Program Overview

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Economics

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Economics is a program designed to prepare students for careers in business, finance, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The program focuses on the development of analytical skills, with an emphasis on applied math, graphs of real data, and graphs of theoretical models.

About the Program

Economics is a major for students who enjoy analyzing complex problems from multiple angles. The BSBA in Economics is ideal for students interested in business with an additional emphasis on analytical skills. Students take core business courses along with additional electives in economics, preparing them for a wide range of career possibilities.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Use supply and demand analysis
• Apply the concept of opportunity cost
• Use marginal analysis
• Explain the behavior of economic agents in different market structures
• Explain the causes of short-run fluctuations in macroeconomic variables
• Explain the determinants of long-run economic growth
• Predict the effects of various micro and macroeconomic policies
• Gather, analyze, and interpret economic data
• Describe the role and function of financial markets, institutions, and policies
• Analyze global economic issues

Career Possibilities

The program prepares students for careers in businesses, financial firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Potential career paths include:

• Careers in finance and banking
• Government agencies
• Nonprofit organizations
• Private sector businesses

Requirements

The BSBA in Economics requires a total of 120 credits, including general education requirements, business administration core requirements, economics major requirements, and general electives.

General Education Requirements

• First-Year Seminar: 2-3 credits
• English Composition: 6 credits
• Second-Year Seminar: 3 credits
• Constitutions: 3-6 credits
• Mathematics: 3 credits (MATH 124 - College Algebra or higher)
• Distribution Requirements: 18-19 credits (Humanities and Fine Arts, Social Science, Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking)
• Multicultural and International Credits: 0-6 credits

Business Administration Core Requirements

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems or Microsoft Office proficiency or equivalent
• BLW 302 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
• FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance
• IS 330 - Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
• IS 335 - Business Analytics
• MGT 301 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
• MGT 371 - Leadership and Managerial Skills
• MKT 301 - Marketing Management
• SCM 352 - Operations Management
• Select one capstone course from: BUS 496 - Strategic Management and Policy or BUS 498 - Global Business Strategy

Economics Major Requirements

• ECON 262 - Principles of Statistics II or ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics
• ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON 495 - Seminar in Economic Research
• Four three-credit upper-division (300-400 level) economics electives

General Electives

The number of general electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from Lee Business School is 120.

Economics Major Advanced Track Program

The Advanced Economics Program allows undergraduates to take one or two 700-level graduate courses (6 credits) in their undergraduate program and then count them in the MA program in economics. Students planning to pursue graduate studies in economics are encouraged to take the Economics Advanced Track Program.

Requirements for the Advanced Track

• Nine of the 24 required economics major credits must be 400 or 700 level ECON courses
• ECON 262 - Principles of Statistics II or ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics
• ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON 495 - Seminar in Economic Research
• 2 or 3 three-credit upper-division (300- or 400-level) economics electives (at least one of these electives must be a 400-level ECON course)
• 1 or 2 three-credit 700 level economics courses

Notes

• All courses in the major requirements section must be completed with a grade of C or better
• Any course that is included as a prerequisite for a Lee Business School course requires a minimum grade of C or better
• ECON 302 is a Milestone Experience course for Economics B.S.B.A
• ECON 495 is a Culminating Experience course for Economics B.S.B.A

Department of Economics

The Department of Economics prepares students to be economists who allocate scarce resources to meet unlimited wants. By blending theory and applied quantitative and analytical skills, graduates acquire essential skills for pursuing jobs in businesses, financial firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

Lee Business School

The Lee Business School advances the knowledge and practice of business, develops business leaders, and fosters intellectual and economic vitality through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and outreach.