Economics at University of California, Berkeley

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. ECON 100AMicroeconomics
  2. MATH 53Multivariable Calculus
  3. ECON 240AEconometrics
• 1. ECON 1Introduction to Economics
  2. MATH 1ACalculus
  3. STAT 20Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  4. ECON 140Econometrics

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ECON coursework.

• STAT 20Introduction to Probability and Statisticsopens 10 courses (4 directly)
• ECON 140Econometricsopens 5 courses (5 directly)
• ECON 240AEconometricsopens 4 courses (4 directly)
• ECON 220AIndustrial Organizationopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• MATH 104Introduction to Analysisopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• DATA C100Principles & Techniques of Data Scienceopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ECON work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 84 ECON and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 78 more ECON courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ECON. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at ECON 134

  1. MATH 1ACalculus
  2. STAT 20Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  3. ECON 140Econometrics
  4. ECON 134Macroeconomic Policy from the Great Depression to Today

• 4 courses deep, ending at ECON 143

  1. MATH 1ACalculus
  2. STAT 20Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  3. DATA C100Principles & Techniques of Data Science

• 3 courses deep, ending at ECON 207A

  1. MATH 53Multivariable Calculus
  2. MATH 104Introduction to Analysis
  3. ECON 207AMathematical Economics

• 3 courses deep, ending at ECON 220B

  1. ECON 201AEconomic Theory
  2. ECON 220AIndustrial Organization
  3. ECON 220BIndustrial Organization

Grade medians

Professors

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Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ECON yet.

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Department events

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