<p>I only studied one economics course in university so far, but it was by far my favorite course and I was really good at it. But a friend told me that majoring in econ requires studying lots of math (that I hate), so how much math is there in the economics? I don't mind a few courses about math, but not a whole major related to it. And is it possible for me to still be good at the advanced econ courses if I'm not great at math or would it be a complete nightmare?</p>
<p>Why don’t you try talking to the econ professors at your school at get an idea of what your particular econ degree would require?</p>
<p>But no, in general, it wouldn’t be a good idea, as at some level econ will require some pretty heavy duty math. Maybe not like the stuff they do a U of Chicago, but eventually, if you want to go anywhere with the degree, math is going to be required. But perhaps if you love econ, perhaps the effort required to do the math will suddenly seem worthwhile, and not so pointless as in the past.</p>
<p>undergraduate econ usually doesn’t require much more than calculus, but each college is different. the schools offering BS degrees are going to demand more math usually than the those offering BA degrees. there’s also probably going to be a stats course. Many Econ courses will require quite a bit of math, and usually there’s a course called something like Quantitative Economics and maybe another called Mathematical Economics that are required. however, if you want to do any grad school Econ you’re going to need higher-level math for admission.</p>
<p>Most undergraduate economics majors require a semester or year of calculus and a statistics course. Intermediate microeconomics courses will typically use calculus, and econometrics courses will typically use statistics.</p>
<p>A few have intermediate microeconomics and econometrics courses that require more math like multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations. That math, plus more advanced math like real analysis and more rigorous statistics courses, is typically recommended if you want to go on to a PhD program in economics.</p>