College of Business and Technology
Department of
ECONOMICS
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Economics and Agribusiness
Business Education
- Associate Professor: 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 Agribusiness 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.
- All students graduating with a degree from the College of Business and Technology are required to complete
3 hours of designated Experiential Learning (EL) coursework.
ECONOMICS MAJOR
One option is available in this major:
- Economics - Bachelor of Arts Degree
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR
The Department of Economics offers one emphasis in this major:
- Business Administration Comprehensive - Bachelor of Science Degree
(Select one Emphasis; two Emphases maximum)
For additional areas of emphasis see departments of Accounting/Finance,
Management, and Marketing and Management Information Systems.
AGRIBUSINESS COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR
One option is available in this major:
- Agribusiness Comprehensive - Bachelor of Science Degree
Two options are available in this major:
- Basic Business 6-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement - Bachelor of Arts
in Education Degree
- Business, Marketing, and Information Technology 6-12 Teaching Field Endorsement - 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 ECON, BSAD,
BSED, BTE, 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.
