Bachelor of Science

Community and Economic Development Concentration

The progam in Community and Economic Development provides career opportunities for social science administration, management, outreach, and research. A Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics with a concentration in Community and Economic Development facilitates employment with local, state, regional, federal, and international agencies; research and consulting firms; financial institutions; foundations and councils; public and private utilities; and organizations requiring entrepreneurial skills. This major provides an excellent background for professional and graduate study in several disciplines.

Associations between natural resources and social, economic, and political institutions are investigated. The Communit and Economic Development program provides the conceptual, analytical, and pragmatic qualifications to succeed as economic development specialists. Students receive practical training, and internships are available to complement coursework.

 

Freshman Year
First Semester Second Semester
3 - CP SC 120 Intro. to Information Technology 3 -ACCT 201 Financial Accounting Concepts
3 - MTHSC 102 Introduction to Mathematical Sciences 3 - ENGL 103 Accelerated Composition
3 - Arts and Humanities (Non-Lit) Requirement1 4 - Natural Science Requirement 1
3 -Science and Tech. in Society Requirement 1 5 - Elective
3 - Social Science Requirement2  
15 credit hours 15 credit hours
   

1See General Education Requirements Three of these credit hours must also satisfy the Cross-Cultural Awaremess Requirement.

2 PO SC 101, 102 or SOC 201

 

Sophomore Year
First Semester Second Semester
3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics 3 - CRD 357 Natural Resources Economics
3 - Arts and Humanities (Lit) Requirement1 3 - ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics
3 - Microeconomics Requirement3 3 - Advanced Writing Requirement1
3 - Oral Communication Requirement1 3 - PO SC 302 State and Local Government
3 - Elective 3 - Behavioral Science Requirement4
 
15 credit hours 15 credit hours

 

1See General Education Requirements. Three of these credit hours must also satisfy the Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement.
3AP EC 202 Agricultural Economics, AP EC 257 Natural Resources, Environment and Economics, ECON 211 Principles of Microeconomics
4 Select from 300-400 level courses in ANTH, APEC, CRD, CRP, ECON, MGT, MKT, PO SC, PSYCH or SOC

 

Junior Year
First Semester Second Semester
3 - CRD 335 Leadership in Org. & Comm. 3 - CRD 336 Comm. Dev. Methods
3 - ECON (MGT) 306 Managerial Econ. or
   3 - ECON 314 Intermediate Microeconomics 		3 - AP EC 352 Public Finance
3 - Behavioral Science Requirement4 3 - Behavioral Science Requirement4
3 - Emphasis Area5 3 - Emphasis Area5
3 - Marketing Requirement6 3 - Planning Requirement 5
   
15 credit hours 16 credit hours
   

4Select from 300-400 level courses in ANTH, AP EC, CRD, CRP, ECON, MGT, MKT, PO SC, PSYCH or SOC.
5 See Advisor.
6AP EC 309, 351, or MKT 301

 

Senior Year
First Semester Second Semester
3 - C R D (AP EC) 411 Regional Impact
  Analysis		 3 - C R D (AP EC) 412 Regional Economic Development Theory & Policy
3 - R S (SOC) 459 The Community 3- Behavioral Science Requirement4
3 - EX ST 462 Statistics Applied to Econ 3 Comm. & Econ. Dev. Practice/Applications7
6 - Emphasis Area 5 6 - Emphasis Area5
   
15 credit hours 15 credit hours

 

4Select from 300-400 level courses in ANTH, AP EC, CRD, CRP, ECON, MGT, MKT, PO SC, PSYCH or SOC
5See Advisor
7AP EC 490, CRD (AP EC) 491 or 492

120 Total Semester Hours

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2006 by the Department of Applied Economics & Statistics, Clemson University.

updated 5/06