Program Overview

Economics, B.S.B.A.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) with a major in economics is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of economic principles and their application in business. The program is offered by the Collins College of Business, with faculty mentorship from the Department of Economics in the Kendall College of Arts and Sciences.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the undergraduate program in economics (B.S.B.A.), students will demonstrate:

• Technical competence
• Analytical abilities across a wide range of economic schools of thought
• A passion for learning with a focus on economics

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

The Tulsa Curriculum is designed to provide students with a well-rounded education, including:

• FYE 1001 First Year Experience
• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation
• ENGL 2093 STEM and Business Writing
• MATH 1143 Mathematical Functions
• MATH 1243 Applied Calculus

General Curriculum

The general curriculum includes:

• Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
• Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
• Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
• Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double-counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Language Requirement (8 hours)

Students must complete or show proficiency through the first year of a modern foreign language (8 hours) or meet the foreign language requirement by earning nine (9) hours of credit in American Sign Language.

Business Core

The business core includes:

• Freshman Core:
  • BIS 1001 Introduction to Spreadsheets
  • ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics
• Sophomore Core:
  • ACCT 2113 Concepts in Accounting Information I
  • ACCT 2123 Concepts in Accounting Information II
  • BIS 2003 Introduction to Business Information Systems
  • BL 2013 Legal Environment of Business
  • BUS 2001 Essential Business Skill Development
  • QM 2013 Statistics I
  • QM 2023 Statistics II: Data Analytics
• Junior/Senior Core:
  • FIN 3003 Business Finance
  • MGT 3003 Principles of Management
  • MGT 4073 Strategic Management
  • MKTG 3003 Principles of Marketing
  • QM 3023 Operations Management

Economics Major Requirements

The economics major requirements include:

• ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics
• ECON 3023 Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 3033 Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 4053 History of Economic Theory
• Economics electives at the 3000 level (9 hours)

General Electives (9 hours)

Only courses from outside of the Collins College of Business may be used for general education electives.

Free Electives (12 hours)

Any non-required undergraduate course offered by the institution.

Total: 120 hours

Economics majors must complete ENGL 1033, MATH 1143, MATH 1243 (or higher-level math courses), with a grade of C or higher. B.S.B.A. Economics majors must meet the college’s language requirements. Economics majors must complete each of the Business Core courses with a grade of C or higher, except for courses designated Pass/Fail. ECON 2013 and ECON 2023 are required courses in the Business Core which are also used to fulfill part of the Tulsa Curriculum Quad III requirement.