Academic Majors
Economics
Calvin's economics major has the versatility to match a variety of student interests. The eleven economics courses in the major can be organized with a general emphasis, or with more specific emphases in international economics, economic development, business economics, public policy, or graduate school preparation.
Specialized course offerings that fit into these emphases include: Business Cycles and Forecasting, Managerial Economics, Health Economics, Money and Banking, Environmental Economics and Public Policy, Industrial Markets and Public Control, Labor Economics, Urban and Regional Economics, World Poverty and Economic Development, International Economics, Public Finance, and Quantitative Economics and Econometrics. Up to two business courses can be coordinated with economics courses to fulfill specific student objectives.
Group Major
A Social Science Group major is available for students whose special career interests require economics courses along with course work in another department (e.g., CAS, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science). Group majors particularly appeal to students with interests in human resources, marketing, and public or social services administration.
Cognates
Mathematics 143, 243 or 343-344
Information Systems 171 and one from IS 151,153, 221, 141, or 271, or one from Computer Science 104, 108, or 112.
Grade requirements
Prerequisite for admission to the economics major or minor is minimum grade of C (2.0) in Economics 221.
Graduation with a major in the department requires a C (2.0) average for the major as a whole.
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Honors Program
An overview of the Honors program for the Economics department.