2013–2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University

Economics >
Mathematics 162, Engineering Science 56,
Electrical Engineering 104 or Economics 201.
ELECTIVE COURSES
Quantitative economics majors must complete four
additional upper-level economics courses numbered
Economics 20 or above. There are three restrictions
on choice. First, at least three of these four courses
must be suitable courses at the 100 level or higher.
Second, at least one of the four elective courses
must be a 100-level economics course which must
be explicitly designated as a “research-paper course,”
or a senior thesis credit. Research-paper courses are
denoted with an asterisk (*) in the Course Offerings
on the Department’s web page
(http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/courses/offerings.asp).
Third, at least one elective course must be open
only to students who have completed the relevent
quantitative prerequisite course (Ec 16, 18, or 107)
or its equivalent.
Recommendations for Honors
To receive the department’s recommendation for
summa or magna cum laude, eligible candidates
must demonstrate outstanding intellectual force.
Included in the ways the department judges this
attribute are: active contribution in classes; superior
performance in the core courses of intermediate
micro and macro theory, statistics, and econometrics;
quality of projects pursued, especially class and
seminar papers; and quality of a written thesis and
its defense. Students wishing to be reviewed for
magna or summa honors must complete at least one
economics course which is explicitly designated as a
“research-paper course” by the Department, and
which has Economics 11/16, 12/18, or 13 as a
prerequisite. Research-paper courses are denoted
with an asterisk (*) in the Course Offerings on the
Department’s web page
(http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/courses/offerings.asp).
UNDERGRADUATE MINOR ProgrAM
Minor in Economics
The minor in economics is designed for students
who have done substantial work in economics but
who do not choose to complete all the requirements
for a concentration. The structure of the minor is
similar to that of the concentration in economics.
The basic course provides a foundation for the
treatment of theory and method that are used in
the core courses, and these core courses are
prerequisites for most elective courses. This
hierarchy of courses makes it difficult to complete
the minor in fewer than three semesters. The five
course requirement for the minor is given below.
Please note that no more than one course can be
transferred to meet the minor requirements.
Second, all courses used in fulfillment of the minor
must be taken for a grade. A grade of C- or better
must be obtained in the basic, core and elective
courses. Finally, a maximum of two courses used in
the fulfillment of a foundation, distribution, or concentration
requirement can be used for fulfillment
of requirements for a minor.
BASIC COURSE
Principles of Economics (Economics 5) or
Equivalent
CORE COURSES
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (Economics
11 or 16 or 203) and either Intermediate Macroeconomics
(Economics 12 or 18 or 205) or
Statistics (Economics 13 or 201, or Mathematics
162, or Engineering Science 56, or Electrical
Engineering 104)
ELECTIVE COURSES
Minors must successfully complete two elective
courses in economics. These two elective courses
must include one from Economics 12 or above and
one from Economics 100 or above. Exceptions will
be made for those who wish to use both Economics
86 and Economics 87 as electives and for those who
wish to use Economics 15 as their upper-level
(above Economics 100) elective. Courses offered to
complete the core may not be counted as electives.
GRADUATE ProgrAM
Master of Science
The Economics Department offers a Master of
Science (M.S.) Program. Candidates normally will
have completed the work required for a baccalaureate
degree. Although concentration in Economics is
not required, some exposure to the subject is
preferred, especially in the areas of intermediate
theory, mathematics and statistics. Students lacking
this minimum training, but possessing a good
background in a related discipline, may be admitted
with the understanding that additional work will be
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