Middle Tennessee State University
BBA in Economics
Murfreesboro, USA
BBA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Economists analyze data and consumer behavior to forecast trends in the financial world. Creative thinkers eager to understand the world around them can use an Economics degree to open doors to various sectors – from business and government to education and nonprofits.
Graduates can work in the field of microeconomics, which focuses on individual firms and consumers, or macroeconomics, which analyzes national income and growth.
Highlights:
- Economics B.B.A. graduates have an average starting salary of $60,000.
- Minors offered in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
- MTSU has master's and doctorate-level Economics degrees available.
- The program offers curriculum flexibility to tailor your degree to meet your personal career interests.
- Jones College is one of the top 1.5% of business schools in the world.
Curriculum: Economics
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences 3 credit hours (Math)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) *
- ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours *
- Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
- Elective 1 credit hour
- MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours or
- MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours *
- ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods 3 credit hours *
Choose 6 hours from:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Junior
- BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
- BUS 3000 - The Dale Carnegie Course 3 credit hours
- MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
- ECON 3510 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 3 credit hours §
- ECON 3520 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 3 credit hours §
- FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance 3 credit hours
- INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
- ECON elective 3 credit hours §
- MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
- BIA 3620 - Introduction to Business Analytics 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Senior
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Business electives 6 credit hours
- ECON elective 3 credit hours
- ECON upper-division electives 9 credit hours §
- ECON 4440 - International Economics 3 credit hours §
- ECON 4620 - Econometrics and Forecasting 3 credit hours §
- BUAD 4980 - Strategic Management 3 credit hours §
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Note:
*A 2.25 GPA in these courses is required for admission to the Jones College of Business.
§Admission required
Students who major in Economics can seek work in the field of microeconomics, which focuses on individual firms and consumers, and macroeconomics, which analyzes national income and growth. Career opportunities are available in the following general areas:
- Banking
- Consulting
- Government
- Higher education
- Insurance
- Law
- Manufacturing
- Private business