Business Economics - BA

The Business Economics major highlights the decision making of people in a business ---entrepreneurs, managers, employees, executives, shareholders, etc. --- as well as the impact of those decisions on society.  Graduates will have critical thinking skills well rounded in the liberal arts tradition to be successful in providing solutions to problems found in business and life.  These skills will include the ability to analyze existing systems or institutions, find economic data and other existing knowledge to apply it to a problem and then form recommendations to enhance efficiency and/or equity.  Oral and written communication skills coupled with the economic way of thinking will provide graduates with the necessary skills to effectively impact their work and personal lives as well as  their  community and society. 

Degree Requirements

Foundation Courses

ACC 20364ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ACC 20464FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES

ECO 20163MACROECONOMICS

ECO 20263MICROECONOMICS

MAT 10643COLLEGE ALGEBRA

OR

MAT 20043DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

OR

MAT 20143BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

OAD 30763BUSINESS STATISTICS

OAD 31664BUSINESS ETHICS

MAT 20043 is recommended to fulfill foundation requirement. 

Required Major Courses

ECO 30163INTERMEDIATE ECONOMICS

ECO 30363MONEY AND BANKING

ECO 30463SPATIAL ECONOMICS

ECO 33063ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMICS

ECO 40664INVESTMENT FINANCE

ECO 49003ECONOMICS OF MANAGERIAL DECISIONS

OAD 30563MANAGEMENT

OAD 40063FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION

Recommended Courses

ACC 30163COST ACCOUNTING

ECO 40963INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

HPS 40054AMERICAN POLITICAL THEORY

OR

HPS 40454COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS

LAS 45570SPC TOPICS:GLOBAL BUSINESS PERSP

SOC 10453INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

OR

SOC 26053CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

PSY 12053PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY

Concentrations Available:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Human Resources

International Business

Leadership

Management

Marketing