Business Economics
Major: Business Economics
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 186.0
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."
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.
Drexel's Business Economics co-major is designed for students who wish to receive a sound education within a specific functional area of business (Primary major) while supplementing that knowledge with an overview of economics.
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.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication (WI) | 3.0 |
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 |
MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II | 4.0 |
PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
English literature elective: (ENGL 200 - ENGL 399) | 3.0 | |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | |
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | |
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology | ||
or BIO 101 | Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | |
Applied Chemistry | ||
Applied Physics | ||
General Education (Category) Electives * | 16.0 | |
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 |
BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior (WI) | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | |
Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
For-Profit Business Consulting | ||
Nonprofit Business Consulting | ||
Management Simulation | ||
Business Statistics II | ||
Primary Major Courses | 32.0 | |
Students completing the business economics co-major must do so in conjunction with a primary business major. Students must select a primary major from the following list: accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, legal studies, management information systems, marketing, or operations & supply chain management. | ||
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 | |
Select three of the following: | 12.0 | |
Game Theory and Applications | ||
Economics of Small Business | ||
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 | ||
Time Series Econometrics | ||
Health Economics | ||
Behavioral Economics | ||
Multinational Corporations | ||
International Trade | ||
International Money and Finance | ||
Regional Studies in Economic Policies and International Business | ||
Sport Economics | ||
Total Credits | 186.0 |
* | Students complete (16.0 credits) of additional general education electives with a minimum of one course in each of the following categories:
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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 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | ||||
General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||||
16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BLAW 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | ||
COM 270 | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | ||
STAT 201 | 4.0 | English Literature elective (ENGL 200 - ENGL 399) | 3.0 | ||||
Social Science elective | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 14 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 301 | 4.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | ECON Co-Major course ** | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ORGB 300 | 4.0 | Primary Major courses* | 8.0 | Primary Major courses | 8.0 | ||
PHIL 105 | 3.0 | History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | Society and Culture elective | 3.0 | ||
Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||||||
15 | 16 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major course* | 4.0 | Science or Computer Science elective | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||
ECON Co-Major course** | 4.0 | ECON Co-Major course** | 4.0 | Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ||
General Education elective | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||||
Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||||||
General Education electives | 6.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 18 | |||||
Total Credits 186 |
* | Students completing the Business Economics Co-major must do so in conjunction with a primary business major. Students must select a primary major from the following list: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Legal Studies, Management Information Systems, Marketing, or Operations & Supply Chain Management. |
** | See co-major requirements for list. |
4 year, one co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101 | 1.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||
General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||||
16 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | ECON 301 | 4.0 |
BLAW 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 |
COM 270 | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | PHIL 105 | 3.0 |
STAT 201 | 4.0 | English literature elective (ENGL 200 - ENGL 399) | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||
Social Science elective | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ECON 321 | 4.0 | ECON Co-Major course** | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major courses* | 8.0 | Primary Major courses* | 8.0 | ||||
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | Society and Culture elective | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major course* | 4.0 | Science or Computer Science elective | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||
Econ Co-Major course** | 4.0 | ECON Co-Major course** | 4.0 | Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ||
General Education elective | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||||
Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||||||
General Education electives | 5.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 17 | |||||
Total Credits 186 |
* | Students completing the Business Economics Co-major must do so in conjunction with a primary business major. Students must select a primary major from the following list: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Legal Studies, Management Information Systems, Marketing, or Operations & Supply Chain Management. |
** | See co-major requirements for list. |
5 year, 3 co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101 | 1.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||
General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||||
16 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ACCT 116 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | ||
BLAW 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | ||||
COM 270 | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||||
STAT 201 | 4.0 | ||||||
Social Science elective | 3.0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | FIN 301 | 4.0 | ECON 301 | 4.0 | ||
MKTG 201 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | ||||
OPM 200 | 4.0 | PHIL 105 | 3.0 | ||||
English literature elective (ENGL 200 - ENGL 399) | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ECON 321 | 4.0 | ECON Co-Major course** | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major courses* | 8.0 | Primary Major courses! | 8.0 | ||||
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | Society and Culture elective | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major course* | 4.0 | Science or Computer Science elective | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||
ECON Co-Major course** | 4.0 | ECON Co-Major course** | 4.0 | Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ||
General Education elective | 3.0 | Primary Major course* | 4.0 | ||||
Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||||||
General Education electives | 5.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 17 | |||||
Total Credits 186 |
* | Students completing the Business Economics Co-major must do so in conjunction with a primary business major. Students must select a primary major from the following list: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Legal Studies, Management Information Systems, Marketing, or Operations & Supply Chain Management. |
** | See co-major requirements for list. |