Economics (BBA)
The economics major prepares students for a wide variety of careers in service firms, manufacturing firms, banking, insurance, market research, data analysis, real estate, consulting, government agencies, and non-profit organizations among others. A major in economics also provides an excellent foundation for students who plan to attend MBA programs, law school, and doctoral programs in business, public administration, economics and many other social science areas. Perhaps most importantly graduating with a degree in economics can serve as a strong signal to potential employers that you have gained valuable analytical and reasoning skills as well as the ability to think critically.
B.B.A./Masters Five-Year Option
In the final two semesters before graduation, senior business majors who intend to continue with a College of Business and Health Administration Master’s degree, at the University of St. Francis, may take up to nine credit hours of graduate level HSAD, MBAD, MGMT, or TDEV courses to meet undergraduate requirements. The students will be required to complete the graduate level work in each class. Although these credit hours will remain on the student’s undergraduate transcript, these credit hours/course requirements will be considered as complete in the appropriate graduate program. Students who take a minimum of nine graduate level credit hours in their senior year are eligible to complete their master’s degree in one-year (attending full-time). Permission must be obtained from both the undergraduate and graduate business advisors to utilize this option.
National Honor Society
The undergraduate business programs provide students with the opportunity to be a member of Delta Mu Delta, an international honor society in business administration with a growing membership of 150,000. For membership, students must have completed over 60 credit hours and be in the top 20% of their class with a minimum cumulative 3.25/4.0 GPA.
Major Program (57 credit hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Business Core Courses | ||
| ACCT 125 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 126 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BSAD 201 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BSAD 250 | Business Driven Technology | 3 |
| BSAD 276 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BSAD 495 | Business Policy | 3 |
| or MBAD 635 | Business Policy | |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| FINC 242 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MATH 121 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MGMT 150 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MKTG 175 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Required Economics Courses | ||
| ECON 312 | International Economics | 3 |
| or MBAD 660 | Macroeconomics in a Global Economy | |
| ECON 321 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 322 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 401 | Behavioral Economics | 3 |
| ECON 402 | American Economic History | 3 |
| FINC 245 | Financial Markets | 3 |
| Required Economics Elective | ||
| Select three credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Consumption Economics (3) | ||
| Economics Lab (1-3) | ||
| Topics in Economics (1-3) | ||
| Economics Internship (0-15) | ||
| Commercial Banking (3) | ||
| International Finance (3) | ||
or MBAD 623 | International Finance (3) | |
| Contemporary Political and Social Justice (3) | ||
| Applied Regression Analysis (3) | ||
| Total Hours | 57 | |
Note: Students must complete PHIL 330 Just Business to fulfill their second philosophy requirement for liberal education.
Students work with their advisors in selecting additional elective credits to fulfill the 120 credit hours required for graduation.