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Custom Concentration
Custom Major Advisory Study Plans
The following study plans are available instead of an area of concentration, and allow the student to focus his upper-division course work in additional areas of interest. They are not designated on the diploma, but their completion can be certified by the department chair. In consultation with a department advisor, students may make substitutions for the courses in an advisory study plan to suit their background and course availability.
City and Regional Planning (5 courses, 16 units)
- ECON 322 Urban Economics (4 units)
- ENSP 310 Introduction to Planning (3 units)
- ENSP 315 Environmental Impact Reporting (3 units)
- ENSP 318 Environmental and Natural Resources Planning (3 units)
- ENSP 419 Transportation Planning (3 units)
Economic History (4 courses, 14-16 units)
- ECON 426 Seminar in History of Economic Though (4 units)
- ECON 432 Seminar in U.S. Economic History (4 units)
Two upper division history courses approved by an Economics Department advisor (6-8 units)
Note: Majors planning to seek a secondary teaching credential should take this plan.
Environmental Studies (4 courses, 14-16 units)
- ECON 381 Natural Resource Management (4 units)
- ENSP 301 The Human Environment (3-4 units)
- ENSP 321 The Biological Environment (3-4 units)
- ENSP 331 The Physical Environment (3-4 units)
Financial Economics (4 courses, 14-16 units)
- ECON 375 Money and Banking (or BUS 377) (4 or 3 units)
- BUS 370 Introduction to Managerial Finance (4 units)
Two additional BUS courses from the following: 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, and 475 (6-8 units)
Information Technology (4 courses, 14-16 units)
- ECON 417 Seminar in Econometrics and Forecasting (4 units)
Three CIS courses approved by an Economics Department Advisor (6-8 units)
Marketing (4 courses, 14 units)
- ECON 318 Managerial Economics (4 units)
- BUS 360 Principles of Marketing (4 units)
- BUS 367 Consumer Behavior (4 units)
- BUS 462 Seminar in Marketing Research (4 units)
Natural Resources (4 courses, 14-16 units)
- ECON 322 Urban Economics (4 units)
- ECON 381 Natural Resource Economics (4 units)
Two ENSP coursed approved by Economics Department Advisor (6-8 units)
Philosophy (5 courses, 16 units)
- ECON 426 Seminar in History of Economic Thought (4 units)
- PHIL 303 Social and Political Philosophy (3 units)
Three additional PHIL courses approved by an Economics Department Advisory (9 units)
Pre-Law (4 courses, 15 units)
- ECON 388 Economics and Law of Regulation (4 units)
- PHIL 375 Philosophy of Law (4 units)
- CJA 404 Introduction to Constitutional Law (4 units)
- BUS 426 Business Law (4 units)
Public Administration (4 courses, 16 units)
- ECON 388 Economics and Law or Regulation (4 units)
- ECON 417 Seminar in Econometrics and Forecasting (4 units)
- POLS 320 State, City, and County Government (4 units)
- POLS 430 Introduction to Public Administration (4 units)
Quantitative Methods (4 courses, 14-16 units)
- ECON 408 Mathematical Application in Economics (3 units)
- ECON 417 Seminar in Econometrics and Forecasting (4 units)
Two additional upper division MATH courses approved by an Economics Department Advisor (6-8 units)
Customized Study Plan (4 courses, 14-16 units)
A customized study plan can be developed using upper division courses in other academic disiplines not covered above. See an Economics Department advisor for details.
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