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
Required Courses, 9 credits
Other Electives, 6 credits from
| | 300-400 level ECON course (3 or 6 credits) | 3-6 |
| ACC 301 | Intermediate Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACC 302 | Intermediate Accounting 2 | 3 |
| BA 305 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| BA 310 | Data Visualization for Business Analytics | 3 |
| BA 345 | Data Mining for Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 301 | Intermediate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 310 | Investments | 3 |
| FIN 410 | Portfolio Management | 3 |
| MGT 361 | Foundations of Human Resource Management and Employee Relations | 3 |
| MGT 365 | Employment Law | 3 |
| MKG 310 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MKG 350 | Marketing Research and Analytics | 3 |
| MKG 450 | Advanced 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
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 201 | Principles of Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Principles of Accounting 2 | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| FIN 320 | Markets and Institutions | 3 |
Economics and law concentration, 21 credits
6 credits from
| ECON 310 | American Economic History/Development from the Civil War to the Present | 3 |
| ECON 311 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ECON 331 | Labor Economics | 3 |
| ECON 332 | Labor Relations and Law | 3 |
| ECON 345 | The Economics of Government Budgets | 3 |
| ECON 351 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 370 | Industrial Organization | 3 |
6 credits from
| ECON | 300-400-level ECON | |
| | or | |
| BL 260 | Principles of Business Law | 3 |
| BL 363 | Uniform Commercial Code Law | 3 |
| CJC 250 | Introduction to Courts/Judiciary | 3 |
| CJC 251 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJC 350 | Criminal Evidence and Procedure | 3 |
| POLS 210 | Political Science Research Methods | 3 |
| POLS 347 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| POLS 443 | American Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLS 444 | Constitutional Liberties | 3 |
| POLS 455 | Administrative Law | 3 |
Financial economics concentration, 21-22 credits
3 credits from
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
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 310 | American Economic History/Development from the Civil War to the Present | 3 |
| ECON 345 | The Economics of Government Budgets | 3 |
| ECON 346 | Economic Analysis of Legal Issues | 3 |
| ECON 416 | History of Economic Doctrines | 3 |
| ECON 441 | The Theory of Monetary Policy | 3 |
| ECON 461 | Comparative 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)
Political Economy interdisciplinary electives, 3 credits (Choose 1 course in Political Science from the following)
| POLS 280 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| POLS 281 | Economic and Political Problems of Emerging Nations | 3 |
| POLS 312 | Early Western Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 313 | Modern Western Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 395 | Politics 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
Required Course, 3 credits
6 credits from
6 credits from 300-400 level ECON electives
6 credits from
| HSC 180 | Principles of Community Health | 3 |
| HSC 200 | Introduction to Health Education and Promotion | 3 |
| HSC 367 | Drug Dependency and Abuse | 3 |
| HSC 368 | Consumer Health Issues | 3 |
| HSC 387 | Quantitative Methods and Epidemiology in Health Promotion | 3 |
*Other health-related courses may count toward the 6 credits with permission of the Economics Department Chair.