College of Business & Economics
Completion of the major in geography and environmental planning with the major in economics requires the successful completion of 75-76 units (39 units in geography and environmental planning and 36-37 units in economics). However, by electing the combined major in geography and environmental planning and economics, students will be able to complete both majors with a total of 63-64 units.
These requirements are for the catalog year 2012-13. For economics, students must complete all requirements of the major.
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ECON 201 or ECON 203 |
Microeconomics Principles (3) or Honors Microeconomic Principles (3) |
| ECON 202 or ECON 204 |
Macroeconomics Principles (3) or Honors Macroeconomic Principles (3) |
| ECON 205 or GEOG 375 | Statistics for Business and Economics I (3) or Quantitative Methods in Geography (3) |
| ECON 306 | Statistics for Business and Economics II (3) |
| ECON 309 | Intermediate Price Theory (3) |
| ECON 310 | Macroeconomic Theory (3) |
| MATH 211 or MATH 273 | Calculus for Applications (3) or Calculus I (4) |
| One 400-level economics course (3 units) (excluding ECON 495 Independent Study and ECON 479 Internship) | |
| And | |
| Four upper-level ECON electives. (12 units) | |
Students may substitute two of the following upper-level courses in Geography and Environmental Planning to fulfill two of the required four courses of upper-level economics electives:
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| GEOG 355 | Historical Geography of Urbanization (3) |
| GEOG 359 | Economic Geography (3) |
| GEOG 381 | Political Geography (3) |
| GEOG 385 | Population Geography (3) |
| GEOG 391 | Urban Systems (3) |
| GEOG 393 | Transportation and Infrastructure Planning (3) |
| GEOG 405 | Comprehensive Planning (3) |
| GEOG 427 | The Global Economy (3) |
| GEOG 470-479 | Seminar: Selected Topics in Geography (3) (Requires approval from Department of Economics depending on course topic.) |
| GEOG 481 | Environmental Impact Analysis (3) |
| GEOG 484 | Land Use Planning (3) |
Students may also substitute two of the following upper-level courses in economics toward the fulfillment of the required upper-level Elective courses in Geography and Environmental Planning:
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ECON 322 | Comparative Economic Systems (3) |
| ECON 326 | Economic Development (3) |
| ECON 334 | Poverty and Discrimination (3) |
| ECON 351 | Urban Economics (3) |
| ECON 421 | International Economics (3) |
| ECON 423 | International Monetary Theory and Policy (3) |
| ECON 470-479 | Topics in Economics (3) (Requires approval from the Department of Geography and Environmental Planning depending on course topic.) |
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