Overview

Learning Economics offered by the California State University San Marcos does for the undergraduate student what corrective lenses do for the person with impaired eyesight: it brings the world into focus. Things that were invisible become visible, the complex and hard-to-understand become simple and easily understood.

Economics is the study of human behavior as it relates to the condition of scarcity: that is, the condition where resources are limited in relation to human wants. An important part of economics is the study of how individuals, groups, and societies deal with scarcity through markets or exchange-like institutions. Economic theory is sufficiently powerful to explain many varieties of exchange relationships. This is evident in the number of fields in which economic analysis is currently utilized, such as business, history, law, psychology, political science, and sociology.

Economics has always been a highly respected field of study, but in the past three decades its reputation has soared. There are perhaps three major reasons for this change. First, many people have come to realize that economics plays an important role in their everyday lives. Recession, inflation, the exchange value of the dollar, the savings rate, interest rates, taxes, mergers, government expenditures, and economic growth all matter. These economic factors touch lives; they affect dreams. Second, economists have developed better tools and more refined methods of analysis: they have successfully extended their analytical apparatus and the economic way of thinking beyond the traditional confines of the science. Third, the one language that is becoming increasingly more universal is the language of economics. The American business person may not speak Japanese, and the Japanese business person may not speak English, but both of them know the language of supply and demand, profits, production, costs, international trade, and competition. Both of them know the language of economics.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics will be able to:

Define, describe, interpret and apply the choice calculus of different economic entities (individuals, firms, groups, government).

Describe, explain, and employ the economic way of thinking.

Explain and analyze how markets work.

Define, describe, and employ the scientific method to answering economic questions.

Explain and analyze how the economy works.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Probability Modeling and Statistical Inference

Principles of Microeconomics

Principles of Macroeconomics

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II

International Economics: Trade

Econometrics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

National deadline

February 16

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Marcos, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

National

Completion of preparatory A–G Courses

Test Scores (SAT and ACT)

Your official GPA for admission to any California State University, including CSUSM, may be different than the GPA on your high school transcript. This is because we calculate your high school GPA using your 10th–12th grade A-G courses.

International

University Application

All official academic records

Official English translations of all academic records

Affidavit of Financial Support

Copy of your Passport

Are or will be a high school/secondary school graduate or equivalent

Equivalent of a "B" (3.0) grade point average

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

15246 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15246 USD per year during 48 months.
National

15246 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15246 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

5742 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5742 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for San Marcos

1100 - 1600 USD /month

Living costs

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