B.S. 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.
- Math 2211 Calculus of One Variable I (4)
- Math 2212 Calculus of One Variable II (4)
- Elective: a 1000/2000 level course from Areas A-E.
If all required hours are taken in Area F, any hours over 18 will be counted toward the second 60 semester hours.
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 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.
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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 and must be 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 (12-15)
Courses selected must total six semester hours and must be at the 3000/4000 level.
Elective courses to complement the major are selected in consultation with the faculty adviser.
Total Semester Hours For Degree - 120
Concentration in Social Studies Education
The Social Studies Education Concentration in Economics is designed for students who wish to become secondary school teachers. This degree provides the initial content area preparation for the Alternative MED Program in Social Studies Education in the College of Education at Georgia State or a similar master's degree at another university. Completion of this degree will also result in a "Certificate in Pre-Education Broad Field Social Sciences" being awarded to the student. For teacher certification, the student must also complete the MED program or a similar master's degree at another university.
The Social Studies Education Concentration in Economics is designed to provide students with the content area preparation required for teaching economics and other social studies courses at the middle and high school levels. Students pursuing this concentration must take 21 hours in economics and must also choose three allied fields from the following departments, taking nine hours in each (for a total of 27 hours in allied fields): African-American studies, geography, history, political science, and only one of the behavioral science departments of sociology, anthropology, or psychology.
Area G: Major Courses (21)
A grade of C or higher is required in all major courses.
- Econ 3900 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
- Econ 3910 Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
- Select five additional 4000 level economics courses (15)
Area H: Allied Fields (27)
The student must take a total of 27 hours in three allied fields (nine hours in each field). The allied fields are political science, geography, history, or behavioral science. The behavorial science field consists of nine hours from either anthropology, psychology, or sociology. The student should see each department's list for the courses to be taken in the nine hours for that discipline.
Area I: Electives (12)
Twelve hours (four courses) at the 3000/4000 level selected in consultation with the faculty adviser.
Total Semeter Hours for Degree - 120
Economics as an Allied Field.
If a student chooses economics as one of their three allied fields, nine hours (three courses) must be choosen from the courses below:
Select three courses from the following two lists. At least one course must be taken from each list.
Macroeconomics & Policy: (These courses have Econ 2105 as a prerequisite.)
- Econ 3900 Macroeconomics
- Econ 4500 Money and Credit
- Econ 4600 Economic Development
- Econ 4700 Economics of the Internet
- Econ 4810 International Economics
Microeconomics & Policy: (These courses have Econ 2106 as a prerequisite.)
- Econ 3910 Microeconomics
- Econ 4210 Health Economics
- Econ 4220 Environmental Economics and Policy
- Econ 4230 Experimental Economics
- Econ 4300 Economics of Cities
- Econ 4350 Economics of Poverty and Public Policy
- Econ 4400 Public Sector Economics
- Econ 4470 Industrial Organizations: Regulation and Antitrust Economics
- Econ 4800 International Trade
- Econ 4960 Economics of Work and Pay
- Econ 3000 Economics for Life *
* If Econ 3000 is chosen, then one other course from Microeconomics and Policy and one course from Macroeconomics and Policy must be chosen.
For information about the B.B. A. degree with a major in economics offered by the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, please refer to that college's chapter in the GSU Undergraduate catalog.