Overview
The Business Economics Major consists of a minimum of 24 credits, which include four (4) required courses and two (2) elective courses in addition to the following BSBA core prerequisite courses: EC-101, EC-102, and statistics.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the Business Economics major and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall must be maintained to graduate.
The Business Economics Major is offered by the Economics Department in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Degree Requirements
Students can earn a bachelor of science in business administration with this major. See the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree.
Required Courses (4 courses, 16 credits)
| EC-312 | Intermediate Macro Theory | 4 |
| EC-432 | Managerial Economics | 4 |
| EC-450 | Applied Econometrics | 4 |
| EC-490 | Senior Seminar in Economics | 4 |
Elective Courses (2 courses, 8 credits)
Choose two (2) Economic courses of which at least one is at the 400-level or higher.
Note: a list of economics courses can be found in the Courses section of the Academic Catalog.
Learning Goals and Objectives
Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.
| Learning Goals |
Learning Objectives |
| Students will... |
Upon completion of the program, each student should be able to... |
| Understand key business economic concepts and institutions and use this knowledge to explain business economic events, solve problems, and recommend and defend business economic policies. |
- Develop a knowledge base of business economic concepts and institutions.
- Solve problems using business economic analysis.
- Assess business economic policies.
- Develop an understanding of the global economy. |
| Develop skills in using quantitative methods to solve business economic problems and analyze business economic issues. |
- Retrieve, interpret, and manipulate business economic data.
- Conduct research projects that involve analyzing issues that use business economic data. |
| Communicate clearly both orally and in writing. |
- Present the results of their business economic studies in writing.
- Orally present the results of their business economic studies. |