The Department of Economics offers two baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Economics.
Economics, B.A.
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About
The Bachelor of Arts program provides students with a strong intuitive understanding of the role economics incentives play in shaping society, and in the role society plays in shaping incentives.
The department requires all economics majors to complete a capstone research paper in conjunction with any 400-level economics course. In this paper you are expected to demonstrate a satisfactory ability to analyze an economic issue or problem and explain your findings effectively in writing.
The research paper is evaluated and jointly approved by the professor of the corresponding 400-level economics course and the director of undergraduate studies.
Careers in Economics
Students who major in Economics possess important skills that are highly valued in today's job market. Hence, majors in Economics have a wide and varied array of employment opportunities in administration, marketing research, financial services, sales, management, insurance, real estate, public and social services, as well as many other exciting fields.
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- Programme intensity Full-time
- Full-time duration 48 months
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
Programme Structure
Courses Included:
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Labor Economics
- Labor Problems
- Minority Economic Problems
- Monetary Policy
- Government and Business
- International Economics
- Economic Area Studies
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Current Economic Issues
- Health Economics
- Income Distribution and Poverty
- Economics and Equity
- Game Theory
- Industrial Economics
- Introduction to Urban and Regional Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Basic Econometrics and Economic Applications
- Basic Econometrics Laboratory
- Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Economics
- Mathematical Economics Laboratory
- Directed Study
- Third Clinical Secondary School Experience in History/Social Sciences
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General Requirements
- A formal application for admission.
- An official high school transcript indicating class rank and courses completed. Class rank should be indicated as of the end of the sixth, seventh, or eighth semester unless the applicant will be an early graduate.
- An official ACT assessment or SAT Reasoning Test score report. (Students’ copies cannot be accepted.) The ACT code for NIU is 1102. The SAT code for NIU is 1559.
- An official transcript from each college attended.
- Application fee.
Tuition Fee
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9464 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 4732 USD per semester and a duration of 48 months.
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Living costs for DeKalb
- 1100 - 1500 USD/monthLiving Costs
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Funding
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