B.A. in Economics Degree Requirements
Please note: Undergraduate degrees at Georgia State University are handled by the central Office of the Registrar. The Georgia State Undergraduate Catalog remains the official word on curriculum requirements and rules.
Complete descriptions of requirements for Areas A through E of the Undergraduate Core Curriculum can be found in the "Academic Regulations" chapter of the Undergraduate Catalog. The number of semester hours credit required for each section is shown in parentheses.
Degree Requirements
Areas A-E
- Area A: Essential Skills (9)
- Area B: Institutional Options (4)
- Area C: Humanities And Fine Arts (6)
- Area D: Math, Technology And Science (11)
- Area E: Social Science (12)
Area F: Courses Appropriate To The Major (18)
- Econ 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Econ 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
- Math 1070 Elementary Statistics - If taken in Area D, a 1000/2000 level elective from Areas A-E may be substituted.
- Foreign language requirement: (6)
- 1001/2002 Choose from Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish.
- If the combined course Fren 1001A-1002A or Span 1001A-1002A is chosen, one additional 1000/2000 level elective from Areas A-E must be chosen. If Fren 1002, Grmn 1002, Ital 1002, Japn 1002, Latn 1002, Russ 1002 or Span 1002 is chosen in Area C, one or two additional 1000/2000 level elective(s) from Areas A-E must be chosen.
- Elective: one 1000/2000 level course chosen from Areas A-E.
Area G: Major Common Core Curriculum (24)
A minimum grade of C is required for all courses in this area.
- Econ 3900 Macroeconomics
- Econ 3910 Microeconomics
- Econ 4999 Senior Capstone in Economic Policy
- Econ: Choose five 4000 level Econ courses (15)
Area H: Policy / Business (6)
A minimum grade of C is required for all courses in this area.
Select two courses from the following three topic areas. Both courses cannot be taken from the same topic area, and courses may not be from the department in which the student is receiving the minor.
- Policy
- Geog 4762 Economic Geography
- Geog 4764 Urban Geography
- Geog 4766 Urban Transportation Planning
- Geog 4768 Metropolitan Atlanta
- Geog 4776 Location Analysis
- HHS 3300 Human Services Policy, Planning and Trends
- PAUS 3011 Introduction of Urban Policy Studies
- PAUS 3111 Urban Political Economy
- PAUS 3311 The Public Policy Process
- PAUS 4031 Policy Research Methods II
- PolS 3110 State Government
- PolS 3400 International Politics
- PolS 3750 Public Policy Analysis
- PolS 4430 International Political Economy
- PolS 4450 Foreign Policy Decision Making
- SW 3930 Social Welfare Policy
- Math/Business
- Math 3260 Differential Equations
- Math 3435 Introductory Linear Algebra
- Math 4211 Optimization
- Math 4265 Partial Differential Equations
- Math 4435 Linear Algebra
- Math 4751 Mathematical Statistics I
- Math 4752 Mathematical Statistics II
- Acct Any 3000/4000 course
- CIS Any 3000/4000 course
- Fi Any 3000/4000 course
- MGS Any 3000/4000 course
- Mk Any 3000/4000 course
- RMI Any 3000/4000 course
- Skills
- Engl 3130 Business Writing
- Lgls 3020 Introduction to the Law
- Lgls 4050 Principles of Business Law
- Psyc 3560 Leadership and Group Dynamics
- Spch 3010 Advanced Public Speaking
- Spch 3210 Business and Professional Communication
Area I: Minor (15)
Courses selected must total nine semester hours at the 3000/4000 level. A grade of C or higher is required in all minor courses. Each student will select a minor consisting of 15 semester hours, in one department/ school/ institute other than the major.
Area J: Electives (15)
6 semester hours must be at the 3000/4000 level.
Elective courses to complement the major are selected in consultation with the faculty adviser.