This field of study emphasizes and examines the intersection of human needs and desires with physical, monetary, and institutional limits. The examination of human behavior, market's allocative and price discovery roles, economic efficiency, economic growth, economic measurement and assessment, and trade in both descriptive and prescriptive contexts satisfy the student bent on problem recognition, analysis, and solving. Economics also serves those studying law, public administration, political science, and applied business disciplines such as finance, marketing, management, and accounting.

Major in Business Economics (52 credit hours)

Common Business Core:
ACCT 205 Financial Accounting
ACCT 206 Managerial Accounting
ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206 Principles of Macroeconomics
FNBK 306 Managerial Finance
MATH 140 Elementary Applied Statistics
MGMT 206 Quantitative Methods for Business
MGMT 306 Principles of Management
MGMT 315 Business Law I
MGMT 492 Business Policy and Strategy
MRKT 306 Principles of Marketing

Major Courses:
ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory
ECON 302 Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 405 International Economics

Nine credit hours from:
ECON 340 Econometrics
ECON 420 Money and Credit Institutions
ECON 485 Topics in Economics (may be repeated once)
MATH 330 Applied Regression Analysis

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Minor in Business Economics (18 credit hours)

ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 405 International Economics
ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory or ECON 302 Macroeconomic Theory

Six additional credit hours from:
ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory or ECON 302 Macroeconomic Theory (one not taken above)
ECON 340 Econometrics
ECON 420 Money and Credit Institutions
ECON 485* Topics in Economics
*May not be repeated for credit in the business economics minor

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Major in Business Economics with Teaching Licensure (7-12)

Option 1 (52 credit hours):
Business Economics Major
Plus requirements for secondary education and education core

Option 2 (37 credit hours):
Business Education – general major (see Business Education)

Six credit hours from:
ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory
ECON 302 Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 405 International Economics
ECON 420 Money and Credit Institutions
Plus requirements for secondary education and education core

Option 3 (60 credit hours):
Social science licensure major (see Social Science)
One option area must be economics
Plus requirements for secondary education and education core

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