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Economics

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Sample First and Second Year Programs

  1. For students beginning the major as first-year students

Courses typically taken by a first year Economics major:

Fall Spring
Hum 110 Hum 110
Econ 201 Economics elective
Group III course (consider Math 111 or MATH 141)

Group III course or elective

 

Courses typically taken by a second year Economics major:

Fall Spring
Econ 304, 311 or 313 (choose one or two)

Econ 312 (if not taking Econ 311)

Group I course  Group I course
Division requirement course Division requirement course
Group III course or elective Group III course or elective

  

For students beginning the major as sophomores

Courses typically taken by a second year student (first year of Economics major):

Fall Spring
Econ 201 Economics elective
Group I course  Group I course
Division requirement course Division requirement course
Group III course (consider Math 111 or MATH 141) 

Group III course or elective

  

Courses typically taken by a junior (second year of Economics major):

Fall Spring
Econ 304, 311 or 313 (304 and 313 must be completed by the junior year in order to take the Econ qual) Econ 312 (if not taking Econ 311)
Economics elective Economics elective
Division requirement course  Division requirement course
Group III course or elective Group III course or elective

 

Off-campus Study Options

Economics majors are able to study off-campus in a number of the College's approved programs including the London School of Economics, University of East Anglia and the University of Sussex in England, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, and Sarah Lawrence College and Howard University in the United States. Economics students with foreign language proficiency may wish to consider other overseas study programs. Students planning to study abroad should consult with a member of the economics faculty well in advance to arrange a feasible plan for completing required core courses.


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