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• Faculty
• Field Description
• The Majors and CoursesMajor in Finance
• The Major in Economics (BBA)
• The Major in Economics (BA)
  • Program Learning Goals
  • Major Course Requirements
• The Minors and Courses
• Courses
  • Courses in Economics (ECO)
  • Courses in Finance (FIN)
  • Courses in Insurance (INS)
• Department of Economics and Finance Web Site

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Required courses for the BBA degree include

The finance major includes three required courses (9 credits) and five electives (15 credits). Liberal arts courses applied in this major will count towards the 54 business credit minimum instead of the 62 liberal arts credit minimum.

Required Courses 9 credits

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Elective Courses 15 credits

The finance major includes five elective courses that students take after completing the In addition to the three required courses with a 2.0 GPA or better. The five electives include five courses in , a student majoring in finance must take a meaningful combination of five elective finance, economics, or insurance courses at the 3000 level or 4000 level, subject to these specific requirements:* (updated 7/27/15)

Either FIN 4610 or 4710: These are the capstone courses in the finance major, and both are communication-intensive courses (CIC)

Two additional 4000-level finance (FIN) courses (Note: The choice of FIN 4610 above does not preclude FIN 4710, and vice versa. In other words, students may include both FIN 4610 and FIN 4710 in the finance major if they choose.)

Two additional 3000- or 4000-level courses in finance (FIN), economics (ECO), or insurance (INS)* (updated 7/27/15)

. Of these five courses, at least three of the five must be 4000 level finance courses, and at least one of the 4000 level finance courses must be FIN 4610 or FIN 4710. Students may use one or two courses from the following list as major electives:

 In addition, students may include, at most, two of these courses outside finance:

Note: Internship course An internship training program is available to qualified fulltime juniors and seniors majoring in finance, with 1 credit or 3 credits a semester for 15 to 20 weekly hours of work. These credits cannot be counted toward those needed credits required for the major.

Students must file a Major Declaration Form by the end of their junior year. 

The BBA Major in Economics

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Required courses for the BBA degree include 

The economics major includes three required courses (9 credits) and five electives (15 credits)courses (9 credits) and five electives (15 credits). Liberal arts courses applied in this major will count towards the 54 business credit minimum instead of the 62 liberal arts credit minimum.

Required Courses 9 credits

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In addition to the three required courses, an economics major must take a meaningful combination of five economics, finance, or insurance courses at the 3000 level or higher. Of these five courses, at least two must be economics courses at the 4000 level or higher. FIN 3000 may not be included in the economics major. When appropriate, a student may include up to two advanced courses from other disciplines in the five electives.up to two advanced courses from other disciplines in the five electives.

Note: Internship course An internship training program is available to qualified full-time juniors and seniors majoring in economics, with 1 credit or 3 credits a semester for 15 to 20 weekly hours of work. These credits cannot be counted toward those needed credits required for the major.

Students must file a Major Declaration Form by the end of their junior year. 

The BA Major in Economics

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There are several prerequisites for the major. The major itself includes three required courses (9 credits) and 15 credits of electives.

Program Learning Goals

Upon completion of a major in Economics (BA), students will be able:

1. To apply economic analysis to evaluate problems they encounter in their daily lives
2. To apply economic analysis to evaluate government policies
3. To use empirical evidence to make an economic argument
4. To collect, analyze, and interpret economic data
5. To identify and solve problems
6. To develop deeper understanding of economic problems and their potential solutions based on specialized knowledge in specific areas of economics
7. To present economic arguments verbally or in written formwritten form

Major Course Requirements

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