UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010
College of Letters and Science
Economics
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Economists analyze and propose remedial policies for such socioeconomic problems as poverty, unemployment, inflation, environmental pollution, the health care crisis, monopoly power, urban decay, transportation failures, racial and sex discrimination, international trade, aid to less developed countries, and many more.
The Department of Economics offers a wide variety of courses in economic theory, policy, and statistics.
The major in economics requires a minimum of 30 credits including the following:
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Econ 103 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
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Econ 104 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
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Econ 210* |
Economic Statistics |
3 |
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Econ 301 |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
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Econ 302 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3 |
*Bus Adm 210 may be substituted for Econ 210 and will count in the major GPA.
Recommended Course:
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Bus Adm 201 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
At least 15 credits must be in upper-division (300-level and above) economics
courses taken in residence at UWM. At least one course must be at the 400 level
or above, excluding Econ 415. Economics courses are grouped into different modules.
No more than four of the elective courses in economics may be taken within a
single course module. To major in economics, students must earn grades of at
least C in Econ 103 and 104, and they must earn a GPA of at least 2.5 in all
economics courses attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.5 GPA on all major credits attempted, including transfer work.
Research Requirement
All majors in economics must complete an independent research experience by selecting a 400- (except 415) or 500-level course* in which they will write and present a research paper. The contents of the paper and the presentation of the results will be arranged with the faculty member teaching the course.
*Eligible courses are Econ 403, 404, 405, 411, 422, 426, 432, 437, 447, 448, 454, 455, 506, 513, 525, 529, and 699.
Honors in the Major
Departmental honors are awarded upon graduation to students who achieve a 3.00 GPA on all credits attempted, a 3.50 GPA on all credits that count toward the major, and a 3.50 GPA on all credits in advanced-level (numbered 300 and above) courses that count toward the major.
Optional Concentrations
The Department offers three optional concentrations within the major. While completing the major requirements outlined above, students may elect to complete one of the following sets of requirements:
1. International Economics – three courses from the international module.
2. Quantitative Methods – three courses from the quantitative methods module.
3. Graduate Preparation – two courses each from the quantitative methods module and the economic theory module as follows:
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Econ 413 |
Statistics for Economists |
3 |
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Econ 506 |
Mathematical Economics I |
3 |
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Econ 513 |
Econometrics |
3 |
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Econ 606 |
Mathematical Economics II |
3 |
For courses that meet the requirements of each module, see the Economics Courses listing.
The minor in economics requires a minimum of 18 credits, including Econ 103, 104, 210* and 9 credits in upper-division (300 level or above) economics courses taken in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.5 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including transfer work.
* Bus Adm 210 may be substituted for Econ 210 and will count in the minor GPA.
For the teaching major and minor, see the School of Education section of this catalog.
A related special major is international studies; a related degree program is the B.A. in Global Studies.
Scott Adams, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Michigan
State University
Swarnjit S. Arora,
Prof., Ph.D.
State University
of New York at Buffalo
Director, Institute for Survey and Policy Research
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskoee,
Wilmeth Prof., Ph.D.
Michigan
State University
Director, Center for Research on International Economics
Keith Bender, Assoc.
Prof., Ph.D.
Duke
University
Niloy Bose, Prof., Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Avik Chakrabarti,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Michigan
Susan Donohue Davies, Adj. Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Scott D. Drewianka,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Chicago
Arthur W. Else, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Ph.M.
John S. Heywood,
Distinguished Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Michigan
Director, Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations
William L. Holahan,
Prof., Ph.D., Chair
Brown
University
Sunwoong Kim, Prof., Ph.D.
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
N. Kundan Kishor, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Washington
Tong Hun Lee, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Vivian Lei, Assoc.
Prof., Ph.D.
Purdue
University
Markos J. Mamalakis, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Matthew McGinty, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of California, Santa Cruz
G. Richard Meadows,
Prof., Ph.D.
Washington
University
Dean, College of Letters and Science
Hamid Mohtadi,
Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Michigan
Antu P. Murshid,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Rutgers
University
Rebecca Neumann,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Colorado
Yoshio Niho, Prof. Emeritus,
Ph.D.
James A. Peoples,
Prof., Ph.D.
University
of California, Berkeley
Richard W. Perlman, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Carlos Santiago, Prof., Ph.D.
Cornell University
Chancellor
Eric Schenker, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Leon M. Schur, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Filip Vesely, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
Purdue
University
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