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Additional Major in Economics

Realizing that many students at Carnegie Mellon have diverse interests and wish to study more than one field, the Undergraduate Economics Program offers an additional major in Economics. The requirements for an additional major in Economics are the same as those for the B.S. in Economics, except that the H&SS General Education requirements are waived. Students who are take economics courses as part of their major/minor curricula may need to take additional courses so that double counting of courses does not occur.   Careful planning is needed because there are many sequenced core courses. Interested students are urged to plan out their four years with their primary advisor and economics advisor.

The curriculum listed below is the most recent;   students are responsible for meeting the requirements listed in the Carnegie Mellon Course Catalogue of their entering year.

Mathematical Prerequisites
21-120:   Differential and Integral Calculus
21-122:   Integration, Differential Equations, and Approximation
21-256:   Multivariate Analysis and Approximation

29 Units
10 units
10 units
  9 units

Programming Prerequisite
15-100:   Introductory/Intermediate Programming

10 Units
10 units

Probability Requirement
Choose one:
73-207:   Probability Theory for Economists
36-217:   Probability Theory and Random Processes
36-225:   Introdcution to Probability and Statistics I
36-310:   Fundamentals of Statistical Modeling

9 Units

9 units
9 units
9 units
9 units

Writing Requirement
Choose one:
73-270:   Professional Writing for Economists
76-270:   Writing in the Professions
76-271:   Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing

9 Units

9 units
9 units
9 units

Economic Theory Requirements
73-100:   Principles of Economics
73-150:   Microeconomics
73-200:   Macroeconomics
73-252:   Advanced Microeconomic Theory
73-253:   Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

39 Units
9 units
9 units
9 units
6 units
6 units

Economic Analysis Requirements
73-226:   Quantitative Economics Analysis
73-261:   Econometrics

18 Units
9 units
9 units

Advanced Economic Electives
Students must take five advanced economics elective courses. Advanced elective courses are those courses numbered 73-300 through 73-495, as well as courses designated by the Undergraduate Economics Program which are offered by other departments/programs. Additionally, students may work with their advisor to structure a set of courses to meet these requirements based on their particular interests, subject to course availability.

45 Units

Senior Project
73-497:   Senior Project

9 Units
9 units

 

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