Business Economics BSBA
Major: Business Economics
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 45.0601
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9199; 19-3011; 19-3022; 25-1063
The Business Economics program is a co-major; students are required to choose a primary major in one of the functional areas of business alongside this co-major
About the Program
Economics is the study of allocating scarce resources among competing needs. The program places emphasis on the application of economics toward the solution of problems in international trade, money and finance, consumer activities, competitive strategy, economic development, and other areas.
Prepares students to apply the rigorous methods of modern quantitative economics in a business context. This program combines coursework in economics and the functional fields of business administration within the context of a general scientific and humanities curriculum.
Additional Information
More information can be found on the School of Economics webpage.
Please Note: No more than 2 courses or 8.0 credits can be counted towards any additional major/minor/co-major or certificate.
For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
General Education Electives (Select 18-24 credits) | ||
Cultural, Global, and Diversity ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Humanities and Social Science ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Natural Science and Technology ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Business Flexible Requirements *** | ||
INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Business Requirements | ||
ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
BUSN 105 | Applied Business Analysis | 3.0 |
BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior (WI) | 4.0 |
Business Impact Elective | 4.0 | |
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor. | ||
Primary Major Courses † | 36.0 | |
Free Electives | 14.0 | |
Business Economics Requirements | ||
ECON 301 | Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 321 | Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 322 [WI] | Economics Seminar (WI) | 4.0 |
or ECON 350 | Applied Econometrics | |
Co-Major Electives: Select at least 12 credits from the following: | 12.0 | |
Mathematical Models in Economics | ||
Game Theory and Applications | ||
Economics of Small Business | ||
Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems | ||
Economics of Happiness | ||
Economic Ideas (WI) | ||
Managerial Economics | ||
International Macroeconomics | ||
Public Finance | ||
Labor Economics | ||
Industrial Organization | ||
Economic Development | ||
Mathematical Economics | ||
Applied Econometrics (WI) | ||
or ECON 322 | Economics Seminar | |
Resource and Environmental Economics | ||
Money and Banking | ||
Time Series Econometrics | ||
Health Economics | ||
Behavioral Economics | ||
Topics in Behavioral Economics | ||
Experiments and Causality in Economics | ||
Multinational Corporations | ||
International Trade | ||
International Money and Finance | ||
Regional Studies in Economic Policies and International Business | ||
Sport Economics | ||
Total Credits | 180.0-186.0 |
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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.
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Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
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Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.
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Students completing the Business Analytics co-major must do so in conjunction with a primary business major. Students must select a primary major from the following list:
- Accounting
- Esport Business
- Finance
- International Business
- Legal Studies
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Operations & Supply Chain Management
- Real Estate Management and Development
- Sport Business
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 year, no co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ECON 301 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course | 4.0 | ||
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Free Elective | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective *** | 3.0-4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||
15-16 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | VACATION | |
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | Primary Major courses^ | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | ||
Free Elective | 4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 8.0 | ||||
15-16 | 17 | 14-15 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Business Impact Elective † | 4.0 | Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | ||
16 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180-186 |
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Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.
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Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.
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Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
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Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.
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See degree requirements for a list of business majors that may be completed in conjunction with the business economics major.
4 year, one co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | COOP 101 | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||
15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ECON 301 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 |
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 |
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Primary Major course^ | 4.0 |
Free Elective | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 |
15-16 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 14-15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
ECON 321 | 4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | ||||
Primary Major courses^ | 8.0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 17 | 14-15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Business Impact Elective† | 4.0 | Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | ECON 322 or 350 | 4.0 | ||
Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | ||
16 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180-186 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program. (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
- **
SelectINTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.
- ***
Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
- †
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.
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See degree requirements for a list of business majors that may be completed in conjunction with the business analytics major.
5 year, 3 co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | COOP 101 | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||
15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ||
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | ||||
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||||
Free Elective | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15-16 | 15-16 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ECON 301 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||||
Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15-16 | 14-15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective *** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
ECON 321 | 4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | ||||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 17 | 14-15 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Business Impact Elective† | 4.0 | Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Busn. Econ. Co-Major Elective | 4.0 | ||
16 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180-186 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program. (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
- **
Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.
- ***
Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
- †
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.
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See degree requirements for a list of business majors that may be completed in conjunction with the business analytics major.