Business Administration - Concentration in Economics and Finance, B.S.

Curriculum

A. General Education Requirements (47 hours)

Must Include:

ECON 201	Principles of Economics I	3
ECON 202	Principles of Economics II	3
BUAD 190	Management Information Systems I	3
SPCH 314	Public Speaking	3

B. Major Core Course Requirements (48 hours)

BUAD 115	Introduction to Business	3
ACCT 210	Financial Accounting	3
ACCT 220	Managerial Accounting	3
BUAD 200	Business Communication	3
BUAD 240	Ethics	3
BUAD 241	Business Law	3
ECON 260	Business/Economics Statistics	3
MNGT 221	Principles of Management	3
MRKT 231	Principles of Marketing	3
BFIN 311	Principles of Finance	3
BUAD 360	Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics	3
BUAD 365	Business Research and Report Writing	3
BMIS 380	Management Information Systems II	3
BUAD 456	International Business	3
	OR
ECON 455	International Economics	3
BUAD 455	Strategic Management	3
BUAD 490	Internship I	3

BUAD 115: Must Take First

C. Concentration Requirements (18 hours)

ECON 318	Money, Credit, and Banking	3
ECON 470	Microeconomic Analysis	3
ECON 480	Macroeconomics Analysis	3
BFIN 320	Financial Management	3
BFIN 350	Investments	3
BFIN 425	Commercial Bank Management	3

D. Directed Electives (6 hours)

PSY 212

General Psychology

3

Plus one of the following courses:

GLBS 320	World Societies and Cultures	3
POLS 200	Introduction to Political Science	3
SOC 201	Introduction to Sociology	3
BFIN 210	Personal Financial Management	3
	Foreign Language, Sign Language or Programming Language	3

E. Business Electives (select two from the following) (6 hours)

ECON 376	Public Finance	3
BFIN 415	Financial Management Policy and Strategy	3
BFIN 420	Portfolio Construction and Management	3
BFIN 398	Special Topics in Finance	3
ECON 325	Current Economic Problems	3
ECON 398	Special Topics in Economics	3
	OR
	Any other 300-400 level course in the Department of Business & Economics

Total Credit Hours: 125

B.S. Degree in Business Administration Suggested Curriculum Guide for Concentration in Economics and Finance

Freshman Year

First Semester

GE 102	English Composition and Grammar	3
GE 115	College Algebra	3
GE 122	Freshman Seminar	1
GE 140	History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500	3
BUAD 115	Introduction to Business	3
GE 185	Health Concepts	2
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

GE 103	English Composition and Vocabulary	3
	Math/Science Elective	3
BUAD 190	Management Information Systems I	3
GE 141	History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present	3
	Natural Science	3
	Natural Science Lab	1
	Physical Education Activity	1
Total Credit Hours:		17

Sophomore Year

First Semester

	Fine Arts and Communications Elective	2
GE 201	World Literature I	3
ACCT 210	Financial Accounting	3
BUAD 200	Business Communication	3
ECON 201	Principles of Economics I	3
	Physical Education Activity	1
SPCH 314	Public Speaking	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Second Semester

	Language/Literature Elective	3
ACCT 220	Managerial Accounting	3
PSY 212	General Psychology	3
ECON 202	Principles of Economics II	3
MNGT 221	Principles of Management	3
BUAD 241	Business Law	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Junior Year

First Semester

	Directed Elective**	3
MRKT 231	Principles of Marketing	3
BFIN 311	Principles of Finance	3
BMIS 380	Management Information Systems II	3
ECON 260	Business/Economics Statistics	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

BUAD 360	Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics	3
	Business Elective*	3
	Concentration Course***	3
	Concentration Course***	3
BUAD 240	Ethics	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Senior Year

First Semester

	Concentration Course***	3
	General Elective	3
BUAD 490	Internship I	3
BUAD 365	Business Research and Report Writing	3
	Concentration Course***	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

BUAD 455	Strategic Management	3
	Concentration Course***	3
ECON 455	International Economics	3
	General Elective	3
	Concentration Course***	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Total Credit Hours: 125

*Business Electives

Choose 3 semester hours of the following

ECON 376	Public Finance	3
BFIN 415	Financial Management Policy and Strategy	3
BFIN 420	Portfolio Construction and Management	3
BFIN 398	Special Topics in Finance	3
ECON 325	Current Economic Problems	3
ECON 398	Special Topics in Economics	3
	Any other 300-400 level course in the Department of Business & Economics

**Directed Electives

Choose 3 semester hours of the following

GLBS 320	World Societies and Cultures	3
SOC 201	Introduction to Sociology	3
POLS 200	Introduction to Political Science	3
BFIN 210	Personal Financial Management	3
	Foreign, Sign or Programming Language

***Concentration Courses

Choose 3 semester hours of the following

ECON 318	Money, Credit, and Banking	3
ECON 470	Microeconomic Analysis	3
ECON 480	Macroeconomics Analysis	3
BFIN 320	Financial Management	3
BFIN 350	Investments	3
BFIN 425	Commercial Bank Management	3