Course description
The Economics-Engineering program is a dual degree program of Claremont McKenna College (CMC) and Harvey Mudd College (HMC). Students in this 5-year program, three at CMC and two at HMC, complete all CMC requirements for a full major in economics, as well as the requirements for a full major in engineering at HMC. Upon completion of all courses, students receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from CMC, and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from HMC.
The program is an extension of the successful Management-Engineering (ME) program, which combines courses in economics and engineering, but does not require students to complete all major requirements. Like the ME program, the Economics and Engineering program is designed for students interested in a liberal arts education, together with a demanding curriculum in both economics and engineering. Students in the program complete all CMC general education requirements at CMC and then are required to take at least two more courses in the humanities/social sciences at HMC, in addition to a few elective courses in economics.
Students in the program spend the first three years (at least 24 courses) at Claremont McKenna College, where they complete all of CMC’s general education requirement, all but three of the courses required for a major in economics, and several science and engineering courses. The science courses may be taken at Joint Science or at HMC; the engineering courses are taken at HMC. During the two years at HMC, students complete HMC’s general education requirements, the requirements for the major in engineering, and the remaining three elective courses in economics, including at least two level two elective courses. Some courses may be used for more than one requirement. Students who plan to major in Economics and Engineering are expected to complete five (or more) courses per semester. New students may enroll in five courses during their first semester. Professor Higdon is the program advisor.
Transfer to Harvey Mudd College
Under a joint admissions agreement, CMC students with a grade point average of 9.50 or higher, who have completed all required courses for the program during their years at CMC, are guaranteed admission to HMC. For admission to HMC, applicants may not have any grades below B- in mathematics and science courses, and no grade lower than C in other subjects. Interested students are expected to meet with the chair of the HMC Engineering Department and a HMC admission counselor before the end of the sophomore year. Deadline for application is February 1 of the junior year.
Major Requirements
Majors complete 21 courses while enrolled at CMC:
1. Biology 43. Introductory Biology
2. Chemistry 29. Accelerated General Chemistry
3. Physics 33-34. General Physics
4. Physics 100. Computational Physics and Engineering, or
Physics 101. Intermediate Mechanics, or
Physics 102. Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
1. Mathematics 31. Calculus II
2. Mathematics 32. Calculus III
3. Mathematics 90. Linear Algebra
4. Mathematics 111. Differential Equations
5. Mathematics 62hm. Introduction to Probability and Statistics
6. Economics 86. Accounting for Decision Making (level I economics course)
7. Economics 101. Intermediate Microeconomics
8. Economics 102. Intermediate Macroeconomics
9. Economics 125. Econometrics I (level II economics course)
10. A level two course in economics (see “Economics.”)
11. Computer Science 51. Introduction to Computer Science, or
Computer Science 5hm. Structured Programming and Problem Solving, or
Physics 108. Programming for Science and Engineering
* Engineering 4hm. Introduction to Engineering Design
* Engineering 8hm. Design Representation and Realization
* Engineering 59hm. Introduction to Engineering Systems
* Engineering 80hm. Experimental Engineering
* Engineering Elective (for example: 82hm. Chemical and Thermal Processes, 83hm. Continuum Mechanics, 84hm. Electronic and Magnetic Circuits and Devices, or 85hm. Digital Electronics and Computer Engineering)
