Bachelor's in Economics

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"Vanderbilt’s program in economics begins with principles of macroeconomics followed by principles of microeconomics. We offer other courses that have only introductory courses as prerequisites, including labor economics, money and banking, Latin American development, economic history of the U.S., and strategic analysis. We require a statistics course with calculus as a prerequisite. Students must complete Calculus II before moving to the intermediate level courses.Students who major in Economics must take a semester of intermediate microeconomics, a semester of intermediate macroeconomics, and one econometrics course. Majors must complete five electives in economics, at least three of which have either intermediate microeconomics or macroeconomics as prerequisites. The upper-level electives address a wide range of issues in economics, such as the development of third-world countries, international trade and finance, health economics, urban growth, and American and European economic history. See the department website for more information about the program and courses offered."