Economics Program

Theoretical and quantitative analysis are applied within the context of institutional and cultural constraints to solve economic problems in the private and public sectors.

The department offers a bachelor of business administration in economics and a minor in economics for students not majoring in the College of Business Administration. In addition, a bachelor of arts in economics is offered jointly with the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Economics Major Requirements

University Core Studies (required of all majors): 44 hours

• Math 1342
• Accounting 2310, 2330
• Economics 2310, 2312
• Economics 2322, 2323
• Management 1310
• Marketing 2380

Professional Business Studies Core Studies: 21 hours

• Rhetoric 3316
• Finance 3310
• Management 3300
• Management 3304
• Management 3305
• Management 4380
• Management 3350

Economics Core Courses: 9 hours

• Economics 3315
• Economics 3320
• Economics 3330

Electives in Economics: 9 hours
Unrestricted electives: 8 hours
Upper-level Economics Electives: 6 hours
Total hours for the Major in Economics: 124

Economics Minor Requirements

Minor in Economics

The minor in economics, available to students majoring outside the College of Business Administration, provides a market-oriented complement for many major fields of study. Students pursuing the economics minor must take Economics 2321, 2322, 3315, 3330, and six additional hours of approved upper-level electives in economics for a total of 18 hours.

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

See the Department of Philosophy and Liberal Studies' section in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences for details of the degree requirements of the bachelor of arts in economics.