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.

1. 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 (Prereq: sophomore standing)
     • 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
2. 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 385, Environmental Economics - 3 hours
     • ECON 395, Labor Economics - 3 hours
     • ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours
       (Prereq: ECON 271GS, BACC 250, passing score on business computer proficiency or completion of BMIS 181 and BMIS 182)
     • 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 Research in Economics - 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)