The requirements for a secondary concentration in Economics include a total of seven Economics courses. The titles of the required courses are listed below. Complete course descriptions can be found in the Bates College Catalog.
Introductory Courses (2)
Econ 101 Principles of Microeconomics: Prices and Markets
Econ 103 Principles of Macroeconomics: Income and Employment
Statistics Course (1)
Econ 250 Statistics1
Electives (4)
Any four Economics courses or units. Only one
short term unit may be counted towards the seven courses required for the
secondary concentration in Economics.
1 The following statistics courses may be substituted for Economics 250 (by students majoring in these departments or programs) for purposes of the secondary concentration: Biology 244, Biostatistics; Environmental Studies 181, Working with Environmental Data; Mathematics 315, Statistics; Psychology 218: Statistics and Experimental Design; and Sociology 305 Quantitative Research Methods.