College of Business and Technology

Department of
ECONOMICS

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ECONOMICS MAJOR

• Economics Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
• Business Economics Comprehensive Option - Bachelor of Science Degree

AGRIBUSINESS COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR

• Minor in Economics
• Social Science 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement.
• ECON Courses

Deborah Bridges, Chair

Economics and Agribusiness

Professors: Forster, Kotcherlakota, Jenkins
Associate Professors: Bridges, Eshleman, Marxsen
Assistant Professors: Habermalz
Lecturer: Rittenhouse

Business Education

Associate Professors: Colsden
Assistant Professors: K. Anderson
Lecturer: Lear

Department Objectives:

For Economics:
Students completing the undergraduate Economics program will demonstrate:

• An understanding of the core knowledge of the discipline.
• The ability to find relevant economic data and use it in appropriate ways.
• The ability to read and comprehend economic literature.
• The ability to write in a manner appropriate to the discipline.

For Agribusiness:
Students completing the undergraduate Agribusinss program will demonstrate:

• An understanding of the core knowledge of the discipline.
• The ability to find relevant agribusiness data and use it in appropriate ways.
• The ability to read and comprehend agribusiness literature.
• The ability to write in a manner appropriate to the discipline.

For Business Education:
Students completing the undergraduate Business Education program will demonstrate:

• The ability to teach business education classes according to recognized pedagogy.
• The ability to create learning experiences that make the subject matter meaningful to students.
• The ability to select formal and informal assessment strategies for business education classes.
• The ability to utilize technology in the teaching of business education classes.

College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements

All students graduating with a degree from the College of Business and Technology must take at least 50% of their major area credit hour requirements from the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

All students graduating with a degree from the College of Business and Technology must take a minimum of 30 of their last 36 hours of credit needed for their degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Students seeking a Business Administration Major, Business Administration Comprehensive Major, Business Economics Comprehensive Major, Economics Major, or Agribusiness Major must take a minimum of 63 credit hours that exclude courses with the prefix BACC, BSAD, BFIN, BMKT, BMGT, BSED, BMIS, and ECON. However, BMGT 233, BMGT 334 and up to 9 hours of ECON courses may be included in the 63 hours.

ECONOMICS MAJOR

Two options are available:

1. Economics Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
2. Business Economics Comprehensive Option - Bachelor of Science Degree

AGRIBUSINESS MAJOR

BUSINESS EDUCATION MAJOR

Two options are available in this major:

1. Basic Business Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts in Education
2. Vocational Business Education 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts in Education

A Supplemental Endorsement is available in Cooperative Education - Diversified Occupations.

The Economics department participates in the Social Science 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement.

The minor in Economics is available for students pursuing majors in other disciplines.

Courses with the prefixes BSAD, BSED, BTE,  ECON and VOED are offered by the department.

CENTER FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION

Mary Rittenhouse, Director

The Center for Economic Education is affiliated with the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Economics and the National Council on Economic Education.

Objectives:

• To increase awareness and enhance the quality of economic education in regional elementary and secondary Nebraska schools;
• To promote economic literacy among adult populations in Nebraska;
• To carry out research focused on regional economic issues and problems;
• To provide professional services such as workshops, seminars, and other educational experiences in order to promote economic understanding and professional development of Nebraska citizens.