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Economics and Computer ScienceMajor


Degree AwardedBA
Hours To Complete60
Courses Required18
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Requirements

Foundational

Mathematics (3 courses required, 11 CU)

  • Math 111: Calculus I (3 CU)
  • Math 210: Advanced Calculus for Data Sciences (4 CU); or equivalent (needs approval)
  • Math 221: Linear Algebra (4 CU)

Computer Science (4 courses required, 13 CU)

  • CS 170: Introduction to Computer Science I (4 CU)
  • CS 171: Introduction to Computer Science II (3 CU)
  • CS 224: Foundation of Computer Science (3 CU)
  • CS 253: Data Structure and Algorithms (3 CU)

Economics (4 courses required, 13 CU)

  • Econ 101: Principles of Microeconomics (3 CU)
  • Econ 112: Principles of Macroeconomics (3 CU)
  • Econ 201: Intermediate Microeconomics (4 CU)
  • Econ 212: Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 CU)

Methods, Analysis, and Systems (4 courses required, 14 CU)

  • Econ 220: Probability and Statistics for Economists with lab (4 CU)
  • Econ 320: Econometrics with lab (4 CU)
  • CS 325: Artificial Intelligence (3 CU)
  • CS 334: Machine Learning (3 CU)

Electives (select 2 courses required, 6 CU)

  • Econ 421: Microeconometrics (3 CU)
  • Econ 422: Economic Forecasting (3 CU)
  • Econ 487: Game Theory & Economic Activity (3 CU)
  • CS 329: Computational Linguistics (3 CU)
  • CS 370: Computer Science Practicum (3 CU)
  • CS 470: Data Mining (3 CU)
  • Math 346: Linear Optimization (3 CU)

Integrated Capstone (1 course required, 3CU)

  • ECON 480/CS 480: Computing Methods in Economics