Program: Mathematical Economics, BA Major in - Hofstra University

Apr 03, 2025

2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin

The BA major in mathematical economics offer a substantially more rigorous training in mathematics and quantitative methods than the corresponding BA major in economics and BS major in business economics. This program aims to address the needs of mathematically oriented students who intend to pursue graduate studies in economics or work for businesses and other organizations seeking to employ young economists with a solid foundation in quantitative analysis.

Program Requirements

In addition to the complete BA requirements described in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this Bulletin , students must fulfill the following requirements:

Economics - Semester Hours: 33

33 semester hours in economics. Required courses include ECO 1 (or 7), 2, 130, 132, 144,180, 184, and 186. Students select additional electives from among the 100-level courses in economics for a total of 9 semester hours. GEOG 135 and 193 may be offered as economics electives.

ECO 001 - Principles of Economics Semester Hours: 3
or
ECO 007 - (BH) Explorations of Current Economic Issues Semester Hours: 3
ECO 002 - Principles of Economics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 130 - Microeconomic Behavior and Institutions Semester Hours: 3
ECO 132 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 144 - History of Economic Thought Semester Hours: 3
ECO 184 - (BH) Empirical Methods in Economics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 186 - Introduction to Econometrics Semester Hours: 3
Students select additional electives from among the 100-level courses in economics for a total of 9 semester hours. The following courses may be offered as economics electives.
GEOG 135 - (BH) Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 193 - Seminar: Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3

Mathematics - Semester Hours: 19

MATH 071 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4
MATH 072 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Semester Hours: 4
MATH 073 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Semester Hours: 4
MATH 135A - (MA) Linear Algebra Semester Hours: 4
and one of the following:
MATH 114 - (MA) Introduction to Higher Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
MATH 121 - (MA) An Introduction to Dynamical Systems Semester Hours: 3
MATH 131 - (MA) Elementary Differential Equations Semester Hours: 3
or
MATH 137 - (MA) Mathematical Probability and Statistics Semester Hours: 3
or any other 100-level course agreed to by the chairpersons of the economics and mathematics departments.

Information Technology - Semester Hours: 4

IT 014 - Introduction to Computer Concepts and Software Tools in Business Semester Hours: 4

Complete BA Requirements

BA Requirements in HCLAS.