What courses do I have to take?

In addition to the business core, PA majors must complete the following courses:

Economics 311 – Intermediate Microeconomics (3) Theories of consumer behavior, of production and costs, of price and behavior of firms in perfectly competitive, monopolistic and imperfectly competitive markets, input prices, income distribution, welfare and general equilibrium. Prereq: 201.

Economics 371 - Public Finance: Optimal Government Functions and Expenditure Analysis (3) Problems of collective consumption, external effects, public investment, social decision making. Prereq: 201 or 207. Writing-emphasis course.

Economics 472 - Public Finance: Taxation and Intergovernmental Relations (3) Individual taxes and tax system, non-tax sources of revenue, fiscal federalism. Prereq: 201. Writing-emphasis course.

Political Science 340 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy (3) Public agencies, their organization, personnel, and financial management and administrative responsibility; the policy-making process, political environment.

Political Science 441 - Public Budgeting (3) The process, participants, and politics of government budgeting, with emphasis on federal government budgeting. Includes an overview of budget reform measures and their effectiveness.

Any three upper-division courses in Economics or Political Science