Economics and Business, B.A.

Huan Cai, A’amer Farooqi, Santhi Hejeebu (co-chair), Sung Mo Kang, Todd Knoop (co-chair)

The economics and business department offers four distinct majors: (1) Economics and Business, (2) Finance , (3) Business Analytics , (4) Actuarial Science , (5) Business Management , and (6) Personnel Management .

Requirements

A minimum of 12 course credits, including the following core courses:

At Least One of the Following Quantitative Literacy Courses (to be taken by Block Four of the junior year):

At Least Two of the Following Capstone Seminar Courses:

Three Additional ECB electives:

At least one ECB elective must be at the 300 level (ECB 380 and ECB 390 may not be applied to the 300-level ECB elective requirement)

Note: Students may not double major in Economics & Business, Finance, Business Analytics, Actuarial Science, Business Management, or Personnel Management

Teaching Certification:

Students who are interested in pursuing K-12 certification to teach social studies should seek admission to the Teacher Education Program. See the Education department section for application and certification information.

Concentrations:

A combination of courses from several disciplines may be used as a basis for advanced training in law, government service, and a number of other professional programs. The Department will assist students in selecting interdisciplinary programs for special purposes, e.g., with the other social sciences and natural sciences for environmental studies, and with history and politics for international studies.

Quantitative Skills:

For basic skills, majors should take CSC 131 - The Beauty and Joy of Computing (W) (1) and MAT 121 - Calculus of a Single Variable (1) . For strong graduate school preparation in either economics or business, students should take CSC 140 - Foundations of Computer Science (1) , MAT 121 - Calculus of a Single Variable (1) , MAT 122 - Calculus of Several Variables (1) , MAT 221 - Linear Algebra (1) , and possibly STA 347 and STA 348 - Mathematical Statistics II (1) .