Requirements for a Major or Minor in Business: Economics
Major in Economics The economics major offers two tracks: business economics and finance. Students must take foundation courses before required economics courses or elective economics courses. Business Economics Track The requirements for a major in economics, business economics track, are 48 credits: • 12 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – ECON 274 – Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4 credits • 6 credits in required economics courses: – ECON 252 – Public Policy Analysis, 2 credits – ECON 301 – Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, 4 credits – ECON 302 – Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, 4 credits • 18 credits from the following elective economics courses: – ECON 333 – International Economics, 2 credits – ECON 335 – Economic History of the World Economy, 2 credits – ECON 441 – Money, Banking, and Financial Markets/Institutions, 4 credits – BUS 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits – ECON 312, SOC 312 – Global Development Issues, 4 credits – ECON 320 – Energy, Environment and Economics, 4 credits – BUS 460, MATH 335, CSC 335 – Operations Management/Research, 4 credits – ECON 480 – Independent Study, 4 credits • 8 additional credits: – MATH 121 – Calculus I, 4 credits – CSC 104 – Software Applications for Business, 4 credits Finance Track The requirements for a major in economics, finance track, are 48 credits: • 20 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – ECON 274 – Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4 credits – ECON 301 – Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, 4 credits – ECON 302 – Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, 4 credits • 8 credits in required finance courses: – ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits – ECON 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits • 12 credits from the following elective finance courses: – BUS 304 – Investments, 2 credits – BUS 403 – International Finance, 4 credits – BUS 404 – Security Portfolio Analysis, 4 credits – BUS 441 – Money, Banking, and Financial Markets/Institutions, 4 credits • 8 additional credits: – MATH 121 – Calculus I, 4 credits OR MATH 203 – Mathematics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4 credits – CSC 104 – Software Applications for Business, 4 credits Major in Economics with Management Information Systems Emphasis The requirements for a major in economics, business economics track, with a management information systems emphasis are 48 credits in the business economics track with an additional 36 to 40 credits from computer science. The requirements for a major in economics, finance track, with a management information systems emphasis are 48 credits in the finance track with an additional 28 to 32 credits from computer science. All courses required for the emphasis are listed in the management information systems pages of the catalog. Minor in Economics The requirements for a minor in economics are 20 credits: • 12 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – ECON 301 – Intermediate Microeconomics, 4 credits OR ECON 302 – Intermediate Macroeconomics, 4 credits • 8 credits from 300- and 400-level courses from the required economics courses or elective economics courses
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