Activities for Business Economics Majors

  • Business Economics majors are encouraged to join the Society of Undergraduate Economists on campus. For more information, find the club on BehrendSync.
  • Business Economics should start creating a portfolio of your work to use in your search for internships and jobs. This portfolio should include copies of major papers you complete for your economics courses.
  • Consider applying for a grant from the college to conduct a summer undergraduate research project. ECON 485 (Econometrics) is especially good preparation for this.

Finding Your Career Track

The following three tracks are often pursued by Business Economics majors. Talk to your adviser about recommendations for other tracks.

Banking and Financial Sector

Take four electives in the major:

  • ECON 351 Money and Banking
  • ECON 481 Business Forecasting Techniques
  • ECON 442 Managerial Economics
  • ECON 315 Labor Economics

Take seven supporting electives:

  • FIN 330 Personal Financial Planning
  • FIN 409 Real Estate Finance and Investment
  • FIN 420 Investment & Portfolio Analysis
  • FIN 427 Derivative Securities
  • FIN 430 Estate Planning
  • FIN 450 Retirement Planning
  • FIN 451 Intermediate Financial Management
  • FIN 461 Portfolio Management and Analysis
  • FIN 471 International Finance
  • ACCT 310 Federal Taxation I

Also consider a concurrent major in Finance or a certificate program.

Data Analysis

Take four electives in the major:

  • ECON 481 Business Forecasting Techniques
  • ECON 315 Labor Economics
  • ECON 442 Managerial Economics
  • ECON 460 Sports Economics

Take seven supporting electives:

  • MIS 336 Database Management Systems
  • MIS 404 Introduction to ERP and Business Processes
  • MIS 445 Business Intelligence
  • MKTG 342 Marketing Research
  • ACCTG 312 Accounting Technology Lab
  • FIN 427 Derivative Securities
  • STAT 301 Statistical Analysis I
  • STAT 401 Experimental Methods
  • STAT 414 Introduction to Probability Theory
  • STAT 462 Applied Regression Analysis
  • GEOG 363 Geographic Information Systems
  • CMPSC 203 Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases

Also consider a minor in Statistics or a Certificate in Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics.

Globalization

Take four electives in the major:

  • ECON 315 Labor Economics
  • ECON 351 Money and Banking
  • ECON 442 Managerial Economics
  • ECON 481 Business Forecasting Techniques
  • ECON 497 Law and Economic

Take seven supporting electives:

  • MKTG 445 Global Marketing
  • MGMT 461 International Management
  • FIN 471 International Finance
  • HIST 175 The History of Modern East Asia
  • HIST 181 Introduction to the Middle East
  • HIST 473 The Contemporary Middle East
  • PL SC 003 Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • PL SC 020 Comparative Politics – Western Europe
  • PL SC 022 Politics of the Developing Areas
  • PL SC 428 Gender and Politics
  • PL SC 442 American Foreign Policy
  • PL SC 014 International Relations
  • PL SC 487 International Law and Organizations
  • 12 credits in a foreign language and culture (French, German, or Spanish)

Also consider a dual major in International Business.

This is a guide only. Work with your academic adviser each semester to make sure you are completing all requirements for the major and your desired career track.