ECONOMICS PROGRAM

Division of Social Studies

Website:  http://economics.bard.edu

Updated December 3, 2021

 

 

Advising Faculty

 

1.     Michael Martell (director)

2.     Sanjaya DeSilva

3.     Kris Feder

4.     Liudmila Malyshava

5.     Aniruddha Mitra

6.     Dimitri B. Papadimitriou

7.     Pavlina R. Tcherneva

8.     L. Randall Wray

 

 

Program requirements

 

Moderation Requirements:

 

Three economics courses are required for Moderation:

 

·         ECON 100 Principles of Economics

·         two 200-level ECON courses

 

It is recommended that students take several 200-level applied courses during the sophomore and junior years.  See the Economics Program website for lists of recommended courses.

 

Graduation Requirements:

 

1.     ECON 100  Principles of Economics

2.     MATH 141 Calculus I or equivalent. MATH 142 Calculus II is recommended.

3.     ECON 201 Intermediate Microeconomics

4.     ECON 202 Intermediate Macroeconomics

5.     ECON 229 Introduction to Econometrics or Econ 329 Advanced Econometrics

6.     Economic history course (such as ECON 216, 217, 218 or 219)

7.     Economic thought course (such as ECON 210 or 330)

8.     ECON 200- or 300-level elective 

9.    ECON 200- or 300- level elective

11.   ECON 300-level elective

12.   ECON 300-level elective (for a joint major or for an interdisciplinary concentration, this elective can be replaced, with adviser's permission, by two 300-level courses in a related discipline)

12.   Senior Project I

13.   Senior Project II

 

  

Sample program of study

 

 

First Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

 

• ECON 100

• MATH 141 or 142

FYSEM I (fall)

FYSEM II (spring)

 

• ECON 229

• ECON 200-level elective

• ECON 200-level elective

 

Moderation (spring)

 

• ECON 201

• ECON 202

• ECON 300-level elective

• ECON thought course

 

• Sr. Project I (fall)

• Sr. Project II (spring)

• ECON history course

• ECON 300-level elective