EconomicsMajor

1. Mathematics 111
2. Economics 101, 112, 201, 212, 220 and 320
3. Completion of four elective economics courses:
   1. 200, 300, or 400 Level ECON Elective
   2. 300 or 400 Level ECON Elective
   3. 400 Level ECON Elective
   4. 400 Level ECON Elective

Areas of Specialization

Students might consider choosing their four economic electives to fit one of the following areas of specialization. Upon request, the Economics Department will issue a letter to any student completing a specialization. Note that fulfilling a specialization is not required to complete the economics major and students may not always be able to complete the specialization of their choice due to class rotation or insufficient staffing.

Behavioral Economics

Four courses to include:

• Behavioral Economics (Econ 415)
• Game Theory and Economic Activity (Econ 487)
• TWO of the following: Economics of Life (Econ 305), Experimental Economics (Econ 310), Economics and Psychology (Econ 315), Health Economics (Econ 371), or Neuroeconomics (Econ 481)

Business Policy

Four courses to include:

• ONE of the following: Microeconometrics (Econ 421) or Economic Forecasting (Econ 422)
• ONE of the following: Stocks, Bonds, and Financial Markets (Econ 215), Business and Government (Econ 341), or Development of the Modern U.S. Economy (Econ 356)
• ONE of the following: Managerial Economics (Econ 400), IndustrialOrganization (Econ 405), Economics of Labor Markets (Econ 430), or Game Theory and Economic Activity (Econ 487)
• ONE economics course at or above the 300-level

Data Sciences

Four courses to include:

• Microeconometrics (Econ 421)
• Economic Forecasting (Econ 422)
• Financial Econometrics (Econ 423)
• ONE of the following: Game Theory and Economic Activity (Econ 487) or Experimental Economics (Econ 310)

Financial Economics

Four courses to include:

• Financial Economics (Econ 333)
• Advanced Financial Markets (Econ 433)
• Financial Econometrics (Econ 423)
• ONE of the following: Stocks, Bonds, and Financial Markets (Econ 215), Money and Banking (Econ 411), Behavioral Economics and Finance (Econ 415), International Finance (Econ 432), or Housing and Mortgage Markets (Econ 446)

Health Economics

Four courses to include:

• Health Economics (Econ 371)
• Health Policy and Economics (Econ 372)
• TWO of the following: Microeconometrics (Econ 421), Economics of Labor Markets (Econ 430), Public Finance (Econ 434), or Research in Health
  Economics & Policy (ECON 470)

International and Development Economics

Four courses to include:

• TWO of the following: Introduction to Global Trade and Finance (Econ 231), International Trade (Econ 431), or International Finance (Econ 432)
• ONE of the following: Economic Development (Econ 362), Latin American Economics (Econ 364), or Development Issues for Africa (Econ 366)
• ONE economics course at or above the 300-level

Law and Economics

Four courses to include:

• Law and Economics (Econ 442)
• TWO of the following: Business and Government (Econ 341), Industrial Organization (Econ 405), Economics of Regulation (Econ 440), or Game Theory and Economic Activity (Econ 487)
• ONE of the following: Health Economics (Econ 371), Health Policy and Economics (Econ 372), Microeconometrics (421), or Public Finance (Econ 434)

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Four courses to include:

• Topics in Macroeconomics (Econ 410)
• Money and Banking (Econ 411)
• Economic Forecasting (Econ 422)
• ONE of the following: International Finance (Econ 432), Labor Economics (Econ 430), or Housing and Mortgage Markets (Econ 446)

Public Policy

Four courses to include:

• Either TWO of the following: Contemporary Economic Issues (Econ 309), Business and Government (Econ 341), Environmental Economics and Policy (Econ 365), or Health Policy and Economics (Econ 372) OR six hours of Washington Policy Semester (Econ 494)
• TWO of the following: Industrial Organization (Econ 405), Public Finance Econ 434), Economics of Regulation (Econ 440), Law and Economics (Econ 442), or Housing and Mortgage Markets (Econ 446)

Additional Information

• Courses, including the mathematics requirement, must be taken for a letter grade and students must maintain an overall 2.0 (C) grade point average in courses used to complete a major or minor.
• ECON 101 and 112 are prerequisites for higher numbered courses in Economics and for admission to the undergraduate program in the School of Business Administration. ECON 101 must be completed before enrolling in ECON 112. FIN 201 can substitute for Econ 101.
• At most two Economics courses can be exempt with AP credit.
• Generally, Economics 201, 212, and 220 are taken at Emory. Only under extraordinary circumstances may these courses be taken at other institutions; prior written approval of the director of undergraduate studies is required.
• Courses taken at another institution, before or after enrolling at Emory, will not count toward the major or minor unless written permission is given by the Director of Undergraduate Studies, even if the College has accepted credit for the courses.
• Students in Economics 394, Washington Economic Policy Semester, must register S/U instead of L/G. The credits earned for this course will be counted as 200/300 level elective(s).
• Economics 449, Economics Internship, is offered to economics majors and minors only and must be taken on an S/U basis.
• Up to eight semester hours of credit earned at non-Emory overseas study programs may be counted toward the major requirements in Economics, mostly as 300 level elective(s). Prior written approval of the Economics Department's Study Abroad Coordinator is required.