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Economics (BS)


Economics is the study of how people and societies make choices to accomplish individual and social purposes. In this major, students learn about individual, national and global economic behavior, and then apply theoretical insights and methods of analysis to contemporary challenges involving crime, social justice, and the investigation of fraud and corruption.

Credits required: 36

Prerequisites: ECO 101 is a prerequisite for many required courses in the Economics Major and also fulfills one of the College’s general education requirements in the social sciences. Transfer students who have completed 18 credits or more in economics and/or accounting are waived from the Economics 101 prerequisite.

Please note: The prerequisites for ECO 315/PSC 315 are: ENG 102 or 201; ECO 101 or ECO 170; and junior standing or above.

Students considering graduate programs in economics should consider additional mathematics and statistics courses as free electives, part of a minor, or as electives within Concentration A. Concentration A includes MAT 241 Calculus I and MAT 242 Calculus II as course options. MAT 241 requires MAT 141, which can fulfill general education requirements. Students are strongly advised to discuss graduate school options early in their progression through the major.

Advisor: Professor Jay Hamilton, Department of Economics (212.237.8093, jhamilton@jjay.cuny.edu) or for Forensic Financial Analysis specialization Professor Randy LaSalle, Department of Economics (212.484.1308, rlasalle@jjay.cuny.edu) .

PART 1. ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS Subtotal: 12 credits

Required
Accounting 250 Introduction to Accounting
Accounting 307 Forensic Accounting I
Economics 220 Macroeconomics
Economics 225 Microeconomics

 

PART 2. INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES Subtotal: 9 credits

Required
Criminal Justice 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
Law 202 Law and Evidence
Statistics 250 Principles and Methods of Statistics

 

PART 3. CAPSTONE Subtotal: 3 credits

Select one
Economics 4XX Seminar in Economics and Crime (recommended for Specializations A or B)
Accounting 410 Seminar in Forensic Financial Analysis (recommended for Specializations B or C)

 

PART 4. SPECIALIZATIONS Subtotal: 12 credits

Select one specialization. Four courses must be completed in the specialization selected.

Specialization A. Economic Analysis

Required
Economics 315/Police Science 315. An Economic Analysis of Crime

Electives (select three)
African-American Economics 250 Political Economy of Racism
Economics 231 Global Economic Development and Crime
Economics 245 International Economics
Economics 260 Environmental Economics Regulation and Policy
Economics 265 Introduction to Public Sector Economics
Economics 270 Urban Economics
Economics 280 Economics of Labor
Economics 360/Sociology 360 Corporate and White Collar Crime
Fire Science 104 Risk Management
Mathematics 241 Calculus I
Mathematics 242 Calculus II


Specialization B. Investigation of Economic Crimes

Required
Accounting 251 Introduction to Management Accounting
Economics 315/Police Science 315 An Economic Analysis of Crime

Electives (select two)
Accounting 308 Auditing 
Economics 215 Economics of Regulation and the Law
Economics 260 Environmental Economics Regulation and Policy
Economics 360/Sociology 360 Corporate and White Collar Crime
Police Science 207 The Investigative Function


Specialization C. Forensic Financial Analysis

Required
Accounting 308. Auditing
Accounting 309. Forensic Accounting II

Electives (select two)
Economics 215 Economics of Regulation and the Law
Economics 235 Finance for Forensic Economics
Economics 330 Quantitative Methods for Decision Makers
Economics 360/Sociology 360 Corporate and White Collar Crime
Law 203 Constitutional Law

Total: 36 credits