Requirements for the MAJOR in Economics

Core Requirements in Economics Department

The following 4 courses are required :

• W1105 Principles of Economics
• W3211 Intermediate Microeconomics
• W3213 Intermediate Macroeconomics
• W3412 Econometrics

Core Requirements in the Math and Statistics Departments

• MATH V1101 Calculus I and MATH V1201 Calculus III.
• STAT W1211 Introduction to Statistics B (or a higher level statistics course such as SIEO 4150).

 Economics Electives

Students must take 5 electives in the department of economics.

Notes:

•  Only one of the elective courses may be at the 2000 level, including courses taught at Barnard. If a student has any transfer credits for electives and those courses did not require intermediate micro or macro then those transfer credits will count as the one course taught at the 2000 level.

•  If a student takes an economics elective without having completed all of the prerequisites then that course will not count towards the major. All courses in the department with the exception of intro to accounting and finance require both micro and macro.

•  Senior seminars are not electives.

•  A student may take no more than three Barnard courses as electives.

•  Continuing Education/Business Courses: We do not accept any of the courses from Continuing Education or the Business school as elective courses, but the department does offer corporate finance (W4280) that may satisfy students' interest in this area.

•  Courses not listed in the economics department in the bulletin will not be counted towards the major unless the student gets prior approval from his or her advisor.

•  W4321 and BC3029 Economic Development
•  W4329 and BC3039 Economics of the Environment
•  W4400 and BC3019 Labor Economics
•  W4500 and BC3047 International Trade
•  W4505 and BC3038 International Money
•  G4235 and BC3041 Historical Foundations of Modern Economics

This list is not necessarily exhaustive and the department reserves the right to deny credit for any other courses where the subject matter overlaps too much.

Seminars

Every student must take at least one seminar.

Grading

Students must receive a grade of at least C- in order for the course to count towards the major (including statistics and math). Only W1105 Principles of Economics may be taken Pass/D/Fail.

Requirements for the Concentration in Economics

The requirements are the same as for the major with the following two exceptions:

•  Students do not need to take a seminar; and

•  Students need only take 3 electives of which no more than 2 are from Barnard and no more than 1 is a 2000 level course.