Economics (Bachelor of Arts)
Department of Economics | College of Arts & Sciences

Economics students at Roosevelt University may study for either the B.A. or M.A. degree in economics.

Economics at Roosevelt University goes beyond the conventional economics that is taught at most universities in the United States and presents students with economic analysis from the perspective of alternative schools of thought. Roosevelt is one of the few universities in the United States where students can study economics from Institutionalist, Post Keynesian, and Marxist points of view, in addition to mainstream Neoclassical and Keynesian points of view.

The Program

The undergraduate major in Economics was one of the first majors offered at Roosevelt University. Roosevelt's hundreds of graduates are now pursuing successful careers in business, law, government, labor, and education. The program aims at providing students with a solid understanding of contemporary economics from both traditional and non-traditional points of view.

Course offerings regularly include courses addressed to the theory of the market economy, the business cycle, economic policy, international trade and development, the economics of women, contemporary labor problems, the economics of the public sector, the economics of money and banking, and economic statistics.

Requirements

A minimum of 33 semester hours in economics with grades of C or higher are required. At least twelve semester hours in must be completed at Roosevelt. The 33 semester hours must include:

• Economics 101, 102, and 234
  Core courses in basic Economics and statistics (Math 110 or higher is a prerequisite for Economics 234).
• Economics 210 (also listed as Finance 301)
  A basic course on money, banking, and the financial system.
• Economics 321 and 323
  Courses in intermediate micro and macro economics that explore topics such as theories of markets, employment, inflation, and the business cycle.
• Economics 390
  Our senior seminar. A capstone course in which students apply economics to selected problems in a seminar setting.
• Four electives in Economics
  Electives are regularly offered in labor economics, the economics of the public sector, the history of economic thought, the economics of the minority experience, money and banking, econometrics and statistics, mathematical economics, industrial organization, international trade and finance, economic development, and comparative economic systems.

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