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 201	Principles of Economics I	3
ECON 202	Principles of Economics II	3
SPCH 314	Public Speaking	3
MATH 115	College Algebra	3
	or
MATH 118	Precalculus	3
	or
MATH 153	Applied Calculus	3
	or
MATH 165	Calculus of Single Variable I	4

B. Major Requirements (57 hours)

1. Core Courses (45 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 I	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
BMIS 380	Management Information Systems II	3
BUAD 455	Strategic Management	3
BUAD 490	Internship I	3
BUAD 190	Management Information Systems	3

2. Core Elective (3 hours)

Select one course from each of the pairings of courses below

BUAD 456	International Business	3
	OR
BFIN 455	International Financial Management	3
	OR
ECON 455	International Economics	3

C. Related Area Requirements (3 hours)

PSY 212

General Psychology

3

D. Concentration Requirements (24 hours)

1. Concentration Core (12 hours)

ECON 470	Microeconomic Analysis	3
ECON 480	Macroeconomics Analysis	3
BFIN 320	Financial Management	3
BFIN 350	Investments	3

2. Concentration Electives (12 hours)

Select only 4 courses from the list of courses below

ECON 376	Public Finance	3
BFIN 415	Financial Management Policy and Strategy	3
BFIN 420	Portfolio Construction and Management	3
ECON 325	Current Economic Problems	3
BFIN 425	Commercial Bank Management	3
ECON 318	Money, Credit, and Banking	3
BFIN 210	Personal Financial Management	3
BUAD 365	Business Research and Report Writing	3
BFIN 450	Financial Risk Management	3
ECON 261	Business/Economics Statistics II	3
ECON 360	Econometrics	3
ECON 435	Economic 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 102	Composition I	3
UNIV 110	Freshman Seminar	1
BUAD 115	Introduction to Business	3
HLTH 185	Health Concepts	2
HIST 140	History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500	3
	OR
HIST 141	History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present	3
MATH 115	College Algebra	3
	OR
MATH 118	Precalculus	3
	OR
MATH 153	Applied Calculus	3
	OR
MATH 165	Calculus of Single Variable I	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

ENGL 103	Composition II	3
	Natural Science	3
	Natural Science Lab	1
	Physical Education Activity	1
ECON 201	Principles of Economics I	3
UNIV 120	Freshman Seminar II	1
BUAD 190	Management Information Systems	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

ACCT 210	Financial Accounting	3
BUAD 200	Business Communication	3
SPCH 314	Public Speaking	3
ECON 202	Principles of Economics II	3
ENGL 201	World Literature I	3
	OR
ENGL 202	World Literature II	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

ACCT 220	Managerial Accounting	3
PSY 212	General Psychology	3
BUAD 241	Business Law	3
ECON 260	Business/Economics Statistics I	3
	Fine Arts Elective 1	2
	Free Elective 1	1
Total Credit Hours:		15

Junior Year

First Semester

MRKT 231	Principles of Marketing	3
BFIN 311	Principles of Finance	3
BMIS 380	Management Information Systems II	3
MNGT 221	Principles of Management	3
	Concentration Elective 1	1
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

BUAD 360	Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics	3
BUAD 240	Ethics	3
BFIN 320	Financial Management	3
ECON 470	Microeconomic Analysis	3
	Free Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Senior Year

First Semester

BUAD 490	Internship I	3
BFIN 350	Investments	3
ECON 480	Macroeconomics Analysis	3
ECON 455	International Economics	3
	OR
BUAD 456	International Business	3
	OR
BFIN 455	International Financial Management	3
	Free Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

BUAD 455	Strategic Management	3
	Concentration Elective 1	1
	Concentration Elective 1	1
	Concentration Elective 1	1
	Free Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Total Credit Hours: 120