Undergraduate Areas of Emphasis
The economics upper-division electives can be grouped according to areas of emphasis. This list can help students in choosing their elective courses. There is no need to formally declare an area of emphasis, nor is there any notation of an area on a transcript.
Click on the following Economics areas, or just scroll through them:
Econometrics
Development
Environmental
Finance/Business
Industrial Organization
International
Labor
Macroeconomics
Public
You can also view the courses helpful to take in preparation for a PhD program in Economics.
Econometrics
| directly related |
indirectly related |
| 121: Applied Econometrics |
113: Mathematical Economics |
| 125: Economics of Population Growth |
171: Decisions Under Uncertainty |
| 146: Economic Stabilization |
174: Financial Insurance |
| 178: Economic and Business Forecasting |
175: Financial Investments |
Economic Development
| directly related |
indirectly related |
| 101: International Trade |
131: Economics of the Environment |
| 103: International Monetary Relations |
135: Urban Economics |
| 116: Economics Development |
136: Human Resources |
| 161: Latin American Economic Development |
137: Inequality and Poverty |
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138A-B: Economics of Health |
Environmental Economics
| directly related |
indirectly related |
| 131: Economics of the Environment |
107: Economic Regulation |
| 132: Energy Economics |
118A-B: Law & Economics |
| 145: Economics of Ocean Resources |
130: Public Policy |
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135: Urban Economics |
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138A-B: Economics of Health |
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151: Public Sector, Expenditures |
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171: Decisions Under Uncertainty |
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179: Decisions in the Public Sector |
Finance / Business
| directly related |
indirectly related |
| 171: Decisions Under Uncertainty |
103: International Monetary Relations |
| 173: Corporate Finance |
121: Applied Econometrics |
| 174: Financial Insurance |
125: Economics of Population Growth |
| 175: Financial Investments |
176: Marketing |
| 178: Economic and Business Forecasting |
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| 181: Topics in Finance |
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Industrial Organization
| directly related |
indirectly related |
| 105: Industrial Organization and Antitrust Policy |
113: Mathematical Economics |
| 107: Economic Regulation |
130: Public Policy |
| 109: Game Theory |
131: Economics of the Environment |
| 118A-B: Law & Economics |
132: Energy Economics |
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138A-B: Economics of Health |
International Economics
| directly related |
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| 101: International Trade |
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| 103: International Monetary Relations |
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| 116: Economic Development |
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| 161: Latin American Economic Development |
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| 163: Japanese Economy |
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Labor Economics
| directly related |
indirectly related |
| 125: Economics of Population Growth |
116: Economic Development |
| 136: Human Resources |
135: Urban Economics |
| 137: Inequality and Poverty |
138A-B: Economics of Health |
| 139: Labor Economics |
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| 147: Economics of Education |
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Macroeconomics
| directly related |
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| 103: International Monetary Relations |
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| 111: Monetary Economics |
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| 117: Economic Growth |
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| 146: Economic Stabilization |
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| 178: Economic and Business Forecasting |
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| 183: Topics is Macroeconomics |
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Public Economics
| directly related |
indirectly related |
| 130: Public Policy |
131: Economics of the Environment |
| 150: Public Sector, Taxation |
138A-B: Economics of Health |
| 151: Public Sector, Expenditures |
139: Labor Economics |
| 155: Voting and Public Choice |
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| 179: Decisions in the Public Sector |
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Preparation for a PhD program in Economics
| 109: Game Theory |
146: Economic Stabilization |
| 113: Mathematical Economics |
171: Decisions Under Uncertainty |
| 121: Applied Econometrics |
178: Economic and Business Forecasting |
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