The Economics and Policy Analysis (EPA) major is a good choice for students interested in learning about and developing solutions to contemporary problems in our public life.

25 credits Core courses

  • TECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics OR 
    TBECON 220 Introduction to Microeconomics Theory

  • TECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics OR 
    TBECON 221Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory

  • TPHIL 251 Data and Discourse

  • TMATH 116 Pre-calculus II: Trigonometry (or equivalent) OR 
    TMATH 120 Precalculus (or equivalent)

  • TWRT 211 Argument and Research in Writing

5 credits Junior Seminar
  • TECON 310 Research Seminar in Economics explores future employment and graduate school options, while covering essential skills and tools needed to succeed in 400-level economics courses.
30 credits EPA upper division (300–400 level) courses. (At least 20 credits must be 400-level TECON classes.)
  • TECON 316 Current Issues in U.S. Public Policy
  • TECON 320 Gender and Development
  • TECON 321 Economics of Education
  • TECON 325 Contemporary Issues in International Political Economy
  • TECON 350 Law and Economics
  • TECON 360 Poverty in Developing Countries
  • TECON 361 Current Issues in the Chinese Economy
  • TECON 362 China's Rise and its Global Economic Implications
  • TECON 370 Economics and Social Mobility
  • TECON 410 Economics of Public Policy
  • TECON 418 Urban Problems and Policies
  • TECON 421 Environmental Policy
  • TECON 430 Behavioral Economics
  • TECON 441 International Economics
  • TECON 450 Labor Economics and Policy
  • TECON 470 Economics of Health and Health Policy
  • TECON 496 Internship in Economics and Policy Analysis
5 credits Capstone Seminar

  • TECON 480 Seminar in Economics Analysis

  • TECON 496 Law and Policy Internship

ADVISOR

Shelli Veal

Schedule with Shelli

MAJOR COORDINATOR

Professor Anna Lovasz

DEPARTMENT

Department of Social Sciences (SOCS)

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • City Planning
  • Financial Analyst
  • Industry Analyst
  • Post-graduate Studies
  • Public Policy Analyst
  • Public Utilities
  • Research Analyst

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please meet with your advisor to declare your major.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

For a BA in Economics and Policy Analysis, you need to complete 65 credits and must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in courses applied to the major.

Honors

Transfer Credits

UW Tacoma Graduation Requirements