Economics BA / 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
Total Credit Hours: 229.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 45.0601
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 19-3011
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.
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.
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 (6-8) * | 6.0 | |
| Political Science Elective | 4.0 | |
| Two Diversity Electives ** | 6.0 | |
| Two International Studies Electives *** | 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 32 credits from the following courses | 32.0 | |
| Survey of Economic Policy | ||
| Economics of Small Business | ||
| Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Free Electives | 56.0 | |
| MBA Program | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 2.0 |
| BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 1.0 |
| ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
| FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
| MGMT 510 | Business Problem Solving | 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 |
| ORGB 520 | Leading High-Performance Teams | 1.0 |
| POM 510 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2.0 |
| STAT 510 | Introduction to Statistics for Business Analytics | 2.0 |
| Experiential Requirement: Select one | 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 | 9.0 | |
| Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following: | ||
| Business Analytics Concentration | ||
| Required Course | ||
| Datamining for Managers | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
| Predictive Business Analytics with Relational Database Data | ||
| Customer Analytics | ||
| Marketing Experiments | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| System Simulation | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
| Experimental Design | ||
| Special Topics in STAT | ||
| Finance Concentration † | ||
| Select three of the following: | ||
| Advanced Financial Management | ||
| Corporate Governance | ||
| Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
| Risk Management | ||
| Investment Management | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Derivative Securities | ||
| Seminar in Finance | ||
| Seminar in Investments | ||
| Special Topics in FIN | ||
| Real Estate Finance | ||
| Marketing Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Select three of the following, of which 2 MUST be from MKTG: | ||
| Special Topics in BLAW | ||
| Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| International Business Management | ||
| Knowledge Management | ||
| Systems Analysis & Design | ||
| Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
| Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
| Customer Analytics | ||
| Marketing Experiments | ||
| Buyer Behavior Theory | ||
| Channels of Distribution Management | ||
| Digital Marketing | ||
| Global Marketing | ||
| Integrated Marketing Communications Management | ||
| New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
| Services Marketing | ||
| Marketing Information Management and Research | ||
| Special Topics in MKTG | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| Management of Service Firms | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
| Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Innovation Management | ||
| Strategic Change Management | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| Introduction to Change Management: An Integration of Macro and Micro Perspectives | ||
| 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 | ||
| Leading and Executing Change | ||
| Negotiations for Leaders | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| Real Estate Management & Development Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Real Estate Law for Managers and Developers | ||
| Real Estate Finance | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Community Impact Analysis | ||
| Urban and Real Estate Economics | ||
| Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
| New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
| Negotiations for Leaders | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Real Estate Development | ||
| Special Topics in REMD | ||
| Supply Chain Management & Logistics Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| Systems Analysis & Design | ||
| Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
| Customer Analytics | ||
| Channels of Distribution Management | ||
| New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Supply Chain Management II | ||
| Management of Service Firms | ||
| Transportation & Logistics Management | ||
| Special Topics in POM | ||
| Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
| Datamining for Managers | ||
| General Business Concentration | ||
| Complete 9.0 graduate credits. See your academic advisor for suggestions | ||
MBA Graduate Credits include courses in Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT, Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Management (OPM), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT), or Taxation (TAX), with a course number range between 500-799. | ||
| Total Credits | 229.0 | |
| * | Science courses are selected from Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHEM), Environmental Science (ENVS), Physics (PHYS), or Physics-Environmental Science (PHEV) |
| ** | Students should contact the School of Economics for a list of courses that fulfill this requirement. |
| *** | COM 345, COM 362, GST 101, GST 102, GST 103, INTB 200, INTB 332, INTB 334, INTB 336, INTB 338, PSCI 140, PSCI 150, PSCI 240, PSCI 252, PSCI 255, SOC 330, SOC 340. |
| † | Students pursuing a Finance Concentration in the MBA can use their concentration credits plus free electives to complete one of the following suggested focus areas: Corporate Finance Focus = FIN 602, FIN 610, FIN 635, FIN 640, and FIN 790 Investments Focus = FIN 624, FIN 626, FIN 642, FIN 650, and FIN 794 Financial Markets Focus = FIN 622, FIN 642, FIN 648, and REMD 675 |
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)
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | (UG) ECON Elective | 4.0 | ||
| ECON 201 | 4.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | (UG) Diversity elective | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | (UG) ECON Elective | 4.0 | (UG) Arts & Humanities elective | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 101 | 4.0 | (UG) Science Course | 3.0 | ||||
| 13 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | COOP 101*** | 1.0 | ECON 326 | 4.0 | (UG) ECON elective | 4.0 |
| ECON 301 | 4.0 | ECON 250 | 4.0 | (UG) Science elective | 3.0 | (UG) International Studies elective | 3.0 |
| (UG) Political Science elective | 4.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | (UG) Modern Language (Second Course) | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 8.0 |
| (UG) Arts & Humanities elective | 3.0 | (UG) Diversity elective | 3.0 | (UG) International Studies elective | 3.0 | ||
| (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 4.0 | ||||
| (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 | MGMT 510 | 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 |
| FIN 601 | 3.0 | BLAW 510 | 1.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
| MGMT 530 | 2.0 | ORGB 511 | 3.0 | ORGB 520 | 1.0 | (GR) Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
| MKTG 510 | 2.0 | STAT 510 | 2.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 |
| POM 510 | 2.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 |
| (GR) Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Total Credits 229 | |||||||
| * | ECON 270 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 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. |
