Economics, Bachelor of Science
Economics is the study of how people and societies make choices to accomplish individual and social purposes. In this major, students learn about individual, national and global economic behavior, and then apply theoretical insights and methods of analysis to contemporary challenges involving crime, social justice, and the investigation of fraud and corruption.
Credits required. 36 or more, depending upon the completion of prerequisites (if needed).
Prerequisites. ECO 101 or ECO 120 or ECO 125 is a prerequisite for required courses in the Economics major. Depending on math placement, students may need to take MAT 105 and/or MAT 108 (or MAT 141) as prerequisites for the required statistics course, STA 250.
Note: Students considering graduate programs in economics should consider additional mathematics and statistics courses as free electives. Students are strongly advised to discuss graduate school options early in their progression through the major.
Coordinators. Professor Catherine Mulder, Department of Economics (212.484.1309, cmulder@jjay.cuny.edu). For the Forensic Financial Analysis specialization, see Professor Jonathan Childerley, Department of Public Management (914.512.1378, jchilderley@jjay.cuny.edu).
Honors Option. Honors in the BS in Economics is bestowed upon students in Specialization A: Economic Analysis who graduate with an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher, a GPA of 3.5 or higher for courses taken in fulfillment of the major, complete at least one additional Economics elective course at the 300-level, and complete a written capstone project in ECO 405 Seminar in Economics.
Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or changed to this major in September 2015 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained in the 2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin.
Part One. Economic Foundations
Required
| ECO 220 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 225 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
Required for Specialization A students
Required for Specialization C students
Total Credit Hours: 12
Part Two. Statistics
Required
| STA 250 | Principles and Methods of Statistics | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 3
Part Three. Capstone
Select one
| ACC 410 | Seminar in Forensic Financial Analysis | 3 |
| ECO 405 | Seminar in Economics | 3 |
ACC 410: Required for Specialization C.
ECO 405: Required for Specialization A.
Total Credit Hours: 3
Part Four. Specializations
Select one specialization.
Specialization A. Economic Analysis
Required
| ECO 310 | Economics in Historical Perspectives | 3 |
Electives
Select five courses, at least one from each cluster, with no single course satisfying more than one cluster.
Criminal Justice Cluster
Public Sector Cluster
Economic Justice Cluster
| AFR 250 | Political Economy of Racism | 3 |
| AFR 322 | Inequality and Wealth | 3 |
| ECO 280 | Economics of Labor | 3 |
| ECO 283 | Selected Topics in Economics | 3 |
| ECO 327 | The Political Economy of Gender | 3 |
| ECO 333 | Sustainability: Preserving the Earth as Human Habitat | 3 |
International Cluster
| AFR 250 | Political Economy of Racism | 3 |
| ECO 120 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 231 | Global Economic Development and Crime | 3 |
| ECO 245 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECO 283 | Selected Topics in Economics | 3 |
| ECO 327 | The Political Economy of Gender | 3 |
| ECO 333 | Sustainability: Preserving the Earth as Human Habitat | 3 |
Specialization C. Forensic Financial Analysis
Required
Electives
Select two
Total Credit Hours: 18
Total Credit Hours: 36