University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG

Offered by Department of Economics:

Economics Major

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 = 58

Minimum total hours required coursework = 103

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 22

Minimum total hours required for BS in Economics = 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. Business Core Requirements (37 hours required)

Take all of the following:

BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours
BACC 251, Beginning 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 181, Business Computer Systems - 1 hour
BMIS 182, Business Computer Applications - 3 hours
BSAD 320, Business Communications - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:
BMGT 314, Production and Operations Management - 3 hours
BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours

B. Economics Core Requirements (21 hours required)

Take all of the following:
ECON 320, Economic Theory, Intermediate Microeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 321, Economic Theory, Intermediate Macroeconomics - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:
ECON 314, Public Finance - 3 hours
ECON 430, International Economics - 3 hours

Take 12 additional hours from:
ECON 314, Public Finance - 3 hours
ECON 318, History of Economic Thought - 3 hours
ECON 322, Money and Banking - 3 hours
ECON 335, Agricultural Marketing - 3 hours
ECON 340, History of American Business and Business Persons - 3 hours
ECON 350, Economics of the Agricultural Sector - 3 hours
ECON 375, Seminar on Current Economic Events and Issues - 3 hours
ECON 380, Tourism Economics - 3 hours
ECON 395, Labor Economics - 3 hours
ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours
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)