cannot be used to meet Economics major requirements):
512:322 Drugs, Medicine, and Society in America (History Department)
832:338 Health and Public Policy (Bloustein School)
832:334 Principles of Health Administration (Bloustein School)
832:333 Financial Aspects of Public Health (Bloustein School)
International Economics
220:335 International Trade
220:336 International Balance of Payments
220:339 Economic Development
220:307 Economics of Globalization
220:377 Economics of Population
Labor and Human Resource Economics
220:302 Labor Economics
220:375 Women and the Economy
Courses from other departments to consider (cannot be used to meet Economics major requirements):
533:301 Introduction to Human Resource Management (School of Management and Labor Relations)
533:315 Global HRM (School of Management and Labor Relations)
512:434 History of Labor Movement (History Department)
Public Policy Economics
220:311 Cost Benefits Analysis
220:316 Health Economics
220:331 Economics of Crime
220:332 Environmental Economics
220:341 Industrial Organization
220:360 Public Economics
220:363 Economics of Taxation
220:364 Personal Economic and Public Policy
220:396 Law and Economics
