BA in Economics

The major in Economics provides students with a firm understanding of core microeconomic and macroeconomic theory while at the same time providing the empirical skills that are essential to applying economic reasoning in our increasingly data-driven world. In addition to rigorous training in both theory and econometrics, students have room in their program to choose electives in economics fitting their likely targets of interest, ranging from financial economics to labor market analysis to development economics, and many more.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand economic theory, both microeconomic and macroeconomic, and be able to apply these models to evaluate policies and real­-world events.
• Demonstrate focused expertise in one or more areas of economics.
• Locate the necessary data to analyze and evaluate world events, and analyze data using appropriate econometric methods.

Requirements

All BU undergraduate students, including both entering first-year and transfer students, will pursue coursework in the BU Hub, the University’s general education program that is integrated into the entire undergraduate experience. BU Hub requirements can be satisfied in a number of ways, including coursework in and beyond the major (or minor) as well as through cocurricular activities. Students majoring in Economics will ordinarily, through coursework in the major, satisfy BU Hub requirements in Social Inquiry, Quantitative Reasoning, and some of the Intellectual Toolkit. Remaining BU Hub requirements will be satisfied by selecting from a wide range of available courses outside the major or, in some cases, cocurricular experiences.

Major in Economics:

Prerequisites

• CAS EC 101 Introductory Microeconomic Analysis (4 units)
• CAS EC 102 Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis (4 units)

Principal Courses

Minimum requirement:

• Nine courses with grades of C or higher, four of which must be:
  • • CAS EC 201 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (4 units)
    • CAS EC 202 Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (4 units)
    • CAS EC 203 Empirical Economics 1* (4 units)
    • CAS EC 204 Empirical Economics 2 (4 units)

CAS EC 201, EC 202, EC 203, and EC 204 should be taken before the senior year. Students with a strong background in mathematics may substitute any of the courses in the sequence CAS EC 221/222/223/224 for the corresponding CAS EC 201/202/203/204 courses. Students must fulfill the calculus requirement for the major, as described below, prior to enrolling in CAS EC 201 or CAS EC 202.

*QST QM 221 Probabilistic and Statistical Decision Making for Management, or CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213 are acceptable substitutes for CAS EC 203.

• The remaining five 4-unit principal courses are to be chosen from CAS EC 320 through EC 599

Notes:

• All 500-level and above economics courses are graduate-level courses. Special permission from the instructor is required for undergraduates wishing to take these courses.
• Petitions for approval of transfer courses must be submitted to your Economics Academic Advisor. Students must submit a Transfer Course Equivalency Form along with a copy of the course syllabus.
• A maximum of four courses at the 200 level or higher (i.e., this does not include transfer courses to fulfill CAS EC 101 and/or CAS EC 102) may be transferred toward your economics major from other schools 在波士顿大学入学后．

微积分必修课

选择经济学作为专业的学生需要通过完成以下任何一项成绩达到C或更高的成绩来证明对微积分的熟练程度：CAS MA 121、122、123、124、127或129，或者在适当的微积分先修考试中至少达到4分。

专业荣誉

学生可以通过在经济学课程（包括必修的数学和统计学课程）中达到3.7或更高的GPA，并成功完成两学期的荣誉论文课程CAS EC 401和EC 402（学生可以将这些课程算作完成专业必修的五门选修课中的两门）来获得本专业的部门荣誉。CAS EC 401/402序列最终在论文（在经济系澳门威尼斯人注册网站的监督下撰写）和论文的口头答辩之前，由三个澳门威尼斯人注册网站组成的委员会在四月。学生必须在注册CAS EC 401之前完成200级核心课程（CAS EC 201/202/203/204或CAS EC 221/222/223/224）。有兴趣写论文的合格学生应联系经济系本科澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究主任Todd Idson教授，不迟于他们大三的第二学期，如果获得批准，将由经济系澳门威尼斯人注册直接注册在EC 401。