GE-A: The Arts (one course)
GE-B: Humanistic Inquiry (two courses)
GE-C: Social Analysis (two courses)
GE-D: Life Sciences (one course)
GE-E: Physical Sciences (one course)
GE-F: Quantitative Reasoning (one course)
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BS in Law and Economics Curriculum Requirements
Undergraduate Law Programs
BS in Law and Economics Curriculum Requirements (56 Units)
At this time, the BS in Law and Economics is open exclusively to current USC students seeking to change their major.
Required Economics Courses
(16 units)
ECON 203g - Principles of Microeconomics
4 units
ECON 303 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
4 units
ECON 317 - Introduction to Statistics for Economics
4 units
MATH 118gx - Calculus for Business and Economics OR MATH 125g - Calculus I
4 units
Required Law Courses
(8 units)
LAW 200w - Law and Society
4 units
4 units
LAW 210p - Fundamentals of the U.S. Legal System
4 units
4 units
Economics Elective Courses
(8 units)
ECON 318 - Introduction to Econometrics
4 units
4 units
ECON 332 - Contracts, Organizations and Institutions
4 units
4 units
ECON 333 - Innovation Economics and Business: Beer, AI and Video Games
4 units
4 units
ECON 379 - Economic Policy Analysis
4 units
4 units
ECON 404 - Game and Economics
4 units
4 units
ECON 415 - Behavioral Economics
4 units
4 units
ECON 434 - Economic Analysts of Law OR LAW 352 - Introduction to Law and Economics
4 units
4 units
ECON 474 - Economic Consulting and Applied Managerial Economics
4 units
4 units
ECON 480 - Economics of Industrial Organization
4 units
4 units
ECON 487 - Resource and Environmental Economics
4 units
4 units
(Students must choose between LAW 352 and ECON 434 - they may not receive major credit for both courses.)
Law Elective Courses
(16 units)
At least 4 units must be at the upper-division level.
LAW 101w - Law and the U.S. Constitution in Global History
4 units
4 units
LAW 201w - Law and Politics
4 units
4 units
LAW 206 - Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence: Ethics and Law
4 units
4 units
LAW 208 - Law and Economics of AI Regulation
4 units
4 units
LAW 212 - Immigration Law for a New America
4 units
4 units
LAW 222 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Law
1 units
1 units
ECON 434 - Economic Analysts of Law OR LAW 352 - Introduction to Law and Economics
4 units
4 units
ECON 474 - Economic Consulting and Applied Managerial Economics
4 units
4 units
ECON 480 - Economics of Industrial Organization
4 units
4 units
ECON 487 - Resource and Environmental Economics
4 units
4 units
AND
LAW 225 - Current Court Cases
2 units
2 units
LAW 300 - Concepts in American Law
2 units
2 units
LAW 306 - Issues in the Use of AI in Law and Regulation
2 units
2 units
LAW 305 - International Influence: Law and Power
2 units
2 units
LAW 350 - Law and Entrepreneurship
2 units
2 units
LAW 352 - Introduction to Law and Economics OR ECON 434 - Economic Analysts of Law (4 units)
2 units
2 units
LAW 406 - Individual Rights in U.S. Constitutional Law
2 units
2 units
LAW 407 - Regulatory Law
2 units
2 units
LAW 498 - Law Internship
2-4 units
2-4 units
(Students must choose between LAW 352 and ECON 434 - they may not receive major credit for both courses.)
Interdisciplinary Elective Courses
(8 units)
ENST 387 - Economics for Natural Resources and the Environment
4 units
4 units
GERO 452 - Economic Issues and the Aged
2-4 units
2-4 units
IR 326 - U.S. Foreign Economic Policy
4 units
4 units
IR 427 - Seminar on Economics Policy
4 units
4 units
PHIL 339 Philosophy of Economics
4 units
4 units
PHIL 475 - Topics in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
4 units
4 units
University Requirements
General Education
Eight courses in six Core Literacies, plus two courses in Global Perspectives (which may double-count with courses in the Core Literacies).
Core Literacy 
Global Perspectives
GE-G: Citizenship in a Global Era (one course)
GE-H: Traditions and Historical Foundations (one course)
Writing Requirements
(8 units)
WRIT 150 - Writing and Critical Reasoning –Thematic Approaches
4 units
4 units
WRIT 340 - Advanced Writing
4 units
4 units
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