Major Requirements
Invitation
Economics majors will be invited each term to participate in the Honors Track if they meet the following criteria:
- Have completed ECO 305 and ECO 306 with a minimum grade of B- in each course
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.300 in all Economics (ECO) courses taken at DePaul
Course Requirements
In addition to ECO 105 and ECO 106, a student majoring in the Honors Track in Economics is required to complete the following courses totaling 38.0 hours:
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ECO 250 | CAREER PREPARATION FOR ECONOMICS MAJORS | 2 |
ECO 304 | ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMICS | 4 |
ECO 305 | INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS (with a B- minimum grade) | 4 |
ECO 306 | INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS (with a B- minimum grade) | 4 |
ECO 315 | INTRODUCTION TO MONEY AND BANKING | 4 |
| 4 |
ECO 376 | TIME SERIES ANALYSIS (with a B- minimum grade) | |
ECO 377 | ECONOMIC ANALYTICS USING SAS & R (with a B- minimum grade) | |
| 4 |
ECO 380 | MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS | |
MAT 135 | BUSINESS CALCULUS I | |
MAT 150 | CALCULUS I | |
MAT 160 | CALCULUS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MAJORS I | |
MAT 170 | CALCULUS FOR LIFE SCIENCES I | |
| 4 |
ECO 313 | MARKET STRUCTURE AND REGULATION OF BUSINESS | |
ECO 314 | ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR | |
ECO 340 | DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | |
ECO 341 | BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS | |
ECO 359 | DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | |
ECO 376 | TIME SERIES ANALYSIS | |
ECO 377 | ECONOMIC ANALYTICS USING SAS & R | |
ECO 379 | GAME THEORY | |
| |
| 8 |
ECO 307 | MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING | |
ECO 308 | BUSINESS STRATEGY | |
ECO 310 | URBAN ECONOMICS | |
ECO 312 | THE CHICAGO ECONOMY | |
ECO 313 | MARKET STRUCTURE AND REGULATION OF BUSINESS | |
ECO 314 | ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR | |
ECO 316 | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY | |
ECO 317 | AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY | |
ECO 318 | LABOR ECONOMICS AND ORGANIZATION | |
ECO 319 | ECONOMICS AND GENDER | |
ECO 320 | ECONOMICS OF RELIGION | |
ECO 321 | LAW & ECONOMICS | |
ECO 322 | FINANCIAL MARKET REGULATION | |
ECO 325 | THE ECONOMICS OF POVERTY | |
ECO 326 | HEALTH ECONOMICS | |
ECO 330 | RADICAL RESPONSES TO CAPITALISM | |
ECO 333 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL ECONOMIES | |
ECO 334 | UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S ECONOMY | |
ECO 335 | SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | |
ECO 336 | EXPLORING ECONOMICS & STATISTICS THROUGH SPORTS | |
ECO 340 | DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | |
ECO 341 | BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS | |
ECO 359 | DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | |
ECO 360 | ECONOMICS OF LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES | |
ECO 361 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | |
ECO 362 | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS | |
ECO 363 | ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION | |
ECO 376 | TIME SERIES ANALYSIS | |
ECO 377 | ECONOMIC ANALYTICS USING SAS & R | |
ECO 379 | GAME THEORY | |
ECO 398 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC HISTORY (multiple topics may be used) | |
ECO 399 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
ECO 393 may not be used towards the major.
ECO 395 may not be taken by students in the Driehaus College of Business.
Career Management Course
Students are required to complete the Career Course (250) associated with the major. Students who double major may choose the Career Course (250) associated with either major provided that hours for graduation are satisfied. Students should take the Career Course as soon as possible.
Global Business Perspective
If an ECO course is shared between Global Business Perspective and the Economics major, additional hours of Open Elective credit are required. Any ECO course must be passed with C- or higher.
Open Electives
Open elective credit (22.0 hours) is needed to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.
Additional Requirements
Honors Track students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.300 (B+ average) in all Economics (ECO) courses taken at DePaul.
Honors Track students must submit a paper written for any economics class that meets the following criteria:
- the student earned a B+ or better on the paper
- the paper contained a literature review based on at least 5 sources; and
- the paper was at least 10 pages OR used econometrics.
- the paper was sole-authored
This requirement must be satisfied using a paper from a course taken at DePaul. Students should contact the Director of the Undergraduate Economics Program for submission guidelines.
Combined Bachelor’s + Master’s Program Participants
Students admitted to the Economics Combined Bachelor’s + Master’s program may apply up to three approved graduate course(s) towards undergraduate Economics major electives.
Graduation Requirements
All Economics (ECO) courses and any other courses used toward the Economics Honors major must be completed with a minimum grade of C- unless otherwise noted above and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher. Economics Honors students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.300 (B+ average) in all Economics (ECO) courses taken at DePaul.
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