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Advising Offices
Steven L. Cobb, Chair
There are more than 59,000 economists in the United States working in three main areas: 42 percent work in business; 37 percent in teaching, research and consulting; and 21 percent in government. Economists work in many fields, including international trade, forecasting, environmental analysis, monetary theory, economic development, insurance, banking, finance, consulting, health care, communications, marketing, law and labor relations.
An undergraduate major in economics is excellent preparation for graduate work in economics, business, law and other fields. A "hands-on" approach helps students develop the technical and quantitative skills necessary for graduate study in many of today's expanding career fields in business and research.
These programs offer students a diversity of options ranging from a liberal arts perspective to a more quantitative technical background.
1. Hours Required for the Degree: Completion of a minimum of 128 total semester hours; 42 must be advanced.
2. General University Requirements: See "General Degree Requirements" in the Academics section of this catalog.
3. College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum: Minimum 61 hours (includes requirements of University Core Curriculum). See "Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum" in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalog for specific core requirements and list of approved courses. See degree plan for exact hours.
4. Major Requirements: Majors must complete at least 30 hours in economics, including ECON 1100-1110, 3550, 3560, 4020 and 4870.
5. Minor Requirements: None required.
6. Electives: See degree plan.
7. Other Course Requirements: MATH 1710 and 1720; MSCI 3700-3710, or MATH 4610 and 4650.
8. Other Requirements: All course selections must be approved by an undergraduate adviser or the department chair.
DRED (Traffic Safety) courses may not be used to satisfy any portion of a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.
All course selections must be approved by an undergraduate adviser or the department chair.
To be eligible, a student must be an economics major of junior standing (60 credit hours) and have a minimum 3.5 grade point average. The student with the highest overall GPA receives the
Any student who has declared economics as their major is eligible, including entering freshmen and entering graduate students.
The criteria for selection are based on the student's grade point average (GPA) both at the University of North Texas (unless entering UNT for the first time) and elsewhere, SAT I, or ACT or GRE scores, and performance in economics classes, both at the University of North Texas (unless entering UNT for the first time) and elsewhere.
To be eligible, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, a minimum SAT I of 1100 recentered (or a minimum ACT of 24) for undergraduates or a minimum GRE of 900 for graduates.
The amount and number of awards depends on the availability of funding.
Any student who has declared economics as their major is eligible, including entering freshmen and entering graduate students.
The criteria for selection are based on the student's grade point average (GPA) both at the University of North Texas (unless entering UNT for the first time) and elsewhere; SAT I, ACT or GRE scores; and performance in economics classes, both at UNT (unless entering UNT for the first time) and elsewhere.
To be eligible, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, a minimum SAT I of 1100 recentered (or a minimum ACT of 24) for undergraduates or a minimum GRE of 900 for graduates.
The amount and number of awards depend on the availability of funding. For further information, contact the undergraduate adviser in Wooten Hall, Room 335.
The Center for Economic Education is committed to making formal instruction in economics more accessible to the broad community of North Central Texas.
The center maintains an in-service teacher training program of course offerings regularly scheduled during evening hours and in the summer. This program provides a mechanism for the in-service training of economics teachers in community colleges, and secondary and elementary schools.
In addition to these regional instructional programs, the center develops instructional material, conducts research in economics education, maintains an instructional resource center and provides technical assistance in matters pertaining to instruction in economics.
The Labor and Industrial Relations Institute coordinates and directs research programs that involve the study and analysis of problems related to the development, utilization and conservation of human resources. It also provides training and technical assistance to public and private organizations both on and off campus. Graduates of the program work as human resource directors, labor relations specialists and labor market analysts.
The Center for Inter-American Studies and Research has three primary objectives.
The first is to promote research through the acquisition of external funding for projects focusing on the socio-economic problems of North, Central and South America.
The center also coordinates undergraduate and graduate programs within existing departments for students interested in problems of this region.
Beyond the campus, the center develops relationships with other institutions, both public and private, for the exchange of scholars and students, as well as joint research and conferences.
The Center for Environmental Economic Studies and Research promotes the use of economic tools to analyze environmental issues. The center also coordinates undergraduate major programs within existing departments for students interested in environmental topics. The center cooperates with other universities, educational institutions and government agencies to promote research and seminars on environmental economics for the public.