Economics, B.S.B.A.

Program Overview

The Economics program at Coastal Carolina University equips students with analytical and rigorous thinking skills for careers in various fields, including financial services, business, healthcare, and government. The program emphasizes economic analysis to evaluate costs and benefits, preparing students for informed decision-making and graduate studies in economics and related disciplines. The curriculum includes core business courses, economics major requirements, and a choice of electives to tailor the program to individual interests.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Objective:

• The Economics program at Coastal Carolina University prepares students for careers in financial services, business, health care, real estate, government and international organizations.
• It also provides an excellent preparation for graduate study in a variety of fields including economics, business law, public administration, and medicine.

Overview:

• Economics is the study of how firms and countries make informed choices.
• Using tools of economic analysis, economists evaluate the costs and benefits of courses of action in order to choose among alternatives.
• Economics majors develop ways of thinking that are analytical and rigorous.

Outline:

Core Curriculum Requirements:

• 38-40 Total Credit Hours

Graduation Requirements:

• 3-6+ Credits

Foundation Courses:

• 6-12 Credits
• CSCI 110 - Enterprise Business Applications (3 credits)
• MATH 132 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3 credits)
• PHIL 318 - Business Ethics (3 credits)
• Choose one course from the following:
• ENGL 290 - Introduction to Business Communication (3 credits)
• CBAD 290 - Integrated Business Communication (3 credits)

Business Core Requirements:

• 39-45 Credits
• Lower Level Business Core
• CBAD 120 Q - Introduction to the Global Culture of Business (3 credits)
• CBAD 201 - Financial Accounting (3 credits)
• CBAD 202 - Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
• CBAD 291 - Business Statistics (3 credits)
• CBAD 292 - Decision Analysis (3 credits)
• ECON 201 Q* - Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 202 - Microeconomics (3 credits)
• Upper Level Business Core
• CBAD 301 Q* - Management and Organizations (3 credits)
• CBAD 344 - Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
• CBAD 350 Q* - Marketing (3 credits)
• FIN 301 - Business Finance (3 credits)
• CBAD 364 Q* - Operations Management (3 credits)
• CBAD 373 Q* - Business Integration and Application (3 credits)
• CBAD 393 - Management Information Systems (3 credits)
• CBAD 478 Q - Strategic Management (3 credits)

Major Requirements:

• 18 Credits
• ECON 301 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Analysis (3 credits)
• ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and Analysis (3 credits)
• ECON 495 Q* - Advanced Economic Theory and Analysis (3 credits)
• Choose courses from the following:
• Choose three ECON courses at the 300 level or above
• OR
• Choose two ECON courses at the 300 level or above
AND

Careers:

• Financial services
• Business
• Health care
• Real estate
• Government
• International organizations