Articulation Agreement by Major
Effective during the 09-10 Academic Year
Based on the 09-10 UC Transfer Course Agreement
====Economics B.A.====
DATED MATERIAL, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CONSULT CURRENT UCSD GENERAL
CATALOG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Special Advising Note:
Transfer students are strongly advised to complete as many preparatory courses
as soon as possible for their major before enrolling at UC San Diego.Preparing
well for the major helps students move efficiently toward graduation.
Economics is the study of how individuals, organizations, and societies deal
with scarcity - the problem that available resources are not sufficient to
satisfy everyone's wants. Because scarcity requires choice (frequently referred
to as trade-off) among alternative uses of resources, economics involves both
study of the technology by which resources are turned into the products people
want and study of the preferences through which people choose among
alternatives. Further, since society is composed of many individuals and
groups, economics involves study of the institutions through which a society
can gain the advantages of cooperation and resolve the conflicts due to
competing goals. This major is designed to provide a broad understanding of
resource-allocation and income-determination mechanisms. Both the development
of the tools of economic analysis and their applications to contemporary
problems and public policy are stressed.
When choosing which mathematics series to take, Math 10A-B-C or Math 20A-B-C, it
is important to remember that only Math 20A-B-C allows students access to UCSD's
Math 20F (linear algebra) and several upper division math courses that are
recommended as preparation for Ph.D. study in economics and business
administration, as well as for graduate studies for professional management
degrees, including the MBA. Therefore, while we require economics majors to
take Math 10A-B-C, we strongly recommend that economics students take Math
20A-B-C.
Economics is a different discipline from business administration. However,
there are substantial overlaps. Both disciplines study the behavior of
individuals and business firms within the context of market, legal, and other
institutions. Economists tend to emphasize the workings of the institutions
from the viewpoint of the larger society. Business faculty tend to emphasize
the workings of the institutions from the viewpoint of a business enterprise.
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MATH 20A Calculus for Science and (4)|MATH 180 Analytic Geometry and (5)
Engineering | Calculus I
MATH 20B Calculus for Science and (4)|MATH 280 Analytic Geometry and (4)
Engineering | Calculus II
MATH 20C Calculus and Analytic (4)|MATH 281 Intermediate Calculus (4)
Geometry for Science and |
Engineering |
OR | OR
MATH 10A Calculus (4)|MATH 178 Calculus for Business, (4)
| Social and Behavioral
| Sciences
| OR
|MATH 180 Analytic Geometry and (5)
| Calculus I
MATH 10B Calculus (4)|MATH 280 Analytic Geometry and (4)
| Calculus II
MATH 10C Calculus (4)|MATH 281 Intermediate Calculus (4)
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ECON 1 Principles of (4)|ECON 121 Principles of (3)
Microeconomics | Microeconomics
ECON 3 Principles of (4)|ECON 120 Principles of (3)
Macroeconomics | Macroeconomics
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