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Undergraduate Edition 2017-2018

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

Curriculum

A. General Education Requirements (35 hours)

The following General Education Courses are required for the major.

ECON 201Principles of Economics I

3
ECON 202Principles of Economics II

3
SPCH 314Public Speaking

3
MATH 115College Algebra

3
or
MATH 118Precalculus

3
or
MATH 153Applied Calculus

3
or
MATH 165Calculus of Single Variable I

4

B. Major Requirements (57 hours)

1. Core Courses (45 hours)

BUAD 115Introduction to Business

3
ACCT 220Managerial Accounting

3
BUAD 200Business Communication

3
BUAD 240Ethics

3
BUAD 241Business Law

3
ECON 260Business/Economics Statistics

3
MNGT 221Principles of Management

3
MRKT 231Principles of Marketing

3
BFIN 311Principles of Finance

3
BUAD 360Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics

3
BMIS 380Management Information Systems II

3
BUAD 455Strategic Management

3
BUAD 490Internship I

3
BUAD 190Management Information Systems

3

2. Core Elective (3 hours)

Select one course from each of the pairings of courses below
BUAD 456International Business

3
OR
BFIN 455International Financial Management

3
OR
ECON 455International Economics

3

C. Related Area Requirements (3 hours)

PSY 212General Psychology

3

D. Concentration Requirements (24 hours)

1. Concentration Core (12 hours)

ECON 470Microeconomic Analysis

3
ECON 480Macroeconomics Analysis

3
BFIN 320Financial Management

3
BFIN 350Investments

3

2. Concentration Electives (12 hours)

Select only 4 courses from the list of courses below
ECON 376Public Finance

3
BFIN 415Financial Management Policy and Strategy

3
BFIN 420Portfolio Construction and Management

3
ECON 325Current Economic Problems

3
BFIN 425Commercial Bank Management

3
ECON 318Money, Credit, and Banking

3
BFIN 210Personal Financial Management

3
BUAD 365Business Research and Report Writing

3
BFIN 450Financial Risk Management

3
ECON 261Business/Economics Statistics II

3
ECON 360Econometrics

3
ECON 435Economic Development

3

E. Free Electives (10 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 120

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

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 102English Composition and Grammar

3
UNIV 110Freshman Seminar

1
BUAD 115Introduction to Business

3
HLTH 185Health Concepts

2
HIST 140History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500

3
OR
HIST 141History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present

3
MATH 115College Algebra

3
OR
MATH 118Precalculus

3
OR
MATH 153Applied Calculus

3
OR
MATH 165Calculus of Single Variable I

4
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

ENGL 103English Composition and Vocabulary

3
Natural Science

3
Natural Science Lab

1
Physical Education Activity

1
ECON 201Principles of Economics I

3
UNIV 120Freshman Seminar II

1
BUAD 190Management Information Systems

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BUAD 200Business Communication

3
SPCH 314Public Speaking

3
ECON 202Principles of Economics II

3
ENGL 201World Literature I

3
OR
ENGL 202World Literature II

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

ACCT 220Managerial Accounting

3
PSY 212General Psychology

3
BUAD 241Business Law

3
ECON 260Business/Economics Statistics

3
Fine Arts Elective 1

2
Free Elective 1

1
Total Credit Hours:15

Junior Year

First Semester

MRKT 231Principles of Marketing

3
BFIN 311Principles of Finance

3
BMIS 380Management Information Systems II

3
MNGT 221Principles of Management

3
Concentration Elective 1
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

BUAD 360Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics

3
BUAD 240Ethics

3
BFIN 320Financial Management

3
ECON 470Microeconomic Analysis

3
Free Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Senior Year

First Semester

BUAD 490Internship I

3
BFIN 350Investments

3
ECON 480Macroeconomics Analysis

3
ECON 455International Economics

3
OR
BUAD 456International Business

3
OR
BFIN 455International Financial Management

3
Free Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

BUAD 455Strategic Management

3
Concentration Elective 1
Concentration Elective 1
Concentration Elective 1
Free Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 120