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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Politics, Philosophy & Economics: Applied Economics (BA)

89 Credits Minimum, Including 41 Upper Division (UD)

Required Core: Political Science Courses

POL 1110 Introduction to Politics

WKSS

5

POL 1120 American Government & Politics (5)
POL 4450 Constitutional Law:Powers (5)
POL 4451 Constutional Law:Liberties (5)

WKSS
UD
UD

5

POL 2320 Comparative Political Systems (5)
POL 2330 International Relations (5)

-
WKSS, CUE

5

POL 4641 Theories of Poltcl Sys:Ancient (5)
POL 4642 Theories of Politcl Sys:Modern (5)

W, UD
W, UD

5

Section Credits Required

20

Required Core: Philosophy Courses*

PHI 1001 Logic and Critical Thinking

WKH

5

PHI 1002 Ethics and the Good Life (5)
PHI 1004 The Examined Life (5)
PHI 3770 Political Philosophy (3)

WKH
WKH
W, UD

3

PHI 3601 Ancient Philosophy (5)
PHI 3602 Medieval Philosophy (3)
PHI 3633 Early Modern Philosophy (5)

W, UD
W, UD
W, UD

3

PHI 3651 Contemporary Ethical Theory

W, UD

5

Section Credits Required

18

Required Core: Economics Courses

ECN 2101 Principles of Microeconomics

WKSS

5

ECN 2102 Principles of Macroeconomics

WKSS

5

ECN 3202 Intermediate Macroeconomics

W, UD

5

ECN 4310 Internationl Political Economy (5)
POL 4310 Internationl Political Economy (5)

UD
UD

5

Section Credits Required

20

Required Applied Economics Courses

ECN 3201 Intermediate Microeconomics

UD

5

ECN 4010 Health Economics

W, UD

5

ECN 3321 Money & Banking (5)
ECN 3500 Environmental Economics (5)
ECN 3690 Inclusive Financial Services (5)
ECN 3811 Microeconomics of Development (5)
ECN 3812 Macroeconomics of Development (5)

UD
UD
UD
W, UD, WE, CUE
W, UD, WE, CUE

5

Section Credits Required

15

Supporting Courses

BUS 2910 Internship & Career Strategies (1)
GS 3001 Internship & Job Search Stratg (1)

-
UD

1

BUS 2700 Statistics for Business & Econ

WKQR

5

BUS 3700 Quant Meth for Decision Making (5)
POL 4643 Methods of Political Analysis (5)

UD
UD

5

BUS 4942 Internship Reflectn&Prof Devlp

UD

2

ECN 4899 Capstone: Political Economy (5)
BUS 4899 Business Ethics (5)
POL 4899 Political Science Capstone (3)

W, UD
W, UD
W, UD

3

PHI 4897 Philosophy of Religion

UD

5

Section Credits Required

16

Minimum Total Credits Required

89

Additional Requirements and Information

*If course needed to reach 18-PHI-CR, take PHI 2500 or 4653
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