Economics (BA)
Description
Economics provides a broad and systematic way of thinking about social, financial, and business problems. The B.A. in economics prepares a graduate for many positions in business and government. Some positions are economic analyst, statistician, and research assistant.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
or WRIT 1010 | First-Year Writing I | |
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
or LIBA 1020 | First Year Seminar | |
| Select six hours of Literature Survey of the following: | 6 | |
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select at least 6 hours at the 2000 level or above in one modern or ancient language. 1 | 6 | |
| Select six hours in History (HIST) course work 2 | 6 | |
| Select three hours of Humanities courses: 1 | 3 | |
African American Studies | ||
Classical Civilization | ||
| Humanities and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
| Topics in Gender and Culture | ||
| Women, Gender & the Environment | ||
| Theories in Gender | ||
| Men, Women, and Greek Life | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Cinema | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in the Media | ||
| Advanced Queer Studies | ||
Philosophy | ||
Religion | ||
Southern Studies (Any 1000 level only) | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Select three hours of fine arts from the following: 2,3 | 3 | |
Art History | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Select three hours of Math at the 1000 level or above 4 | 3 | |
| Select six hours of Social Science from the following areas: | 6 | |
Anthropology | ||
Economics | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
| 3 science courses, of which 2 must have labs 5 | 9-11 | |
Astronomy or Physics (must be 2 courses in Astronomy or 2 courses in Physics) | ||
Biology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Geology | ||
| Integrated Science I | ||
| Integrated Science II | ||
| Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Total Hours | 48-50 | |
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Modern Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, & Swahili.
Classics: Ancient Greek and Latin.
Communication Sciences & Disorders: American Sign Language
Philosophy and Religion: Hebrew
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Freshmen may not register for 3000 level courses.
- 3
In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion curses will satisfy this requirement.
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Except for MATH 2451 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I and MATH 2452 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
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Courses may be chosen from astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, LIBA 2050 Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 2051 Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences, LIBA 1500 Integrated Science I, LIBA 1510 Integrated Science II, LIBA 3150 Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 3151 Advanced Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences and physics. Two semesters of coursework in one subject and one semester in a subject from another department are required. Each course must be a minimum of 3 credit hours. At least two of the courses taken must include laboratories. For some classes, the required laboratory will be an additional 1-hour course. For example, a student might take two 3-hour lecture courses in chemistry along with the two associated 1-hour laboratory courses, and one 3-hour course in biology without laboratory. As a second example, a student might take two 4-hour lecture/laboratory courses in geology and one 3-hour course in astronomy. As a third example, a student might take two chemistry courses, one with lab and one without, and a geology course with lab. Note that a student taking the required 6 hours of one subject (astronomy or physics) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy must take the remaining 3 hours from another department. ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy does not include laboratory work; ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System and ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies include laboratory work and satisfy the requirements for lab-based science credits. A student may not receive credit for taking ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy with either ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System or ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students must earn at least 12 hours of their major courses in residence. | ||
| ECON 2020 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2030 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2300 | Economic Statistics I | 3 |
| ECON 3980 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 3990 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Select 15 hours of Econ electives from the following: | 15 | |
| Public Finance | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Special Topics in Economics | ||
| Financial Economics | ||
| History of Economic Thought | ||
| Labor Relations | ||
| Mathematical Economics | ||
| Econometrics | ||
ECON 308 | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| American Financial History | ||
| Labor Relations | ||
| Directed Research in Economics | ||
| Economic Issues in American History | ||
| Collective Bargaining | ||
| Economic Growth and Development | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Economic Growth and Development | ||
| Sports Economics | ||
| Applied Price Theory | ||
| Intermediate Microeconomics | ||
| Internship | ||
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Introduction to Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Economics of High-Tech Industries | ||
| Engineering Economy | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Game Theory and Strategic Thinking | ||
| Public Finance Administration | ||
| Experimental Economics | ||
| Economic Statistics II | ||
| Current Global Economic Issues | ||
| Law and Economics | ||
| Government and Business | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Directed Readings in Economics | ||
| Current Economic Topics | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| International Trade and Globalization | ||
| Seminar in Economics | ||
| International Trade & Commercial Policy | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Overall Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Resident Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Emphasis - Financial Economics
Description
The purpose of the financial economics emphasis is to provide a well-rounded background in monetary and financial institutions as well as the various different types of financial instruments that populate modern financial markets. The emphasis will teach students about corporate finance, portfolio theory, and asset pricing. It will help students to develop quantitative economic reasoning and help prepare them for a career in policy, banking, and research.
Degree Requirements
Complete 15 hrs of Econ with a passing grade chosen from the following:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 3030 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| ECON 3690 | Bitcoin and Monetary Economics | 3 |
| ECON 4020 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 4090 | Computational Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 4100 | Financial Economics | 3 |
| ECON 4110 | Asset Pricing | 3 |
| ECON 4120 | Financial Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 4250 | American Financial History | 3 |
Emphasis - Law and Economics
Description
The purpose of the law and economics emphasis is to provide students with a well-rounded education at the intersection of economics and the law in order to prepare the students for law school. The emphasis provides students with tools of economic analysis that allow them to predict the effects of particular legal rules, to explain why particular legal rules exist, and to analyze whether particular legal rules should exist. In addition, the emphasis provides students with the economic tools and institutional knowledge to examine various aspects of the legal system, torts, contracts, property rights, the economics of litigation, antitrust law, and regulation.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 3120 | Law and Economics | 3 |
| ECON 3070 | Applied Price Theory | 3 |
| Select an additional nine hours of Econ courses chosen from the following: | 9 | |
| Advanced Law and Economics | ||
| Experimental Economics | ||
| Government and Business | ||
| Financial Economics | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Economics of the Family | ||
| Game Theory and Strategic Thinking | ||
| Contract Theory | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |