College of Business and Technology
Department of
ECONOMICS
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Economics and Agribusiness
Business Education
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.
- 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.
ECONOMICS MAJOR
Two options are available in this major:
- Economics Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
- Business Economics Comprehensive Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
AGRIBUSINESS COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR
One option is available in this major:
- Agribusiness Comprehensive - Bachelor of Science Degree
BUSINESS EDUCATION MAJOR
Two options are available in this major:
- Basic Business Teaching Subject Endorsement Option -
Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree
- Vocational Business Education 7-12
Teaching Field Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree
The minor in Economics is available for students
pursuing majors in other disciplines.
A Supplemental Endorsement is available in Cooperative Education - Diversified
Occupations.
The Economics department participates in the Social Science 7-12 Teaching
Field Endorsement.
Courses with the prefixes BSAD, BSED,
ECON and VOED are offered by the department.
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
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.
