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1 Major Academic Plan (MAP) Why study economics? Economics helps us understand and explain a variety of topics such as employment, inflation, business cycles, economic growth, markets, competition, international trade, economic history, and public policy. Career Opportunities An economics degree prepares students to work as bankers, union officials, market analysts, stockbrokers, insurance executives, and legislative staffers, to name a few occupations. This degree also prepares student for graduate programs in economics, law, public policy, and business. Economics Advisor Kelly Cullen Patterson 311K Cheney Campus 509.359.2430 kcullen@ewu.edu Department Chair David Bunting Patterson 311M Cheney Campus 509.359.7947 dbunting@ewu.edu Department Assistant Patterson 311J Cheney Campus 509.359.4748 Sample Careers Economic Analyst Legislative Aid Public Policy Analyst Associate in Arts BA in Economics (67-68 credits) Department of Economics College of Business and Public Administration

2 Degree Requirements (AA-DTA) with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements Required Courses for Undergraduate Students at EWU  International Studies (4 quarter credit minimum) FLAN207 Contemporary World Cultures (3) HIST131 Latin American History (3) HIST181East Asian History and Culture (3) HIST 210 MUSH163 Survey of World Music (3) PHIL111 World Religions (3) POLS237 International Politics and Problems (3) SOC102 Social Problems (3) SPAN201 Intermediate Spanish I (3) WRITTEN COMPOSITION (6 credits) ENGL 101 English Composition (3)ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition and Argument (5) ENGL 102 English Composition (3)ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis/Research/Document (5) ORAL COMMUNICATION (3 credits) COMM 101 Intro to Speech Communication (3) CMST 201 Public Speaking (5) MATHEMATICAL WAYS OF KNOWING (3-5 credits) Consult your advisor for course options. SCIENTIFIC WAYS OF KNOWING (8 credits) Consult your advisor for course options. HUMANISTIC AND ARTISTIC WAYS OF KNOWING (6 credits) Consult your advisor for course options. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL WAYS OF KNOWING (6 credits) ECON 201 Principles of Econ (Macro)(3)ECON 201 Macroeconomics (5) INSTITUTIONALLY DESIGNATED (4-6 credits) INTR 250 Integrative Inquiry (3)General Elective Credit (5) ELECTIVES (20-24 credits) ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting (3) ACCT 251 Prin. of Financial Accounting (5) BUSA 271 Statistical Inference and Decision Analysis (4) DSCI 245 Data Analysis for Business (5) ECON 202 Principles of Econ (Micro) (3)ECON 200 Microeconomics (5) These courses can be taken before or during the major Program.  Foreign Language o Two full years of high school-level or one full year of college-level credit is required for graduation.  Cultural Diversity (4 quarter credit minimum) ANTH225 Native People of North America (3) AIST101 Intro to American Indian Studies (3) COMM220 Intro to Intercultural Communication (3) ENGL 285 American Indian Literature (3) ENGL295 Contemporary U.S. Multicultural Literature (3) HIST240 American Indian History (3) SOC103 Cultural Diversity (3) SOC251 Race and Ethnic Relations (3) Course(s) listed in the left column are those offered at your institution, course(s) listed in the right column are those that are equivalent at EWU. *1 semester credit is equal to 1.5 quarter credits. To calculate quarter credits, multiply semester credits by 1.5.

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