Sports Economics Major

REQUIREMENTS

Degree Requirements

This major is available as a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, as defined in the section on degree requirements for all majors in this catalog.

Major Requirements

36 credits including:

Economics Core (20 credits)20
ECON 210
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
ECON 411
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
ECON 412
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
ECON 416
ECONOMETRICS
ECON 417
SENIOR SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS
Sports Economics Core (two of the following three courses):8
ECON 321
ECONOMICS OF SPORTS
ECON 322
ECONOMICS OF COLLEGE SPORTS
ECON 323
TOPICS IN SPORTS ECONOMICS
Experiential Learning Course (4 credits minimum)4
ECON 439
PEER INSTRUCTION
ECON 480
INDEPENDENT STUDY
ECON 487
INTERNSHIP
ECON 490
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
One ECON Elective or non-ECON Sports-themed Course 14
ECON 353
LABOR ECONOMICS
ECON 372
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
Total Credits36
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May also select ECON 321, ECON 322, or ECON 323: whichever one is not used as part of Sports Economics Core. Appropriately themed 398 courses or sport-focused 300 or higher level courses from outside the department may be substituted with departmental chair approval.

Departmental Quantitative Advisory and Requirement Advisory

Students enrolling in economics courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites:

  1. To enroll in PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (ECON 210) a student is strongly advised to have done one of the following:
    1. completed a high school mathematics course sequence covering material equivalent to FINITE MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS (MATH 160); or
    2. completed or be simultaneously enrolled in FINITE MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS (MATH 160) or CALCULUS I (MATH 170), or the equivalent.
  2. To enroll in INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS (ECON 411) or INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS (ECON 412), a student must:
    1. complete FINITE MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS (MATH 160) or CALCULUS I (MATH 170) or the equivalent with a grade above a C-.

Departmental Policy on Prerequisites

The Economics Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. However, all courses have the option of “consent of instructor.” Prerequisites will be waived only when the instructor and the department chair deem that a student’s background render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary.