Permission Number Information
Students interested in financial economics may select coursework that gives them an emphasis in those areas (as outlined below).
This is not an option in Economics; it is only a plan of study that you may choose to follow on your own. You would earn a B.A. in Economics, but these courses would appear on your transcripts and prepare you well for a serious MBA program or job that requires knowledge of macroeconomics and financial markets. Areas in beige are additional courses that apply specifically to this course of study (beyond what satisfies the requirements of the Economics major). With an Economics major, there is plenty of room to take these classes (there are 27 units of unrestricted electives in the Economics major).
LOWER DIVISION COURSES (31 units) | |
| COURSE | UNITS |
ECON 160 - Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECON 161 - Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ACCT 220 - Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
SOM 120/MATH 140 (or equivalent) - Statistics | 3 |
BUS 205 or ENGL 305 or ENGL 306 | 3 |
MATH 150A - Mathematical Analysis I | 5 |
¹MATH 150B - Mathematical Analysis II | 5 |
¹MATH 250 - Mathematical Analysis III | 3 |
MATH 262 - Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 |
UPPER DIVISION COURSES (39 units) | |
| COURSE | UNITS |
| ECON 309 - The Use and Interpretation of Data | 3 |
| ¹ECON 310 - Price Theory and Applications | 3 |
| ECON 311 - Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve | 3 |
| ECON 312 - Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| Two 300-level Economics electives | 6 |
| One 400-level Economics elective | 3 |
| ECON 405 - International Trade | 3 |
| ECON 409 - Econometrics | 3 |
| FIN 303 - Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 430 - International Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 436 - Futures and Options: Theory and Strategy | 3 |
| FIN 452 - Investment Analysis and Management | 3 |
FOOTNOTES:
¹Must be completed with a grade of "C" or better