2012-2013 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Economics
Requirements for a Major in Business Economics
Requirements for the B.B.A.
Cognate Degree Requirements
- CIS 150 - Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
- BOTH ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics (3 credits) AND ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits) OR ECO 200 - Business Economics (3 credits)
- Upper-division economics course (not ECO 490) Credits: 3
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- Quantitative Group -- choose one:
Core Courses
All business core courses acquaint you with various fields in business and help you learn to communicate, to interact, and to assume responsible positions in your chosen field.
For a major in business administration, you must complete the following courses:
- ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- ACC 213 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- FIN 320 - Managerial Finance (3 credits)
- MGT 268 - Introduction to Management Information Systems (3 credits)
- MGT 331 - Concepts of Management (3 credits)
- MGT 366 - Operations Management (3 credits)
- MGT 495 - Administrative Policy (3 credits)
- MKT 350 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
Students are required to select one class from the following list. This course may count toward the major, minor, or cognates if applicable.
- ACC 333 - Corporate Governance and Accounting Ethics (3 credits)
- ECO 440 - Public Economics and Ethics (3 credits)
- FIN 330 - Ethics in Finance (3 credits)
- MGT 340 - Business, Social Change, and Ethics (3 credits)
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- MKT 375 - Marketing Ethics (3 credits)
Required Business Electives
Three upper-division Seidman courses are not applied to the major, minor, or cognate (9 credits total). However, these courses can be applied toward a second business major.
Electives
Students may elect nonbusiness or business courses to fulfill their elective course requirements. However, at least 60 hours of the total program must be in nonbusiness courses. Students may apply up to six hours of internship and independent research credit, in any combination, toward their degree requirements. Business majors may not take any of the major or cognate courses, except the internship, on a credit/no credit basis. Lower-division economics courses and economics courses used in the B.B.A. cognate are counted as nonbusiness credit.
General Business Economics
Students who take this emphasis will focus on applications in business and public policy issues. This 18-credit-hour emphasis can provide careers in banking, insurance services, marketing research and public organizations. An economic emphasis is a solid foundation for graduate programs.
Required Courses:
The upper-division economics course selected as part of the cognate requirements cannot count as an economics major course.
- ECO 312 - Applied Microeconomics Credits: 3
- ECO 313 - Business Cycles and Growth Credits: 3
- ECO 495 - Senior Economic Project (Capstone) Credits: 3
- ECO Elective at the 300 or 400 level Credits: 3
- ECO Elective at the 300 or 400 level Credits: 3
- ECO Elective at the 300 or 400 level Credits: 3
Real Estate Business Economics
Students who take this emphasis can pursue careers as real estate agents, commercial and residential appraisers, mortgage brokers, commercial lenders, urban planners, title examiners, location specialists, REIT managers, and regional developers. Students who obtain the economics B.B.A. with the real estate emphasis will take the following courses:
Required Courses:
The upper-division economics course selected as part of the cognate requirements cannot count as an economics major course.
- ECO 312 - Applied Microeconomics Credits: 3
- ECO 313 - Business Cycles and Growth Credits: 3
- ECO 435 - Urban Economics Credits: 3
- ECO 436 - Real Estate Economics Credits: 3
- ECO 495 - Senior Economic Project (Capstone) Credits: 3
- FIN 350 - Real Estate Principles Credits: 3
Additional Courses
The 18 required credit hours specified above complete the real estate economics emphasis requirements. In order to provide a complementary set of skills, any of the following courses are recommended if students have the flexibility to take more courses:
- FIN 331 - Risk and Insurance Credits: 3
- GPY 307 - Introduction to Computer Mapping/Geographic Information Systems Credits: 0 or 3
- GPY 309 - Introduction to City and Regional Planning Credits: 3
- PA 307 - Local Politics and Administration Credits: 3
- PA 449 - Policy Research and Evaluation Credits: 3