Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics - Concentration in Financial Economics

The Department of Economics is committed to students intellectual development by fostering an understanding and appreciation of economic forms of explanation and their relationships to other social sciences. Economics faculty members are dedicated to sound and effective pedagogy, to scholarship of the highest quality and to outreach to the local and business community. The department provides an intellectual foundation for the appreciation and understanding of economic theory and policy. This foundation is developed within a broader educational perspective that stresses the importance of imaginative thinking, free inquiry and the pursuit of life-long learning. In this way, the program prepares students with the economic literacy necessary to cope with the challenges inherent in a world of accelerating change. Goals Help students develop analytical and critical thinking skills. Promote cross disciplinary forms of instruction. Seek continuous improvement in the quality of classroom instruction. Serve the community through outreach services. Help students pursue careers and additional education. The minimum requirement for a B.A degree in economics with a concentration in financial economics is 27 credit hours of required economics courses and 12 credit hours of required finance courses (in addition to the other requirements for these degrees described on the previous pages). The concentration in financial economics covers the following required courses: introduction to macroeconomics; principles of economics (micro); intermediate microeconomic theory; intermediate macroeconomic theory; international finance; econometrics; monetary theory and policy; and senior capstone seminar in economics; economics elective (400 level, not including special studies in economics, honors); principles of finance (only if not completing COB 300); analytical methods in finance; principles of investments; and elemental and derivative securities analysis. The elective courses offered in this program take upto 36 - 39 credit hours.