Economics and Business BS

Major: Economics and Business
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS)
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: 45.0603
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9199

About the Program

This STEM-designated combined major in Economics and Business provides the student with the foundational skills of data analysis in economics and the functional fields of business. It includes a range of elective courses in both fields and overall flexibility that allow the student to build on those skills in the direction of their own interests.

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu

Degree Requirements

University Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
UNIV B101The Drexel Experience1.0
UNIV B201 [WI] Career Management1.0
General Education Courses
COM 270 [WI] Business Communication3.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
One course in Science (BIO, CHEM, ENVS or PHYS)3.0
Select one of the following math sequences ††8.0-10.0
Introduction to Analysis I
and Introduction to Analysis II
Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry
and Calculus I
Calculus and Functions I
and Calculus and Functions II
Calculus I
and Calculus II
Once course in Social Sciences or Philosophy (PHIL, PSY, SOC, HIST, or PSCI)3.0
CS 150Computer Science Principles3.0
or CS 164 Introduction to Computer Science
or CS 171 Computer Programming I
Business Requirements
ACCT 115Financial Accounting Foundations4.0
BSAN 160Business Analytics and Data Visualization4.0
FIN 301Introduction to Finance4.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management4.0
OPM 200Operations Management4.0
ORGB 300 [WI] Organizational Behavior4.0
STAT 201Introduction to Business Statistics4.0
or MATH 311 Probability and Statistics I
Business Electives20.0
Choose 20 credits of business courses--at least 12 must be numbered 300 or higher
Economics Requirements
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics4.0
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics4.0
ECON 250Game Theory and Applications4.0
ECON 301Microeconomics4.0
ECON 321Macroeconomics4.0
ECON 330Managerial Economics4.0
or ECON 338 Industrial Organization
ECON 350 [WI] Applied Econometrics4.0
ECON 360Time Series Econometrics4.0
or ECON 370 Experiments and Causality in Economics
Economics Electives16.0
Choose at least 16 credits from the following:
Survey of Economic Policy
Mathematical Models in Economics
Economics of Small Business
Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems
Economics of Happiness
Economic Ideas
Managerial Economics
International Macroeconomics
Public Finance
Labor Economics
Industrial Organization
Economic Development
Mathematical Economics
Resource and Environmental Economics
Money and Banking
Time Series Econometrics
Health Economics
Behavioral Economics
Topics in Behavioral Economics
Experiments and Causality in Economics
Special Topics in ECON
Multinational Corporations
International Trade
International Money and Finance
Regional Studies in Economic Policies and International Business
Seminar in International Business
Sport Economics
Capstone
ECON 322 [WI] Economics Seminar4.0
or MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage
Free electives47.0
Total Credits180.0-182.0
*

Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.

††

For the MATH 121 & MATH 122 sequence, any other MATH course with a minimum of 4 credits can be used as a substitute for MATH 122. 

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

5 Year 3 Coop

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CIVC 1011.0ECON 2024.0ACCT 115 or BSAN 1604.0VACATION
ECON 2014.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0COOP 101***1.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0MATH 102, 117, or 122††4.0CS 150, 164, or 1713.0 
MATH 101, 105, 116, or 121††4.0-6.0ECON elective *4.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0 ECON elective **4.0 
Social Sciences or Philosophy3.0   
 16-18 15 15 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BSAN 160 or ACCT 1154.0COM 2703.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
ECON 3014.0ECON 3214.0  
MKTG 2014.0ECON 3504.0  
STAT 201 or MATH 3114.0OPM 2004.0  
 16 15 0 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ECON 3604.0ORGB 3004.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
FIN 3014.0Business Elective 4.0  
Science elective3.0Free electives7.0  
ECON 2504.0   
 15 15 0 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ECON 330 or 3384.0ECON Elective4.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
ECON elective4.0Business Elective4.0  
Business elective4.0Free electives6.0  
Free elective3.0   
 15 14 0 0
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
UNIV B2011.0Free electives11.0ECON 322 or MGMT 4504.0 
Business elective4.0Business Elective4.0Free electives10.0 
Free electives10.0   
 15 15 14 
Total Credits 180-182
*

ECON 270 recommended

**

ECON 203 [WI] recommended

***

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.

††

Suggested MATH sequences are: MATH 101 & MATH 102; MATH 105 & MATH 121; MATH 116 & MATH 117; MATH 121 & one other MATH course numbered 122 or higher.

4 Year 1 Coop

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CIVC 1011.0ECON 2024.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
ECON 2014.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0COOP 101***1.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0MATH 102, 117, or 122††4.0CS 150, 164, or 1713.0 
MATH 101, 105, 116, or 121††4.0-6.0ECON elective *4.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0 ECON elective **4.0 
PHIL or Social Science elective3.0   
 16-18 15 15 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BSAN 1604.0COM 2703.0ECON 3604.0ORGB 3004.0
ECON 3014.0ECON 3214.0FIN 3014.0Business Elective4.0
MKTG 2014.0ECON 3504.0ECON 2504.0Free Electives4.0
STAT 201 or MATH 3114.0OPM 2004.0Free Elective4.0Science elective3.0
 16 15 16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ECON 330 or 3384.0ECON elective 4.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
ECON elective4.0Business Elective4.0  
Business Elective4.0Free Electives6.0  
Free Elective 3.0   
 15 14 0 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
UNIV B2011.0Business Elective4.0ECON 322 or MGMT 4504.0 
Business Elective4.0Free Electives11.0Free Electives10.0 
Free Electives9.0   
 14 15 14 
Total Credits 180-182
*

ECON 270 recommended

**

ECON 203 [WI] recommended

***

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.

††

Suggested MATH sequences are: MATH 101 & MATH 102; MATH 105 & MATH 121; MATH 116 & MATH 117; MATH 121 & one other MATH course numbered 122 or higher.

 4 Year No Co-op

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CIVC 1011.0ECON 2024.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
ECON 2014.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0CS 150, 164, or 1713.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0MATH 102, 117, or 122††4.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
MATH 101, 105, 116, or 121††4.0-6.0ECON elective*4.0ECON elective**4.0 
UNIV B1011.0   
PHIL or Social Science elective3.0   
 16-18 15 14 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BSAN 1604.0COM 2703.0ECON 2504.0VACATION
ECON 3014.0ECON 3214.0ECON 3604.0 
MKTG 2014.0ECON 3504.0FIN 3014.0 
STAT 201 or MATH 3114.0OPM 2004.0Free Elective4.0 
 16 15 16 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ORGB 3004.0ECON 330 or 3384.0ECON elective4.0VACATION
Business Elective4.0ECON elective4.0Business Elective4.0 
Science elective3.0Business Elective4.0Free Electives7.0 
Free Elective 3.0Free Elective 4.0  
 14 16 15 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
UNIV B2011.0Business Elective4.0ECON 322 or MGMT 4504.0 
Business Elective4.0Free Electives10.0Free Electives10.0 
Free Electives10.0   
 15 14 14 
Total Credits 180-182
*

ECON 270 recommended

**

ECON 203 [WI] recommended

††

Suggested MATH sequences are: MATH 101 & MATH 102; MATH 105 & MATH 121; MATH 116 & MATH 117; MATH 121 & one other MATH course numbered 122 or higher.

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