Economics Major and Minor

www.Econ.Pitt.edu

Revised: 01/2023

A major in economics can serve a variety of purposes within the general liberal arts curriculum and provides a background for

postgraduate study in a number of professional schools. Additionally, economics is frequently taken as a dual major with business at

the undergraduate level. Graduate-level options that economics majors can pursue are: law, business, economic forecasting, public

administration, professional health management, hospital administration, urban affairs, and transportation studies. Because the range

of interests among economics majors is quite broad, students are encouraged to choose a plan of study that fits their individual needs

in conjunction with a departmental advisor.

ECON 0900 Economic: Introduction to the Field Majors

ECON 1100 Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 1110 Intermediate Macroeconomics

One ECON elective course

Two ECON 1000-level elective courses

One ECON 1700-level writing course

Note: ECON 0800 does not count as an ECON elective course.

Co-requisites

One of the following MATH course options

MATH 0125 Calculus for Business 1 and

STAT 1100 Statistics and Probability for Business Management*

Required courses for the BS in Economics

The BS in economics requires the completion of 28 credits in

economics distributed as follows.

ECON 0100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory

ECON 0110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory

ECON 0900 Economics Introduction to the Field Majors

ECON 1100 Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 1110 Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON 1150 Applied Econometrics 1

One of the following Mathematics courses

MATH 0230 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2

MATH 0235 Honors 1 – Variable Calculus

One of the following Statistics courses

STAT 1000 Applied Statistical Methods*

STAT 1100 Statistics and Probability for Business Management*

* STAT 1000 or STAT 1100 is required for those students

pursuing the Economics/Business Dual Major. Students pursuing

the Economics/Business Dual Major are exempted from taking

BUSECN 1010 since it is equivalent to ECON 1100.

Restrictions

• ECON 0800, 0810, and 0820 are designed for non-majors

and therefore do not count toward the major or minor.

• No Dietrich School credit will be given for ECON 0800 if said

course is taken after ECON 0100 or ECON 0110.

1110. A minimum grade of B is required for MATH 0120, and a

minimum grade of C is required for MATH 0220. A minimum GPA

of 2.0 in departmental courses is required for graduation.

Satisfactory/No Credit option

No ECON course that counts towards the major may be taken on

an S/NC basis except ECON 0900.

Writing (W) requirement

Students must complete a Capstone Seminar course in the ECON

1700 series.

Economics-Statistics Joint Major

Mathematics-Economics Joint Major

Note: The first two options have their own major sheets

Economics organizations

The Department of Economics sponsors several student

organizations. Please see the Economics advisors for

information regarding these clubs.

Advising: 412-648-1740

[email protected]

Checklist for the BA in Economics

_______ ECON ______

1

_______ ECON 1_____ (1000-level elective)

_______ ECON 1_____ (1000-level elective)

_______ ECON 17____ (1700-series writing course)

_______ MATH 0125 and 0126 or 0120 or 0220

_______ STAT 0200 or 1000 or 1100

2

1. ECON 0800 does not count as an Economics elective course.

2. STAT 1000 or 1100 is required for those students pursuing

_______ ECON 1110

_______ ECON 1150

_______ ECON ______

1

_______ ECON ______

1

_______ ECON 1_____ (1000-level elective)

_______ ECON 17____ (1700-series writing course)

_______ MATH 0220

_______ MATH 0230 or MATH 0235

from taking BUSECN 1010 since it is equivalent to ECON

1100.

Checklist for the Economics minor

Both of the following

_______ ECON 0100

_______ ECON 0110

One of the following

_______ ECON 0150

_______ ECON 1100

_______ ECON 1110

or have completed at the time they apply for graduation.