Business Economics is a specialized area of economics that uses economic and quantitative analysis to make strategic business, financial, and management decisions. Business economists study the allocation of scarce resources, and the resulting forces that shape our business, economy and society both locally and globally.
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business Economics can lead to many career opportunities in the public sector, financial institutions, marketing institutions, investment institutions, consulting firms, market research organizations, mergers and acquisitions departments, insurance companies, and international organizations.
Curriculum
A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to earn the Bachelor of Business Administration Business Economics Major. The major program is comprised of requires completion of 33 credits. Students also earn a Finance Concentration as part of their major.
Required Business Economics Courses: 9 Credit Hours
- ECN 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECN 302 Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECN 322 Introduction to Econometrics
Major Electives: 15 Credit Hours (Choice of 5 Courses)
- ECN 311 Economic History of the United States
- ECN 316 Comparative Economic Systems
- ECN 322 Introduction to Econometrics
- ECN 330 Managerial Economics
- ECN 333 Economics of Health Care
- ECN 350 Economics of Crime and Punishment
- ECN 355 Money and Banking
- ECN 360 Public Sector Economics
- ECN 391 Consumer Economics
- ECN 415 History of Economic Thought
- ECN 428 Applied Economic Analysis
- ECN 433 Industrial Organization
- ECN 441 Business Fluctuations and Forecasting
- ECN 450 Economics of Law
- ECN 470 Urban Economics
- ECN 474 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- ECN 475 Labor Economics
- ECN 482 International Trade
- ECN 485 Economics of Development and Growth
- ECN 494 Special Topics in Economics
- ECN 496 Independent Study in Economics
- ECN 497 Honors Essay
Finance Concentration: 9 Credit Hours (Choice of 3 of the Following Courses)
- FIN 353 Introduction to Investments
- FIN 360 Introduction to Corporate Finance
- FIN 385 Financial Decision Making Tools and Techniques
- FIN 454 Advanced Investments
- FIN 461 Bank Management
- FIN 462 Fixed Income Analysis
- FIN 465 International Finance and Investment
- FIN 470 Introduction to Risk and Insurance
- FIN 473 CFA Level I Review
- FIN 477 Real Estate Finance
- FIN 479 Real Estate Investment
- FIN 490 Professional Internship
- FIN 491 Special Problems in Finance
- FIN 493 Special Topics in Finance
Admission:
- Successful completion of all Business Lower Division requirements.