Economics Major, BS

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Economics is the ideal program of study for students planning on attending Masters or Doctoral programs immediately following their completion of the Bachelors degree. Whether a student’s eventual goal is a graduate degree in any business field or from a law school, economics is the most appropriate undergraduate business field. The courses required for the major of economics instill the deepest business-field philosophies. The major program in economics is designed to prepare students for careers in several fields of business, industry, government and several areas of graduate study. Graduates will find career opportunities in private research and consulting organizations, financial institutions, insurance companies, and government agencies. This program will be facilitated by faculty committed to effective teaching, to expanding intellectual knowledge in their fields and to improving their communities.

Students who major in economics are required to complete 41 semester hours of general education core courses, 45 semester hours of business core, 30 semester hours of major program requirements and 6 semester hours of electives. In total, students are required to complete 122 semester hours (excluding developmental skills courses).

Learning Goals

The learning goals of the economics major are to produce graduates who:

1. Understand the functioning of a market economy and the impact of policies using models related to different schools of thought.
2. Understand the principles of price determination in the goods  and factor markets, income and resource allocation, production, consumption, cost concepts, and distribution.
3. Can communicate current economic issues in written form; and
4. Demonstrate the ability to solve economic problems using appropriate research methods.