Economic Analysis BAECON / Business Administration MBA
Major: Economics and Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BAECON) and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 229.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
BS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 45.0601
BS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 19-3011
MBA Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0201
MBA Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021
About the Program
Drexel LeBow’s BA/MBA program provides academically qualified undergraduate students with the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree and an MBA within five years of study. Graduating with an MBA and an undergraduate degree provides students with a competitive edge when entering the job market without having the time constraints of typical degree pursuits. This program is offered to all students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics as well as students from select undergraduate programs across the university.
Additional Information
For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu.
Admission Requirements
The BA/MBA program requires a two-tiered application process, which includes both undergraduate and graduate requirements. All applicants are required to complete a BA/MBA Accelerated Degree Application available through the undergraduate BA/MBA advisor for each college.
A plan of study/sequence sheet must be completed for each applicant with the assistance of their undergraduate BA/MBA advisor to ensure that all undergraduate degree requirements are met within the required four years. Both documents must be submitted together for approval and processing.
For additional information please visit the BA/MBA website.
Undergraduate Application Requirements
At the undergraduate level, a provisional BA/MBA attribute code will be placed on the student record at the time of admission. Once the student has accumulated 90.0 credits, an Accelerated Degree Application must be completed before reaching 120.0 credits, at which time a BA/MBA code will be placed on the application.
Degree Requirements
University Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
General Education Requirements | ||
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 | |
COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
or COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | |
Choose One Math Sequence | 8.0 | |
Introduction to Analysis I and Introduction to Analysis II | ||
Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Two Science Electives (6.0-8.0) ** | 6.0 | |
Political Science Elective | 4.0 | |
Two Diversity Electives *** | 6.0 | |
Two International Studies Electives (6.0-8.0) † | 6.0 | |
Two Arts & Humanities Electives | 6.0 | |
Two Modern Language Electives | 8.0 | |
Economics Requirements | ||
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 250 | Game Theory and Applications | 4.0 |
ECON 301 | Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 321 | Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 322 [WI] | Economics Seminar | 4.0 |
ECON 326 [WI] | Economic Ideas | 4.0 |
Economics Electives | ||
Select at least 32.0 credits from the following: | 32.0 | |
Survey of Economic Policy | ||
Mathematical Models in Economics | ||
Economics of Small Business | ||
Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems | ||
Economics of Happiness | ||
Managerial Economics | ||
International Macroeconomics | ||
Public Finance | ||
Labor Economics | ||
Industrial Organization | ||
Economic Development | ||
Mathematical Economics | ||
Resource and Environmental Economics | ||
Applied Econometrics | ||
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 | ||
Seminar in International Business | ||
Sport Economics | ||
Free Electives | 56.0 | |
MBA Program | ||
Required Courses | ||
ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 2.0 |
BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 2.0 |
BSAN 601 | Business Analytics for Managers | 3.0 |
ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
MGMT 520 | Strategy Analysis | 2.0 |
MGMT 530 | Managing and Leading the Total Enterprise | 2.0 |
MGMT 770 | MBA Capstone | 2.0 |
MKTG 510 | Marketing Strategy | 2.0 |
ORGB 511 | Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach | 3.0 |
POM 510 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2.0 |
Experiential Requirement: Select one course | 3.0 | |
Graduate Internship | ||
International Business Seminar and Residency | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Business Consulting | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Tax Experiential Learning | ||
Concentration Requirements | 9.0 | |
Free Electives | 11.0 | |
Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following: | ||
Business Analytics Concentration | ||
Select three of the following | ||
Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies | ||
Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Supply Chain Analytics | ||
Statistics for Business Analytics | ||
Datamining for Managers | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Special Topics in STAT | ||
Finance Concentration | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Advanced Financial Management | ||
Business Valuation | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Environmental and Social Issues in Finance | ||
Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
Risk Management | ||
Investment Management | ||
Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
FinTech | ||
Behavioral Finance | ||
International Financial Management | ||
Special Topics in Finance | ||
Marketing Concentration | ||
Select three of the following, of which two MUST be from MKTG (any course with MKTG subject code and course number between 600-699): | ||
MKTG Course 600-699 | ||
Special Topics in Legal Studies | ||
Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | ||
Microeconomics | ||
International Business Management | ||
Knowledge Management | ||
Systems Analysis & Design | ||
Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Supply Chain Management I | ||
Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Concentration | ||
Required Courses | ||
Innovation Management | ||
Technology Strategy | ||
Electives | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
Introduction to Change Management: An Integration of Macro and Micro Perspectives | ||
Strategic Change Management | ||
Strategic Human Resource Management | ||
Knowledge Management | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Strategy Implementation | ||
Change Management Experiential Capstone | ||
MIS Policy and Strategy | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Leading and Executing Change | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact Concentration | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Legal Aspects of Employment | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Environmental and Social Issues in Finance | ||
Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Business | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Corporate Brand & Reputation Management | ||
Special Topics in ORGB | ||
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
Social Issues in Sport | ||
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Concentration | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Leading the Digital Supply Chain | ||
Systems Analysis & Design | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Supply Chain Management I | ||
Supply Chain Management II | ||
Management of Service Firms | ||
Transportation & Logistics Management | ||
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
Revenue Management | ||
Supply Chain Analytics | ||
Special Topics in POM | ||
Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Effective Leadership Concentration | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Leading the Digital Supply Chain | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Customized Concentration | ||
Students can self customize a concentration with coordination between their program manager and with faculty guidance. Please see your Program Manager/Academic Advisor for further information | ||
MBA Graduate Credits include courses in Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), Interdisciplinary Business (INDS), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT) or Taxation (TAX), with a course number range between 500-799 or other approved course at the graduate level. | ||
Total Credits | 229.0 |
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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.
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Science courses are selected from Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHEM), Environmental Science (ENVS), Physics (PHYS), or Physics-Environmental Science (PHEV)
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Students should contact the School of Economics for a list of courses that fulfill this requirement.
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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+1, 1 co-op (Accelerated program completed in 5 years)
Students complete undergraduate requirements in four years, then convert to graduate status in the fifth and final year.
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | (UG) Arts & Humanities elective | 3.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | (UG) Diversity elective | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | (UG) ECON Elective | 4.0 | (UG) ECON Elective | 4.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | (UG) Science Course | 3.0 | ||||
13 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 301 | 4.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ECON 326 | 4.0 | (UG) ECON elective | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | 4.0 | ECON 250 | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 8.0 |
(UG) Arts & Humanities elective | 3.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | (UG) International Studies elective | 3.0 | (UG) International Studies elective | 3.0 |
(UG) Political Science elective | 4.0 | (UG) Diversity elective | 3.0 | (UG) Modern Language (Second Course) | 4.0 | ||
(UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Science elective | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) Modern Language (First Course) | 4.0 | ||||||
15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | (UG) ECON electives | 8.0 | (UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | ||
(UG) Free Electives | 8.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 12.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
(UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | (UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | Undergrad Degree Awarded | |
(UG) Free Electives | 9.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 8.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Student classified as Graduate Student | |
ACCT 510 | 2.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 7.0 | ||
ECON 601 | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | BLAW 510 | 2.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 6.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 2.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 |
POM 510 | 2.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 | (GR) Experiential Elective | 3.0 | ||
9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Total Credits 229 |
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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 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.