Students must complete a minimum of 192 credits in the program to graduate.
| Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|
| Liberal Studies Requirements | 76 |
| PSY Requirements | 44 |
| ECO Requirements | 44 |
| Open Electives | 28 |
| Total hours required | 192 |
- Describe key concepts, principles, themes, and applications across a variety of content domains in psychology.
- Use scientific reasoning and critical thinking to interpret psychological phenomena.
- Define economic concepts needed to analyze issues in the business and popular press.
- Employ an economic theory or model to analyze the impact of changes in economic variables.
| First Year Program | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Quarter | ||
| LSP 110 or LSP 111 | DISCOVER CHICAGO or EXPLORE CHICAGO | 4 |
| Focal Point | ||
| WRD 103 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I | 4 |
| WRD 104 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Not Required | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| LSP 200 | SEMINAR ON RACE, POWER, AND RESISTANCE | 4 |
| Junior Year | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Required | 4 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Capstone | ||
| See Major Requirement 1 | 4 | |
1 Students may take ECO395, PSY361, or PSY389.
Learning Domains
Arts and Literature (AL)
- 3 Courses Required
Historical Inquiry (HI)
- 2 Courses Required
Math and Computing (MC)
- Not Required
Philosophical Inquiry (PI)
- 2 Courses Required
Religious Dimensions (RD)
- 2 Courses Required
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
- 2 Lab Course Required
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI)
- 1 Course Required
Total Credit Hours: 76
Major Requirements
The PSY+ECO BA major requirements are split between the PSY ICRS, managed by the Department of Psychology (PSY), and the ECON ICRS, managed by the Department of Economics (ECO).
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements (Psychology Core) | ||
| PSY 105 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY I | 4 |
| PSY 106 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY II | 4 |
| PSY 240 | STATISTICS I | 4 |
| or MAT 137 | BUSINESS STATISTICS | |
| PSY 241 | RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
| PSY 242 | RESEARCH METHODS II | 4 |
| PSY 343 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT | 4 |
| PSY 347 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| PSY 348 | SOCIAL COGNITION | 4 |
| PSY 360 | THEORIES OF LEARNING AND COGNITION | 4 |
| PSY 373 | HAPPINESS, JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| One PSY elective of PSY 317 or higher | 4 | |
| Major Requirements (Economics Core) | ||
| ECO 105 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECO 106 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECO 305 | INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECO 306 | INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECO 304 | ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECO 341 | BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS | 4 |
| 5 additional 300-level ECO electives except ECO 393 and ECO 395. In addition, PSY240 will be allowed as prerequisite for ECO304. | 20 | |
Senior Capstone options
Students in the PSY+ECO BA program have a choice of three Senior Capstone options, each of which is a course that fulfills the Liberal Studies Senior Capstone requirement. Administration of the Capstone options is shared by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Economics; any changes to the Senior Capstone requirement must be agreed to by both units.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One Course from the following: | ||
| PSY 361 | HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| or PSY 389 | PSYCHOLOGY SENIOR SEMINAR | |
| ECO 395 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS | 4 |
Open Electives
PSY+ECO BA students have 28 open elective credit hours. Administration of the Open Electives is shared by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Economics, any changes to these requirements must be agreed to by faculty in both units.