Finance/Economics

The BA in Management with a concentration in Finance/Economics is comprised of 120 credit hours: 30 credit hours in the major, 9 credit hours of SCPS requirements, one of the following required concentrations below, 48 credit hours of University Core Requirements and 9 credit hours of Electives. The selection of concentrations are at the bottom of the page:

I. Management Major (30 credits)

• COMM 237 Small Group Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 273 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
• ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• CPST 247 Computer Concepts and Applications (3 credits)
• CPST 250 Foundations of Organizations (3 credits)
• CPST 310 Accounting Principles and Applications (3 credits)
• CPST 340 Marketing Concepts and Strategies (3 credits)
• CPST 349 Project Management (3 credits)
• CPST 350 Human Resource Principles and Practices (3 credits)

II. SCPS School requirements (9 credits)

The following communication and writing courses are required of all students:

• COMM 101 Public Speaking (3 credits)
• COMM 150 Communication Processes (3 credits)
• ENGL 310 Business and Professional Writing (3 credits)

As of Fall 2011, all Communication courses have moved from the CMUN prefix to COMM. Course numbers have also been adjusted but content has not. For more information, go to the School of Communication's webpage.

III.  Finance/Economics Concentration (24 credits)

The following four courses are required (12 credits):

• FINC 215 Personal Finance (3 credits)
• FINC 332 Business Finance (3 credits)
• FINC 337 Banking, Money, Capital Markets (3 credits)
• FINC 347 Financial Institutions (3 credits)

Choose four of the following courses (12 hours):

• ECON 320 Urban Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 323 International Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 325 Economics of Development and Growth (3 credits)
• ECON 328 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 329 Health Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 330 Economics of Sport (3 credits)
• ECON 355 Economics of Real Estate (3 credits)