Program Overview

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) degree. This program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of economic and financial principles, as well as the analytical and problem-solving skills necessary to succeed in these fields.

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) degree requires 128 semester credit hours. The degree requirements are as follows:

• Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours
  • Communication: 6 semester credit hours
  • Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
  • Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
  • Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
  • Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
  • American History: 6 semester credit hours
  • Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
  • Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
• Major Requirements: 63 semester credit hours
  • Major Preparatory Courses: 15 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
  • Major Core Courses: 48 semester credit hours
• Elective Requirements: 23 semester credit hours
  • Guided Electives
  • Free Electives

Major Preparatory Courses

The major preparatory courses for the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) degree are:

• ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting
• ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting
• BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law
• ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
• MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I
• MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II
• MATH 2333 Matrices, Vectors, and Their Application
• OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis
• OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty
• STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics

Major Core Courses

The major core courses for the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) degree are:

• BCOM 1300 Introduction to Professionalism and Communication in Business
• BCOM 3300 Professionalism and Communication in Business
• BCOM 4300 Managing Communications in Business
• FIN 3320 Business Finance
• FIN 3390 Introduction to Financial Modeling
• FIN 4310 Intermediate Financial Management
• ECON 3310 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 3311 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 4351 Mathematical Economics
• ECON 4355 Econometrics
• FIN 4300 Investment Management
• FIN 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Finance

Elective Requirements

The elective requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) degree are:

• Guided Electives: A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required; the student has the option of zero to 3 semester credit hours, depending on the particular internship, and preference for additional electives.
• Free Electives: Choose from the following to fulfill remaining Elective semester credit hours:
  • Select 5-11 semester credit hours from: FIN 3305, FIN 3330, FIN 3340, FIN 3350, FIN 3365, FIN 3380, FIN 4313, FIN 4315, FIN 4320, FIN 4321, FIN 4336, FIN 4338, FIN 4340, FIN 4345, or FIN 4390.
  • Select 12 semester credit hours from: ECON 3312, ECON 3332, ECON 4301, ECON 4310, ECON 4342, ECON 4345, ECON 4360, ECON 4382, ECON 4385, or ECON 4396.

Faculty

The faculty for the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) degree includes:

• Professors: Daniel G. Arce, Kurt J. Beron, Dong Li, Donggyu Sul
• Associate Professors: Rodney Andrews, Seth Giertz, Susan Williams McElroy, Darwin (Trey) Miller, Irina Panovska, Kevin Siqueira, Victor Valcarcel
• Assistant Professors: Anne Burton, Jonas Hedlund, Maria (Camila) Morales
• Professor Emeritus: Todd Sandler
• Associate Professor of Instruction: Luba Ketsler
• Assistant Professor of Instruction: William Grover

JSOM Faculty

The JSOM faculty for the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) degree includes:

• Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, William M. Cready, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Stanley Liebowitz, Vikram Nanda, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Harold Zhang
• Associate Professors: Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Michael Hasler, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
• Assistant Professors: Christopher Mace, Jean-Marie Meier, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Simon Siegenthaler, Xiaoxiao Tang, Christian Von-Drathen, Pingle Wang, Steven Xiao