Quantitative Economics and Finance Major

Reqs.: Quantitative Economics and Finance Major (B.Sc.)

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1	Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
CCI 2
CCI 3
CCI 4
CCX	Experiential Learning
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE	Writing & Criticism	EN1010
CCD	Digital Literacy and Communication
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR	Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)	Quantitative Reasoning
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)	Experimental Reasoning	MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above)	Elementary French & Culture II	FR1100
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC	AUP Capstone

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 56 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

Core Courses (44 credits)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
DS1020CCM MA1020CCM	APPLIED STATISTICS I	MA0900 OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR ELECMA-25 OR ELECMA-20 OR ELECMA-30 OR (MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120) OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120
MA1030CCM	CALCULUS I	MA1025CCM OR ELECMA-30 OR MA1025GE120
BA2001	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	College Level=Sophomore
EC2010	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	None
EC2020	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	None
MA2030CCD	CALCULUS II	MA1030CCM
MA3005	PROBABILITY	MA1030CCM
BA3010	CORPORATE FINANCE	(BA2001 OR BA2003) AND (MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1020 OR DS1020CCM OR CS1060 OR CS1060CCDI OR CS1060CCI OR DS1060CCDI)
EC3086CCR	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS	EC2010 OR EC2010GE110 AND EC2020 OR EC2020GE110 AND MA1020CCM OR MA1020 OR MA1020GE120
BA4020	COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE	BA3010 AND (MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120) AND (MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120)
BA4090CCC EC4090CCC	SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE	College Level=Senior AND (MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120) AND (EC3086 OR EC3086CCR OR EC3001 OR EC3001CCR)

Mathematics and Data Science Electives

Select two (2) courses for a total of eight (8) credits from the following:

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
DS1060CCDI	DATA SCIENCE I: METHODS AND CONTEXT	None
DS2020 MA2020 or DS3066 MA3066	APPLIED STATISTICS II or MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS	MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 / MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 or MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 / MA1020CCM OR MA1020 OR MA1020GE120
MA2041	LINEAR ALGEBRA	MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120
DS2065CCM	DATA SCIENCE II: THEORY AND PRACTICE	CS1060 OR CS1060CCDI OR CS1060CCI OR DS1060CCDI
MA2400CCD	DISCRETE MATHEMATICS	3 Credits From List [MA1010,MA1010GE120,MA1020,MA1020CCM,MA1020GE120,MA1025CCM,MA1025GE120,MA1030,MA1030CCM,MA1030GE120,MA1040,MA1091,MA1091GE120,MA1910CCM,MA2007,MA2020,MA2030,MA2041] OR CS1040 OR CS1040GE110 OR CS1040CCD
MA3030	CALCULUS III	MA2030 OR MA2030CCD
CS3091 or DS3091 or MA3091	TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE or TOPICS IN DATA SCIENCE or TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS if appropriate	None or None or None
MA3100	APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	MA1030CCM
CS4091 or DS4091 or MA4091	TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE or TOPICS IN DATA SCIENCE or TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS if appropriate	(CS1060 OR CS1060CCDI OR CS1060CCI OR DS1060CCDI) OR ((CS1040 OR CS1040GE110 OR CS1040CCD) AND (MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120)) or None or None

Economics and Finance Electives

Select one (1) course for a total of four (4) credits from the following:

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
EC3010	INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS	(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) AND (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) AND (MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120)
BA3050	INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS	BA2001 AND (EC2020GE110 OR EC2020) AND BA3010
EC3061	ECON. APPLICATIONS OF GAME THEORY	EC2010GE110 OR EC2010 AND EC2020 OR EC2020GE110
EC3073	MONEY, BANKING, AND FINANCIAL MARKETS	EC2010GE110 OR EC2010 AND EC2020 OR EC2020GE110
EC3077	MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS	(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) AND (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) AND (MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120)
BA3091* or EC3091	TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT *if appropriate or TOPICS IN ECONOMICS	College Level=Junior or EC2010GE110 OR EC2010 AND EC2020GE110 OR EC2020
BA4010CCR	INVESTMENT ANALYSIS	BA3010
BA4034	BEHAVIORAL FINANCE	(MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120) AND (BA3010)
BA4091* or EC4091	TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT *if appropriate or TOPICS IN ECONOMICS	College Level=Junior or None

Note:

STUDENTS CAN DOUBLE MAJOR IN QUANTITATIVE ECONOMIC FINANCE (QEF) AND COMPUTER SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE.

STUDENTS CANNOT DOUBLE MAJOR IN QUANTITATIVE ECONOMIC FINANCE (QEF) AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS OR INTERNATIONAL FINANCE.

STUDENTS CANNOT TAKE THE ECONOMICS MINOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE QUANTITATIVE ECONOMIC FINANCE (QEF) MAJOR.

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

Honors

Students are automatically qualified if they have a minimum 3.7 major GPA and an overall GPA of 3.5 minimum.
Students may be nominated by department faculty members if they have a minimum 3.5 major GPA and an overall GPA of 3.3 minimum.
Candidates for Departmental Honors prepare their thesis as part of the coursework for EC/BA 4090 Seminar in International Economics and Finance. They must present and defend this work before a jury of faculty members.
Students who have a recorded academic integrity incident are not eligible for Departmental Honors.

Further information is available from department academic advisors, the Honors Program Coordinator Professor Bodevin at sbodevin@aup.edu or the Department Chair.