Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is Syracuse University’s home for innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and research in the social sciences, public policy, public administration and international relations. It includes America’s No. 1 ranked graduate program in public affairs, offering highly regarded professional degrees alongside advanced scholarly degrees in the social sciences. It’s also home to undergraduate programs across the full spectrum of social sciences.
Curriculum
Requirements for the major include at least 27 credits in economics, providing strong foundations in micro- and macroeconomics through introductory and intermediate courses. These are followed by more specialized courses or electives. The program is a good fit for students interested in other areas of social sciences, communications, engineering and more.
Required courses include:
- Business Calculus
- Two courses in the principles of economics (6 credits)
- Three required upper-division intermediate economics courses (9 credits)
- Four additional upper-division electives numbered 300 or higher (12 credits)
The department offers both the B.A. degree in economics as well as a STEM-designated B.S. degree in economics. The B.A. has a liberal arts focus and emphasizes the applied and policy aspects of economics. The B.S. is attractive to the more mathematically oriented student.
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