Offered by Department of Economics:

Economics Major

Business Economics Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science

BT BS 1309

All College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements must be fulfilled.

 
Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
MATH 120, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12

ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours

ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 2

BS Science-related course requirements = 0

Major Option = 57

Minimum total hours required coursework = 102

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 23

Minimum total hours required for BS in Business Economics Comprehensive = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in this major.

A. Business Core Requirements (36 hours required)

Take all of the following:

BACC 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)
BACC 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours
BACC 311, Business Law - 3 hours
BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours
BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours
BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
BMGT 493, Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics - 3 hours
BMGT 495, Administrative Strategy and Policy - 3 hours
BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
BMIS 302, Principles of Management Information Systems - 3 hours
BSED 295, Business Communications - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
BMGT 314, Operations Management - 3 hours
BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours

B. Business Economics Comprehensive Core Requirements (21 hours required)

Take all of the following:
ECON 300, Foundations of Research Methods in Economics and Business - 2 hours
ECON 320, Economic Theory, Intermediate Microeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 321, Economic Theory, Intermediate Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 485, Senior Seminar - 1 hour
Take 12 additional hours from:
ECON 314, Public Finance - 3 hours
ECON 322, Money and Banking - 3 hours
ECON 335, Agricultural Marketing - 3 hours
ECON 350, Economics of the Agricultural Sector - 3 hours
ECON 365, Quantitative Methods - 3 hours
ECON 380, Tourism Economics - 3 hours
ECON 395, Labor Economics - 3 hours
ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours   (Prereq: passing score on business computer proficiency or completion of BMIS 181 and BMIS 182)
ECON 420, Environmental Economics - 3 hours
ECON 430, International Economics - 3 hours
ECON 435, Agricultural Finance - 3 hours
ECON 465, Economics of Transportation - 3 hours
ECON 475, Internship - 3 hours
ECON 499, Independent Study and - 6 hours
BMGT 334, Intermediate Statistics - 3 hours
BMGT 425, Operations Research - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)