BSBA areas of specialization

+ Applied Economicsupdated 5/18/06)

Department of Economics
3002 Business Administration, 419-372-2646

Purpose
This specialization is intended to offer students an opportunity to design unique specializations that combine Economics with a related discipline. Students are required to take ECON 302 and ECON 303 (one of these can count toward the BSBA core), two more advanced Economics courses, and three courses from their chosen discipline with a cohesive theme. Selection of specialization courses must be approved by the advisor and are subject to the availability of the course offerings. Students are encouraged to discuss their individual interests with the advisor as early in their program as possible to select the appropriate specialization courses to complete their program in a reasonable time.

Applied Economics specialization requirements (18 hours) — click for 2008-2009 course requirements

• ECON 302 and 303 (one may be counted in the business core)
• Two 300- or 400-level ECON courses
• Any three courses in another area approved by an advisor

Some possible options with recommended courses are presented below, but opportunities are not limited to these examples.

Public Policy

• two of ECON 431, 454, or 462
• Political Science 110 and 303, and one of POLS 331, 336, 420, or 423

Financial Economics

• ECON 402, 311
• FIN 330, 350, and one of FIN 340, 435, or 445

Economic Forecasting

• ECON 402, and one of ECON 311, 414, or 452
• STAT 402, 408; GEOG 312

Market Forecasting

• ECON 304, 402
• STAT 402, GEOG 312, and MKT 302 or 320

Global Studies

• ECON 351, 454
• POLS 476, GEOG 225, and one of LEGS 406 or FIN 410 or MKT 455 or BA 439

Politics and Political Economy

• ECON 473, 431
• Three of: POLS 402, POLS 403, POLS 404, PHIL 312, PHIL 224