Bachelor of Science in Business Economics

Sample Degree Path for B.S. in Business Economics

The Business Economics major combines courses in economics with those in accounting, finance, information systems, management, marketing, and quantitative business analysis. This unique array of courses leads to a  Bachelor of Science degree and provides students with skills highly desired by employers.

The major requires a minimum of 72 hours of coursework. This major does not require an additional minor or a major, but students are strongly encouraged to purse a minor or a certificate to enhance a particular skill set such as data analytics, entrepreneurship or sales. The program is designed for students to be able to add a minor and still graduate in four years, especially if that minor is in the College of Business. The B.S. in Business Economics requires students to take two business electives and leaves room for five general electives (see the Sample Degree Path). Students wishing to pursue a minor can take coursework for the minor instead of the general electives. If you are interested in adding a minor, ask your advisor to see which of the business minors or certificates will work best with your degree.

To earn the B.S. in Business Economics, students must complete the following courses:

GFCB BUSINESS CORE (33 hours)
ACADEMIC CORE (27 hours)
MATH 123	Mathematical Applications for Business
ACT 110	Accounting for Decision Makers
BDAN 250	Introduction to Analytics
ECON 202	Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206	Statistics
FIN 330	Principles of Finance
MGT 210	Organization and Management
MKT 220	Basic Marketing Concepts
MGT 498  or  ENT 496	Strategy and Policy  or  Small Business Analysis and Strategy
CAREER PREPARATION CORE (6 hours)
BA 170  or  BA 175  or  BA 220	Business Student Basic (Freshmen)  or  University Experience Business (LLC)  or   Special Topics in Business (Transfers and Change of major)
MGT 261	Business Communication Fundamentals
ECON 399	Career Readiness in Economics
ECON 499	Senior Assessment
BUSINESS ECONOMICS MAJOR COURSES (39 hours)
ECON 203	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 302	Microeconomic Theory
ECON 303	Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 306  or  ECON 307	Statistical Analysis   or   Financial Data Modeling
ECON 414	Managerial Economics
ECON 375  or  ECON 390   or  ECON 434	Moral Issues of Capitalism  or Economics, Law, and Public Choice or The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
ECON 465	Regression and Econometrics
Four ECON  electives	300- and 400-level ECON courses not already required for the major.   Some courses may count as Colonnade Connections courses
Two  Professional  Electives	ACCT 220 or any 300- or 400-level College of Business course not already required by  the major

 

Some upper-level electives may satisfy Colonnade Connections requirements: ECON 375 is in the Social and Cultural category, and ECON 385 and ECON 430 are in the Local to Global category. Note, only one of these courses can be used to satisfy the Connections requirement - the rest must be taken from other disciplines.