The Economics B.A. program with International Economics and Business Emphasis is eligible for freshman students
who want to participate in an Eight-Semester
Degree Completion Program. The plan below lists a semester-by-semester
sequence of courses to finish the degree in eight semesters.
Core areas a, b, c, d, e, f, and g referred to in the eight-semester plan can be found in the Additional Fulbright College B.A. Core Requirement Areas at the bottom of this page. Core requirement hours may vary by individual, based on placement and previous credit granted. Once all core requirements are met, students may substitute a three-hour (or more) general elective in place of a core area.
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Fall Semester Year 1 |
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3
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ENGL 1013 Composition I |
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3-4
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MATH 1203 (if needed) or † MATH 2053 or 2554 Calculus I¹ |
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3
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FLAN 1003 or FLAN 10132 |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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15-16
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Total Hours
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Spring Semester Year 1 |
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3
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ENGL 1023 Composition II |
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3-4
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† MATH 2053 or MATH 2043 or 2564 (if MATH 2554 was taken in Fall Semester 1)¹ |
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3
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†ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics |
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3
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FLAN 1013 or FLAN 20032 |
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3 |
COMM 1313 Fundamentals of Communication |
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WCOB 1120 Computer Competency Requirement |
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15-16
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Total Hours
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Fall Semester Year 2 |
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3
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†ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics |
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3
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FLAN 2003 or FLAN 20132 |
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3
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†MATH 2043 or 2053 (as needed to complete ECON prerequisites)¹ or General Elective |
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3
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WCOB 1023 Business Foundations (requires grade of "C" or better in COMM 1313)3 |
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4 |
Core
from group f (as needed) |
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16
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Total Hours
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Spring Semester 2 |
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3
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†Core from group g (if required) or †Advanced Level Elective |
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3
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†‡ ECON 3033 Microeconomic Theory |
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3
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FLAN 2013 or †‡ Upper Division Foreign Language2 |
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3
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WCOB 1033 Data Analysis or STAT 2303 Principles of Statistics3 |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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15
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Total Hours
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Fall Semester Year 3 |
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3
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†‡ ECON 3133 Microeconomic Theory |
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3
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†‡ Upper Division Foreign Language2 |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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4
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Core from group f |
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16
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Total Hours |
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Spring Semester Year 3 |
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3
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†‡ ECON 4633 International Trade Policy |
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3
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† International Economics and Business Elective4 |
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3
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†‡ Upper Division Foreign Language2 or Core from areas a, b, d or e |
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3
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†‡ Upper Level Area Studies from ARSC5 |
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4
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Core from group f |
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16
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Total Hours |
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Fall Semester Year 4 |
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3
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†‡ ECON 4643 International Monetary Policy |
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3
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†International Economics and Business Elective4 |
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3
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†International Economics and Business Elective4 |
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3
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†‡ Upper Level Area Studies from ARSC5 |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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1
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General Elective |
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16
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Total Hours |
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Spring Semester Year 4 |
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3
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† International Economics and Business Elective4 |
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3
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† International Economics and Business Elective4 |
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3
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†‡ Upper Level Area Studies from ARSC5 |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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0-3
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Core from areas a, b, d or e (as needed) |
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15-18
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Semester Hours
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124
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Total Hours
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Major Requirements for Economics with Emphasis in International Economics and Business:
1 Math requirements to meet ECON prerequisites are MATH 2053 and either MATH 2043 or MATH 2554; or MATH 2554 and MATH 2564.
2 6 hours Foreign Language at the Intermediate level or above, AND 3 hours of upper-division Foreign Language in the same language covering business communications or equivalent.
WCOB 1033 Data Analysis and Interpretation (WCOB 1120 and [MATH 2053 with grade of “C” or better or MATH 2554 with grade of “C” or better]) OR STAT 2303 Principles of Statistics
and WCOB 1023 Business Foundations (WCOB 1120 and COMM1313 with a grade “C” or better)
4 12 hours of International Economics and Business Electives selected from:
ECON 4653 Economics
of Multinational Enterprise
(ECON 2013 & 2023 OR ECON 2143)
ECON 468V
International Economics and Business Seminar (ECON 2013 & 2023 OR ECON
2143)
MGMT 4583
International Management (MGMT 3563)
OR other courses approved by departmental
adviser
Course pre-requisites for non-economic International Business courses will count towards this 12 hour requirement.
5 9 hours of upper division courses in Fulbright College that focus on the country/region related to student’s foreign language. Courses must be approved by academic counselor. Students who complete requirements in the Fulbright College for an Area Studies emphasis will be considered as completing this requirement.
† Meets 40-hour advanced
credit hour requirement.
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Additional Fulbright College BA Core Requirement Areas (Prerequisites in italics)
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Core Area |
Hours
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Courses
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a. Communication |
3
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COMM 1313 Fundamentals of Communication
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b. US History/ American National Government and Western Civilization |
9
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U.S.
History/American National Government- 3 hours from:
HIST 2003 History of the American People to 1877 or HIST 2013 History
of the American People from1877 or
Western Civilization – 6 hours from:
WCIV 1003 Western Civilization I and WCIV 1013 Western Civilization II
OR HIST 1113 World Civilizations I and HIST 1123 World Civilizations II
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c. Foreign Language
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Up to 12 hours (depending on placement) |
Completion through the Intermediate II (2013)
level in a single language (Includes course numbers 1003*, 1013, 2003, 2013) |
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d. Fine Arts/ World Literature/ Philosophy |
15
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Fine Arts – 6 hours from two areas:
ARCH 1003 Architecture Lecture or
LARC 1003 Landscape Architecture World Literature – 6 hours to include:
WLIT 1113 World Literature I and either WLIT
1123 World Literature II (WLIT 1113) OR Philosophy – 3 hours from: PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy or |
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e. Social Sciences
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6
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ANTH 1023
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
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f. Natural Sciences
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12 hours total with at least 4 hours of Biological Sciences and 4 hours of Physical Sciences |
Biological Sciences
ANTH 1011L/1013 Biological Anthropology
BIOL 1541L/1543 Principles of Biology BIOL 1611L/1613 Plant Biology (BIOL 1541L/1543) BIOL 2011L/2013 General Microbiology (BIOL 1541L/1543 & 2 semesters of general chemistry) BIOL 1601L/1603 General Zoology (BIOL 1541L/1543) Physical Sciences ASTR 2001L/2003 Survey of the Universe |
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g. Advanced
Composition
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3 hours - Exemption may be granted by either: a) grades of “A” or “B” in ENGL 1013 and “A” in ENGL 1023 taken at UA or b) passing the Advanced Composition Exam* (Journalism majors must complete ENGL 2013) |
ENGL 2003 Advanced
Composition or *(Students must satisfy the ENGL 1013 and 1023 requirement and complete 30 credit hours before taking the Advanced Composition Exam. The exam must be taken before the student has completed 96 credit hours. Students who do not pass the Advanced Composition Exam must take ENGL 2003.) |