Economics Major (BA)

Economics Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

At time of admission to the University or completion of a Major, Minor, Concentration Declaration Form or Inter-College Transfer Form . Current students seeking to declare the major must first complete MATH 115 or equivalent course or place into MATH 129 /MATH 130 .

Degree Requirements

If this is the student’s only or primary major, the degree requirements below must be completed for graduation. See graduation requirements for more information.

University Requirements

College of Liberal Arts Requirements for Bachelor of Arts

Major Requirements

Complete 33 credits from 11 courses including five core courses, five electives, and one capstone.

Grade: A minimum grade of C- is required for the five core courses
GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all major courses.
Pass/fail: No courses used for the core courses or capstone requirements may be taken pass/fail.
Residency: At least six courses for the major, including the capstone, must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (15 Credits)

No course with a grade below C- may be applied toward this requirement.

ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory 3 Credit(s)
ECON 202 Macroeconomic Theory 3 Credit(s)
ECON 205 Statistical Methods 3 Credit(s) *
* One of the following statistics courses may be used in place of ECON 205:
MATH 125 Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s)
MSIS 111L Managerial Statistics 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 370 Statistics 3 Credit(s)

Electives (15 Credits)

Complete five electives from the list below. At least one course must be in the field elective category. At least two courses must be in the alternative approach elective category. Two additional electives must be at the 300-level or higher and may be from any category.

Field Electives
ECON 212G Economics of the Metropolitan Area 3 Credit(s)
ECON 331 Money and Financial Institutions 3 Credit(s)
ECON 334 International Trade 3 Credit(s)
ECON 335 International Finance 3 Credit(s)
ECON 336 Economic Development 3 Credit(s)
ECON 345L Natural Resources & Sustainable Development 3 Credit(s)
ECON 349L Economic Approaches to Environmental Problems 3 Credit(s)
ECON 372 Comparative Economic Systems 3 Credit(s)
ECON 380 Health Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 390 Labor Market Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 413 Advanced Topics in Urban Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 415 Economic Demography 3 Credit(s)
ECON 417 Public Finance 3 Credit(s)
ECON 452 Econometrics 4 Credit(s)
Alternative Approach Electives
ECON 214G Ecological Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 308 History of Economic Thought 3 Credit(s)
ECON 310 Introduction to Marxist Analysis 3 Credit(s)
ECON 327 Political Economy of Development in Africa 3 Credit(s)
ECON 339 Political Economy of International Migration 3 Credit(s)
ECON 337 Emerging Economies in Asia 3 Credit(s)
ECON 338 The Latin American Economy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 351 Economic Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 385 Economics of Education 3 Credit(s)
ECON 395 The Economics of Social Welfare 3 Credit(s)
ECON 396 The Economics of Inequality 3 Credit(s)
ECON 406 Introduction to Behavioral Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 418 Political Economy of Violent Conflict 3 Credit(s)
ECON 420 Gender and Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 435 The Multinational Corporation 3 Credit(s)
Other Electives
ECON 476 Internship in Economics 3 - 6 Credit(s)
ECON 479 Independent Study 1 - 3 Credit(s)
ECON 489 Senior Honors Project 3 Credit(s)
ECON 490 Senior Honors Thesis 3 Credit(s)
ECON 318 The Economics of State and Local Governments 3 Credit(s)

Capstone (3 Credits)

Take one additional economics course at the 400-level from the list of electives above to be counted as the capstone. This course may not be taken pass/fail.