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2007-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Economics (B.A., B.S.)

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David Carr, Contact Person
Room 113 Patterson Hall
(605) 677-5455
David.Carr@usd.edu

FACULTY:

Professors:

Robert Reinke, Economic Education and Environmental Economics
Raymond Ring, Public Policy and Taxation
Robert Tosterud, Entrepreneurship

Associate Professor:

Randall Waldron, Managerial Economics and Game Theory

Assistant Professors:

Mike Allgrunn, Labor Economics and Econometrics
David Carr, International Economics and Economic History

MAJOR: ECONOMICS, B.A., B.S.
MINOR: ECONOMICS

The Economics Program fulfills five objectives: to provide the student with knowledge of the basic analytical techniques used in economics; to describe the important institutional characteristics of modern economic systems; to teach the application of economic theory to contemporary economic policy issues and to decision making in business firms; to stimulate in the student independent, objective, and creative approaches to problems in business administration and related disciplines; and to prepare students of high ability for graduate study in economics.

(40 MAJOR HOURS, 128 DEGREE HOURS)

Departmental Requirements (30 hours)

24 hours of upper-division

24 hours of upper-division (300 and above) courses in Economics, including:

Nondepartmental Requirements (10 hours)

Select One from the Following:

Four-Year Plan

The following is an example. Students may have individual reasons for changing the following four-year plan. Students should consult their advisors before completing their schedules. Students must meet the College of Arts and Sciences requirements for either a B.A. or a B.S.

FIRST YEAR

First Semester 16 hours

  • Mathematics 3cr
  • Composition 3cr
  • Natural Sciences 4cr
  • Social Sciences 3cr
  • Humanities 3cr

Second Semester 14-17 hours

  • Oral Communication 3cr
  • Natural Sciences 4cr
  • Information Technology Literacy 0-3cr

SECOND YEAR

First Semester 15-16 hours

  • Humanities 3cr
  • Principles of Microeconomics 3cr
  • Aesthetic Experience 1-3cr
  • Electives 3-4cr

Second Semester 15 hours

  • Social Sciences 3cr
  • Electives 9cr

THIRD YEAR

First Semester 17 hours

  • Humanities-Fine Arts/Mathematics 3cr
  • IdEA Foundation 3cr
  • ECON Electives 3cr
  • Electives 2cr
  • Social Sciences 3cr

Second Semester 15-17 hours

  • Humanities-Fine Arts/Nat’l Sciences 3-4cr
  • IdEA Capstone 3cr
  • ECON Electives 3cr
  • Electives 3-4cr

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester 16 hours

  • Humanities-Fine Arts/Electives 3cr
  • ECON Electives 6cr
  • Electives 7cr

Second Semester 15-17 hours

  • ECON Electives 6cr
  • Electives 6-8cr

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