Economics, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics offered through the College of Business prepares students for careers that require an in-depth understanding of the forces of the economy. Economists study changes occurring in various countries, as well as individual sectors of an economy. You will learn how to research and analyze economic issues, conduct surveys and collect data, and analyze data using mathematical models and statistical techniques, and more.

Degree Requirements

Students must meet all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Students must meet the collegial degree requirements.

General Education Requirements (37-38 Hrs)

• Communications (9 credit hours)

  • Two courses in written communication (6)
  • One course in oral communication (3)

  Mathematics (3 credit hours)

  • MATH - 2100 Elementary Statistics (3) 

  Physical and Life Sciences (7 - 8 credit hours), including at least one laboratory course

  • One course from Life Sciences (3-4)
  • One course from Physical Sciences (3-4)

  Humanities (9 credit hours)

  • At least one course from humanities and at least one course from fine arts

  Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)

• ECON - 2301 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON - 2302 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• One additional Social and Behavioral Science Course (3)

Business Courses (27 Hours)

• ACCT - 2110 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT - 2111 Managerial Accounting (3)
• BUS - 3200 Business Communications (3)
• BUS - 3700 Business Statistics (3)
• FIN - 3110 Principles of Financial Management (3)
• MATH - 2281 Applied Calculus (4)
• MGMT - 2100 Principles of Business Management (3)
• MGMT - 3099 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)
• MIS - 2101 Basics of Information Technology (3)

Economics Core Courses (15 Hours)

• ECON - 3099 International Economics (3)
• ECON - 3301 Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
• Or  ECON - 3404 Managerial Economics: The Economics of the Firm (3)
• ECON - 3302 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
• ECON - 4101 Econometrics I (3)
• ECON - 4900 Research Methods in Economics (3)

• (to be taken in final semester)

Economics Selectives (12 Hours)

Select four of the following courses:

• ECON - 3111 Economics of the European Union (3)
• ECON - 3501 Money and Banking (3)
• ECON - 3502 Economic Development (3)
• ECON - 3503 Labor Economics (3)
• ECON - 3515 International Trade (3)
• ECON - 3901 Mathematical Economics (3)
• ECON - 4102 Econometrics II (3)
• FIN - 3501 Investments (3)
• FIN - 4110 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
• FIN - 4350 International Financial Management (3)
• FIN - 4530 Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
• Or other approved upper division (3000 level and above) economics or finance courses

Electives (28 - 29 Hours)

Students are encouraged to select a second major or minor

Eighteen (18) credit hours must be upper division (3000 and above).

Total - 120 Hours