Economics
Chairperson
Paul Weizer
Professors
Pirudas Lwamugira
Michael Turk
Assistant Professor
Bornali Bhandari
Objectives for the Program in Economics
The Economics Program offers Liberal Arts and Sciences courses which focus on understanding the principles of economics for private enterprise market economies especially, the United States economy, as well as the workings of the global economy. The program offers both a major and a minor to students who are interested in a career in economics or business.
Requirements for the Major in Economics
The degree of bachelor of science in Economics requires 36 credits:
ECON 1100 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 1200 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2400 Money and Banking
ECON 3000 History of Economic Thought*
ECON 3650 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 3660 Intermediate Microeconomics
MATH 2200 Calculus for Business
MATH 1800 Business Statistics
SPCH 1000 Speech
Four courses selected from the following:
ECON 1300 Consumer Economics
ECON 2200 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 2450 Human Resource Economics
ECON 2500 Economic Development
ECON 2550 Urban Economics
ECON 2600 Public Finance
ECON 3550 International Economics
ECON 3700 Econometrics
ECON 3750 Managerial Economics
ECON 4900 Independent Study in Economics
ECON 4940 Internship in Economics
ECON 5000 Topics in Economics
GEOG 3000 Economic Geography
BSAD 4230 Business Fluctuations and Forecasting
*ECON 3000 satisfies the Junior/Senior Writing Requirement.
International Business and Economics
The International Business and Economics Program provides students with an understanding of the rapidly changing global economy. It concentrates on explanations of the complexities of the business discipline in relationship to the theory of international trade and finance and the changing roles of international institutions (such as the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund). The concentration provides the student with knowledge of the intricacies of doing business internationally. Students will study international marketing and the commerce, trade and investments of international business.
LAS Requirements
BSAD 1700 Introduction to Computer Information Systems for Business
ECON 1100 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 1200 Principles of Microeconomics
ENGL 2400 World Literature I or
ENGL 2500 World Literature II
ENGL 3100 World Novel I or
ENGL 3110 World Novel II
IDIS 1200 Introduction to International Studies or
IDIS 1800 Global Issues
HIST 1150 World Civilizations III
MATH 1800 Business Statistics
MATH 2200 Calculus for Business
SPCH 1000 Speech
Major Requirements in Business Administration and Economics
BSAD 2010 Introduction to Financial Reporting
BSAD 2020 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
BSAD 3200 Principles of Management
BSAD 3210 Human Resource Management
BSAD 3300 Fundamentals of Marketing
BSAD 3400 Basic Finance
BSAD 3500 Business Law I
BSAD 4330 International Marketing
BSAD 4880 International Business Management
BSAD 4890 Business Policy and Strategy
ECON 3550 International Economics
ECON 3600 International Finance Economics
And either 2 courses from the following list of Macroeconomic courses:
ECON 2200 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 2400 Money and Banking
ECON 2500 Economic Development
ECON 3650 Intermediate Macroeconomics Theory
Or 2 courses from the following list of Microeconomics courses:
ECON 2300 Industrial Organization
ECON 2400 Money and Banking
ECON 3660 Intermediate Microeconomics Theory
ECON 3750 Managerial Economics
Requirements for the Minor in Economics
A minor in Economics requires:
ECON 1100 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 1200 Principles of Microeconomics
Four courses selected from courses listed for the Economics major.
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