College Catalog: 2015-2016
Anisfield School of Business (ASB): Economics (B.A.)
Website: Anisfield School of Business
There is practically no dimension of human activity that remains unaffected by economic forces. As a field of study, economics
is central to our lives as individual consumers and producers and more broadly as informed, articulate, and responsible members of a community. The Economics major provides students with an understanding of how societies are organized so as to provide for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Particular attention is given to the United States economy and its connections to the globalization of economic relations in the post World War II eras.
Students gain an understanding of such important economic topics as inflation and recession, money and banking; the relationship between government and business, international economics and trade; the economics of class, race, and gender; and a comparative analysis of other economic systems. Economics is a rigorous and intellectually demanding field of study combining practical knowledge with historical understanding, analytical techniques with philosophical inquiry, and economic theory with government and corporate policy. Diversity of opinion is emphasized through the study of different ideas and schools of thought. The major in the Anisfield School of Business provides important linkages to practical business techniques and knowledge.
Graduates may seek careers in banking, economics research, or a variety of entry-level positions in business and government.
They may also pursue graduate work in economics, business, and law. Those students interested in graduate work in Economics are strongly urged to take Calculus.
A group of economists, with expertise in a wide range of specializations within the discipline, comprise the full-time faculty in the economics program. Cooperative education and extracurricular activities are available to the program’s students. Each economics student is advised by a member of the program’s faculty.
Rules of Acceptance into the Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Technology Management, and International Business Majors, see About the Anisfield School of Business (ASB).
Goal 1: Communication: Our students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication using appropriate current technology.
Outcome 1: Students will deliver well prepared oral presentations.
Outcome 2: Students will compose well written business documents.
Goal 2: Ethics: Our students will consider the moral implications of business actions and processes, and propose ethically sound solutions.
Outcome 1: Students will detect ethical dilemmas and offer potential alternatives and solutions.
Goal 3: Foundation: Our students will have a broad-based knowledge in the functional areas of business.
Outcome 1: Students will comprehend principles and practices in key business disciplines.
Goal 4: Perspectives: Our students will consider diverse points of view and apply them towards issue resolution.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to identify and analyze different points of view when seeking to resolve business-related issues.
Goal 5: Reasoning: Our students will be critical thinkers and decision makers able to use qualitative and quantitative methods.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to identify and analyze problems and opportunities, generate alternatives, and recognize appropriate solutions.
Goal 6: Reasoning in the Discipline: Economics students will be able to apply existing economics knowledge and reasoning to real world issues.
Outcome 1: Economics students will be able to prepare an analysis of a current economic problem, assess the costs and benefits of potential outcomes and recommend an action..
- Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a (W) below. Waivers only apply to General Education Requirements NOT School Core or Major Requirements.
- Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible. Check with your advisor to see if any apply.
- Writing Intensive Requirement (three general education courses and participation in the ASB Business Writing Across the Curriculum (BWAC) program): three writing intensive courses in the general education curriculum are required: First Year Seminar, Critical Reading and Writing, and Readings in the Humanities; the rest of the Writing Intensive Requirement is met by participation in the ASB BWAC program.
- Not all courses are offered each semester. Please check the current Schedule of Classes for semester course offerings.
- The Career Pathways Program requirements must be completed prior to graduation. Visit the Cahill Career Center/ASB Office.
ECONOMICS MAJOR
- Subject & Course # – Title & Course Description
- GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (W)
- SELECT ONE – (W) BADM 115 - PERSPECTIVES OF BUSINESS AND SOCIETY OR
- (W) SOSC 101 - SOCIAL ISSUES
- CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II
- AIID 201 - READINGS IN THE HUMANITIES (W)
- SELECT ONE – (W) GE-HISTORY CATEGORY: HIST 101-110
- SELECT ONE – GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY
- SELECT ONE – GE-INTERCULTURAL NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
- SELECT ONE – (W) GE-TOPICS ARTS AND HUMANITIES CATEGORY OR
- (W) GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
- ANISFIELD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOUNDATION REQUIREMENT
- MATHEMATICS CATEGORY: SELECT ONE
- MATH 101 - MATH WITH APPLICATIONS
- MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS
- MATH 121 - CALCULUS I
- ANISFIELD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS
- ECON 101 - MICROECONOMICS
- ECON 102 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS
- ACCT 221 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
- ACCT 222 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
- BADM 223 - BUSINESS LAW I
- INFO 224 - PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- BADM 225 - MANAGEMENT STATISTICS
- MKTG 290 - MARKETING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
- FINC 301 - CORPORATE FINANCE I
- MGMT 302 - MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
- MGMT 370 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
- BADM 495 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
- INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY: SELECT ONE
- IBUS 326 - FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- IBUS 305 - POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
- IBUS 321 - CHINA AND OTHER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS IN ASIA
- IBUS 335 - DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA
- IBUS 340 - EUROPEAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY
- ECON 323 - COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
- ECON 325 - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
- ETHICS CATEGORY: SELECT ONE
- INFO 315 - COMPUTER LAW AND ETHICS
- BADM 301 - ETHICS IN BUSINESS
- ECONOMICS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
- REQUIRED ECONOMICS COURSES:
- ECON 311 - INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS (formerly ECON-201)
- ECON 312 - INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS (formerly ECON-202)
- ECONOMICS ELECTIVES: SELECT FIVE*
- ECON 253 - AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY
- ECON 302 - MONEY AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
- ECON 303 - ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- ECON 305 - INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
- ECON 310 - ECONOMETRICS
- ECON 322 - LABOR ECONOMICS
- ECON 323 - COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
- ECON 325 - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
- ECON 330 - ECONOMICS OF THE SPORTS INDUSTRY
- ECON 332 - HEALTH ECONOMICS:AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
- ECON 360 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- ECON 390 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
- FINC 411 - FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC FORECASTING
- *One of the electives may be outside the ECON discipline (e.g. advanced work in finance (FINC) or mathematics (MATH) with the approval of the convener.)
- CAREER PATHWAYS REQUIREMENTS
- Visit the Cahill Career Center / ASB Office
- BADM-001 — CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 (Career Assessment/Advising)
- BADM-002 — CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 (Resume/LinkedIn/Cover Letter)
- BADM-003 — CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 (Interview Practice)
Note: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.
- At least 1/2 of the courses fulfilling a minor must be distinct from the student’s major. That is, three of the five courses required for a minor cannot be used towards fulfillment of major requirements. A school core does not need to be completed for a minor. Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.
ECONOMICS MINOR
- Subject & Course # – Title & Course Description
- REQUIRED:
- ECON 101 - MICROECONOMICS
- ECON 102 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS
- ECON 311 - INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
- ECON 312 - INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
- ECONOMICS ELECTIVES: SELECT TWO (may be chosen from any course with the designation ECON)
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