Business Economics (B.B.A.)
At-a-Glance
Admission to major: Completion of all College of Business Administration lower-division requirements
Advising: Business economics majors are advised by the College of Business Administration Advising Office, Monte Ahuja Hall, BU 219.
The major in Business Economics is designed for students interested in the application of advanced economic analysis, principles, and thinking to the management and operation of business organizations and governmental or quasi-public institutions. The curriculum affords an opportunity to couple knowledge of the structure and operation of our economy with the decision theory and problem-solving approach used in modern business administration.
Major-Field Requirements
In addition to the BBA degree program's required core courses, students must complete:
- ECN 301 (Intermediate Macroeconomics), and a minimum of four additional courses from the following, for a minimum of 15 credit hours.
- ECN 322 Statistics and Econometrics
- ECN 330 Managerial Economics
- ECN 333 Economics of Health
- ECN 355 Money and Banking
- ECN 360 Public Sector Economics
- ECN 433 Industrial Organization
- ECN 441 Business Fluctuation and Forecasting
- ECN 450 Economics of Law
- ECN 470 Urban Economics
- ECN 474 Envir. & Natural Resource Economics
- ECN 475 Labor Economics
- ECN 482 International Economics
- ECN 485 Economics Development and Growth
Recommended Program:
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Fifth Semester |
Credits |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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Elective |
4 |
| Elective |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Sixth Semester |
Credits |
|
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
4 |
|
|
3 |
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Humanities & Arts |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Seventh Semester |
Credits |
|
3 |
|
| BLW 411 Business Law and Ethics (w) | 3 |
ECN Elective |
3 |
ECN Elective |
4 |
Humanities & Arts |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Eighth Semester |
Credits |
|
3 |
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ECN Elective |
3 |
ECN Elective |
4 |
Elective |
3 |
Humanities & Arts |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
(w) Counts as a writing course for university graduation requirements. Three writing courses are required.
Note: All BBA core courses listed above must be completed prior to taking MLR 465, the capstone course.
