2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Major in Economics (BA/BS)

Our option in business provides outstanding training and a strong pathway for economics majors to pursue careers in the business world of finance, management, marketing, and more. This option is also a great choice if you plan to pursue a master of business administration (MBA).

In addition to the economics courses for this option, you’ll be required to meet the Miller College of Business core requirements and take required business courses.

33-72 credits

Business concentration, 69 credits

Miller College of Business core, 45 credits

ACC 201Principles of Accounting 1

3

ACC 202Principles of Accounting 2

3

BL 260Principles of Business Law

3

ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3

ECON 202Elementary Macroeconomics

3

ECON 221Business Statistics

3

FIN 300Principles of Finance

3

ISOM 210Business Information Systems

3

ISOM 249Foundations of Business Communication

3

ISOM 351Operations Management

3

MATH 132Brief Calculus

3

MCOB 100Introduction to Miller College and World of Business

1

MCOB 200Job Search Skills

1

MCOB 300Transition to the Profession

1

MGT 300Managing Behavior in Organizations

3

MGT 491Business Policy and Strategic Management

3

MKG 300Principles of Marketing

3

Required Courses, 9 credits

ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECON 302Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

ECON 321Advanced Business Statistics

3

or

ECON 424Introduction to Econometrics

3

Other Electives, 6 credits from

300-400 level ECON course (3 or 6 credits)

3-6

ACC 301Intermediate Accounting 1

3

ACC 302Intermediate Accounting 2

3

BA 305Introduction to Business Analytics

3

BA 310Data Visualization for Business Analytics

3

BA 345Data Mining for Business Analytics

3

FIN 301Intermediate Finance

3

FIN 310Investments

3

FIN 410Portfolio Management

3

MGT 361Foundations of Human Resource Management and Employee Relations

3

MGT 365Employment Law

3

MKG 310Consumer Behavior

3

MKG 350Marketing Research and Analytics

3

MKG 450Advanced Marketing Research and Analytics

3

Economics Electives, 9 credits from

300-400-level ECON electives

9

Liberal arts concentration, 33-40 credits

Liberal arts core requirements, 18-19 credits

ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3

ECON 202Elementary Macroeconomics

3

ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECON 302Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

ECON 221Business Statistics

3

or

MATH 321Mathematical Statistics

4

MATH 132Brief Calculus

3

Complete general or one concentration

General, 15 credits
9 credits from
300-400-level ECON electives

9

6 credits from
ECON 300-400-level ECON

or

ACC 201Principles of Accounting 1

3

ACC 202Principles of Accounting 2

3

FIN 300Principles of Finance

3

FIN 320Markets and Institutions

3

Economics and law concentration, 21 credits
ECON 346Economic Analysis of Legal Issues

3

PHIL 200Symbolic Logic

3

POLS 130American National Government

3

6 credits from
ECON 310American Economic History/Development from the Civil War to the Present

3

ECON 311Environmental Economics

3

ECON 331Labor Economics

3

ECON 332Labor Relations and Law

3

ECON 345The Economics of Government Budgets

3

ECON 351International Economics

3

ECON 370Industrial Organization

3

6 credits from
ECON 300-400-level ECON

or

BL 260Principles of Business Law

3

BL 363Uniform Commercial Code Law

3

CJC 250Introduction to Courts/Judiciary

3

CJC 251Criminal Law

3

CJC 350Criminal Evidence and Procedure

3

POLS 210Political Science Research Methods

3

POLS 347Environmental Law and Policy

3

POLS 443American Constitutional Law

3

POLS 444Constitutional Liberties

3

POLS 455Administrative Law

3

Financial economics concentration, 21-22 credits
ACC 201Principles of Accounting 1

3

ACC 202Principles of Accounting 2

3

ACC 301Intermediate Accounting 1

3

ECON 424Introduction to Econometrics

3

or

MATH 428Regression and Time Series Models

3

FIN 300Principles of Finance

3

FIN 310Investments

3

or

MATH 454Statistics for Risk Modeling

4

3 credits from
ACC 302Intermediate Accounting 2

3

ECON 441The Theory of Monetary Policy

3

FIN 301Intermediate Finance

3

FIN 410Portfolio Management

3

Political Economy Concentration, 39-40 credits

The Political Economy concentration in Economics is designed to appeal to liberal arts students in the College of Science and Humanities as well as Economics majors looking for a concentration outside of business. It is modeled after a number of successful Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics programs (PP&E) that are offered at a growing number of universities around the world. Students are required to take a basic core of Economics, but are not required or directed to take other business or mathematics courses. The concentration also requires at least one course in Political Science and one course in Philosophy.

Economics Core Requirements, 18-19 credits

ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3

ECON 202Elementary Macroeconomics

3

ECON 221Business Statistics

3

ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECON 302Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

MATH 132Brief Calculus

3

or

MATH 161Applied Calculus 1

3

or

MATH 165Calculus 1

4

Political Economy Requirements, 9 credits (Choose any 3 of the following 6 courses)

Other upper-division Economics electives may be substituted with approval of the Economics Department Chair.

ECON 310American Economic History/Development from the Civil War to the Present

3

ECON 345The Economics of Government Budgets

3

ECON 346Economic Analysis of Legal Issues

3

ECON 416History of Economic Doctrines

3

ECON 441The Theory of Monetary Policy

3

ECON 461Comparative Economic Systems

3

Economics electives, 6 credits (Choose any 2 additional upper-division Economics courses)

Political Economy interdisciplinary electives, 3 credits (Choose 1 course in Philosophy from the following)

PHIL 203Social Philosophy

3

PHIL 300History of Ancient Philosophy

3

PHIL 302History of Modern Philosophy

3

PHIL 306Contemporary Philosophy

3

PHIL 320Emotions, Character, and Moral Responsibility

3

PHIL 380Justice

3

Political Economy interdisciplinary electives, 3 credits (Choose 1 course in Political Science from the following)

POLS 280Comparative Political Systems

3

POLS 281Economic and Political Problems of Emerging Nations

3

POLS 312Early Western Political Thought

3

POLS 313Modern Western Political Thought

3

POLS 395Politics of the Global Economy

3

Health Economics and Public Policy Concentration, 39-41 credits

The focus in health economics and public policy prepares students for a wide variety of careers in business, public policy and health-related industries, as well as government industries.  This focus does not require completion of the core business classes and students can choose from a variety of economics classes which examine health economics and public-policy as well as electives from the College of Health.

Economic Core Courses, 18-20 credits

ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3

ECON 202Elementary Macroeconomics

3

ECON 221Business Statistics

3

or

MATH 221Probability and Statistics

3

or

MATH 321Mathematical Statistics

4

MATH 132Brief Calculus

3

or

MATH 161Applied Calculus 1

3

or

MATH 165Calculus 1

4

ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECON 302Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

Required Course, 3 credits

ECON 348Health Economics

3

6 credits from

ECON 311Environmental Economics

3

ECON 321Advanced Business Statistics

3

ECON 331Labor Economics

3

ECON 345The Economics of Government Budgets

3

ECON 346Economic Analysis of Legal Issues

3

ECON 370Industrial Organization

3

ECON 424Introduction to Econometrics

3

ECON 485Urban Economics

3

6 credits from 300-400 level ECON electives

6 credits from

HSC 180Principles of Community Health

3

HSC 200Introduction to Health Education and Promotion

3

HSC 367Drug Dependency and Abuse

3

HSC 368Consumer Health Issues

3

HSC 387Quantitative Methods and Epidemiology in Health Promotion

3

*Other health-related courses may count toward the 6 credits with permission of the Economics Department Chair.