B.B.A. Economics

Fall 2022
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
Major: Economics
Concentration: None
Total Hours 120

 

General Education Core Curriculum - 42 Hours:

Communication - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

COMM 1321 - Business and Professional Speech

Mathematics - 3 Hours:

MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

Life and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours From:

BIOL 1308 - General Biology (Non-Majors)

BIOL 1315 - Plants and Human Society (Non-Majors)

BIOL 2306 - Environmental Science

CHEM 1306 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1308 - Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II

GEOL 1390 - Introductory Environmental and Physical Geology

PHYS 1305 - Elementary Physics I Lecture

PHYS 1307 - Elementary Physics II Lecture

PHYS 1311 - Introduction to Astronomy Lecture

SPSC 1301 - Space Exploration

Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:

ENGL 2300 - Close Reading II (Ethics and Literature)

PHIL 2306 - Ethics

Creative Arts - 3 Hours From:

ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation

ARTS 1303 - Art History I

COMM 1375 - Film Appreciation

COSC 1324 - Art of Computer Game Development

DANC 2304 - Dance Appreciation

MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation

MUSI 1309 - Jazz History and Appreciation

MUSI 1310 - History of Rock and Roll

PHIL 1330 - Arts and Ideas

THEA 1310 - Theatre Appreciation

American History - 6 Hours From:

HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877

HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877

HIST 2301 - Texas History

Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:

POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I

POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours From:

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I Macro*

ECON 2302 - Principles of Economics II Micro*

Component Area Option - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

BUAL 2305 - Business Analysis I**

Required Major Courses

College of Business Core - 39 Hours:

ACCT 2301 - Introduction to Financial Accounting

ACCT 2302 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting

BULW 1370 - Business Environment and Public Policy

BULW 3310 - Business Law

FINC 3310 - Principles of Finance

MGMT 3300 - Critical Thinking for Business Decision Making

MGMT 3310 - Principles of Organizational Behavior and Management

MGMT 3320 - Production Management

MGMT 4370 - Strategic Analysis

MISY 1373 - Introduction to Business Technologies

MISY 3310 - Principles of MIS

MKTG 3310 - Principles of Marketing

One from:

  • ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I Macro*
  • ECON 2302 - Principles of Economics II Micro*

*One of these courses will be used to satisfy the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement for the General Education Core. Since it is also required for the College of Business Core, it will be factored into the College of Business GPA.

**BUAL 2305 will be used to satisfy one of the Component Area Options in the General Education Core. Since it is also required for the College of Business Core, it will be factored into the College of Business GPA.

International or Cultural Component - 3 Hours From:

BULW 4390 - International Business Law

ECON 3350 - International Trade

FINC 3370 - International Finance

MGMT 3350 - International Business

MKTG 4330 - International Marketing

Any course taken on a Lamar-sponsored study abroad program

Any course transferred from an institution with a study-abroad agreement with Lamar

Major Specialization - 18 Hours:

ECON 3310 - Economics of Entrepreneurship

ECON 3320 - Money and Banking

ECON 3340 - Macro Economics

ECON 3390 - Managerial Economics

Advanced ECON Courses - 6 Hours

Elective Courses

Business Electives - 6 Hours:

6 Hours, College of Business, 3000-4000 Level

Additional Electives - 12 Hours:

12 hours, free or business electives*

*** If ECON 3350 is taken as a specialization course, free/business electives increase to 15 hours