Economics BS / Business Administration MBA
Major: Economics and Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Economics (BSECON) and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 228.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
About the Program
Drexel LeBow’s BS/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 Science 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 BS/MBA program requires a two-tiered application process, which includes both undergraduate and graduate requirements. All applicants are required to complete a BS/MBA Accelerated Degree Application available through the undergraduate BS/MBA advisor for each college.
A plan of study/sequence sheet must be completed for each applicant with the assistance of their undergraduate BS/MBA advisor to ensure that all undergraduate degree requirements are met.
For additional information please see the BS/MBA website.
Undergraduate Application Requirements
At the undergraduate level, a provisional BS/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 BS/MBA code will be placed on the application within the required four years. Both documents must be submitted together for approval and processing.
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 | |
Select one of the following math sequences ** | 8.0 | |
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 | ||
CS 150 | Computer Science Principles | 3.0 |
or CS 171 | Computer Programming I | |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
or MATH 311 | Probability and Statistics I | |
STAT 202 | Business Statistics II | 4.0 |
or MATH 312 | Probability and Statistics II | |
Science Elective (BIO, CHEM, or PHYS) | 3.0 | |
General Education Elective (ANTH, HIST, PHIL, PSY, or SOC) | 3.0 | |
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 350 [WI] | Applied Econometrics | 4.0 |
ECON 360 | Time Series Econometrics | 4.0 |
or ECON 370 | Experiments and Causality in Economics | |
Economics Electives | ||
Select 28.0 credits from the following: | 28.0 | |
Survey of Economic Policy | ||
Mathematical Models in Economics | ||
Economics of Small Business | ||
Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems | ||
Economics of Happiness | ||
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 Economics | ||
Special Topics in Economics | ||
Special Topics 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 | 79.0 | |
MBA Program | ||
Required Courses | ||
ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 3.0 |
BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 3.0 |
BSAN 601 | Business Analytics for Managers | 3.0 |
BUSN 610 | Strategic Career Management & Professional Development | 3.0 |
or BUSN 611 | Strategic Career Advancement for Professionals | |
ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
MGMT 529 | Strategic Management | 3.0 |
MKTG 601 | Marketing Strategy & Planning | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach | 3.0 |
POM 601 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
Experiential Requirement | ||
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
Graduate Internship | ||
International Business Seminar and Residency | ||
Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Business | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Change Management Experiential Capstone | ||
MBA Capstone | ||
Business Consulting | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
Design Thinking for Digital Innovations | ||
Digital Marketing | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Tax Experiential Learning | ||
Leadership in Sport Management | ||
Free Electives | 6.0 | |
MBA Major Requirements | ||
Students selecting a major can choose from the following: | 9.0 | |
Major: Accounting Analytics | ||
Select three (3) of the following: | ||
Data Analytics & Technology in Accounting | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Strategy & the Master Budgeting Process | ||
Data Visualization for Managers | ||
Tax and Business Strategy | ||
Major: Applied AI in Business | ||
Select three (3) of the following: | ||
Data-driven AI for Management Decisions | ||
Human Plus: Augmenting Decision Intelligence through AI | ||
Special Topics in STEM Interdisciplinary Subject | ||
Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Decision Making | ||
Major: Business Analytics | ||
Select three (3) of the following: | ||
Any BSAN course numbers 602-699 | ||
Any STAT course numbers 602-699 | ||
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 | ||
Major: General Business | ||
Select 9.0 credits from the same subject code from the following 500-700 level courses: | ||
Any ACCT (Accounting) | ||
Any BLAW (Legal Studies) | ||
Any BUSN (General Business) | ||
Any ECON (Economics) | ||
Any FIN (Finance) | ||
Any INDS (Interdisciplinary Business) | ||
Any INTB (International Business) | ||
Any MGMT (Management) | ||
Any MIS (Management Information Systems) | ||
Any MKTG (Marketing) | ||
Any OPR (Operations Research) | ||
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior) | ||
Any POM (Production Operations Management) | ||
Any SMT (Sport Management) | ||
Any STAT (Business Statistics) | ||
Any TAX (Taxation) | ||
Major: Leadership | ||
Select three (3) of the following: | ||
Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Decision Making | ||
Leading the Digital Supply Chain | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Major: Finance | ||
Select three (3) courses with a subject code of FIN and a course number between 602-699: | ||
Major: Marketing | ||
Select three (3) courses with a subject code of MKTG and a course number between 602-699 | ||
Major: Marketing Technology & Analytics | ||
Select three (3) of the following: | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Marketing Technology and Automation | ||
Buyer Behavior Theory | ||
Digital Marketing | ||
Integrated Marketing Communications Management | ||
Marketing Information Management and Research | ||
Major: Technology & Innovation Management | ||
Required Course | ||
Technology Strategy | ||
Select two (2) of the following: | ||
Innovation Management | ||
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 | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Leading and Executing Change | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Major: Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact | ||
Select three (3) of the following: | ||
Legal Aspects of Employment | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Corporate Sustainability for Managers | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Social Impact Marketing | ||
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
Major: Project Management | ||
Required Course | ||
Introduction to Project Management | ||
Select two (2) of the following: | ||
Project Planning & Scheduling | ||
Project Quality Management | ||
Project Estimation & Cost Management | ||
Project Risk Assessment & Management | ||
Major: Business Coustomized | ||
Students can self customize a major with coordination between their program manager and with faculty guidance. Please see your Program Manager/Academic Advisor for further information | ||
Select 9.0 credits from any subject code from the following 500-700 level courses: | ||
Any ACCT (Accounting) | ||
Any BLAW (Legal Studies) | ||
Any BUSN (General Business) | ||
Any ECON (Economics) | ||
Any FIN (Finance) | ||
Any INDS (Interdisciplinary | ||
Any INTB (International Business) | ||
Any MGMT (Management) | ||
Any MIS (Managenement Information System) | ||
Any MKTG (Marketing) | ||
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior) | ||
Any OPR (Operations Research) | ||
Any POM (Production Operations Management) | ||
Any SMT (Sport Management) | ||
Any STAT (Business Statistics) | ||
Any TAX (Taxation) | ||
Total Credits | 228.0 |
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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 schedule in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Students are encouraged to take the MATH 121, MATH 122 sequence
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 | |
CS 171 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | (UG) ECON Elective | 4.0 | ||
ECON 201 | 4.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | (UG) ECON Elective | 4.0 | (UG) General Education Elective | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ||||||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ||||||
16 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COM 230 or 270 | 3.0 | COOP 101*** | 1.0 | ECON 350 | 4.0 | ECON 250 | 4.0 |
ECON 301 | 4.0 | ECON 321 | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 7.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 11.0 |
STAT 201 or MATH 311 | 4.0 | STAT 202 or MATH 312 | 4.0 | (UG) Science Course | 3.0 | ||
(UG) Free Electives | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 7.0 | ||||
15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ECON 360 or 370 | 4.0 | (UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | ||
(UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 11.0 | ||||
(UG) Free Electives | 7.0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | ECON 322 | 4.0 | Undergrad Degree Awarded | |
(UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | (UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | (UG) ECON elective | 4.0 | Student classified as Graduate Student | |
(UG) Free Electives | 10.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 10.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | ||
ACCT 510 | 3.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | ||||
18 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
MGMT 529 | 3.0 | BLAW 510 | 3.0 | BUSN 610 or 611 | 3.0 | (GR) Major Requirement | 3.0 |
MKTG 601 | 3.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | (GR) Major Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | (GR) Major Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 | ||
POM 601 | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 | ||||
12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | ||||
Total Credits 228 |
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ECON 270 recommended
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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 schedule in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.