Economics Concentration
BSBA Degree with Economics Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
Writing in the Discipline Course | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 69 Hours Required | ||
| Must complete all MAJOR REQUIREMENTS with a grade of C (2.0) or higher | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| All of the following: | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (** ^) | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (** ^) | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS (**) | ||
| Select 1 of the Following | 3 | |
| APPLIED ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION WITH DATA ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| All of the Following | 45 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO) (** ^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) (** ^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS STATISTICS (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II (^) | ||
| BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (** ^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (^) | ||
| MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS (^) | ||
| BUSINESS LAW FUNDAMENTALS (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (^) | ||
| MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (^) | ||
| MANAGING OPERATIONS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN (^) | ||
| CORPORATE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY (^) | ||
*INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION - 3 hrs | ||
*INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION - 3 hrs | ||
| *Students must complete at least six hours of course work beyond the general education diversity requirement with a global perspective (i.e., history, political science, literature or geography of foreign countries, foreign languages, international business, etc.). Global courses include all university general education global diversity courses listed on the General Education website, plus the international business courses shown on the student's DegreeWorks website | ||
| Select 1 of the Following | 3 | |
| ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE (**) | ||
| SPEECH COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS AND THE PROFESSIONS (^) | ||
| CONTEMPORARY PRESENTATIONS (^) | ||
| INTERCOLLEGIATE FORENSICS I (^) | ||
| INTERCOLLEGIATE FORENSICS II (^) | ||
| PROFESSIONAL SELLING (^) | ||
| Economics Concentration Courses | ||
| All of the Following | 18 | |
| ECONOMIC THEORY: MICRO (^) | ||
| ECONOMIC THEORY: MACRO (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS (^) | ||
ECON 3XXX OR ECON 4XXX | ||
ECON 4XXX | ||
ECON 4XXX | ||
| Optional Focus Areas | ||
| Focus Areas are a purposeful collection of economics courses designed to ready students for a particular career. Focus Areas are optional, and do not appear on the transcript, but the department highly recommends students consider them when selecting their additional Economics credits. A Focus Area is completed when students successfully finish nine (9) credits from a given Focus Area. | ||
| Modern Business | ||
| INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (^) | ||
| LABOR ECONOMICS (^) | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND REPORTING (^) | ||
| ECONOMIC INTERNSHIP (^) | ||
| ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE (^) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| ECONOMICS OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| International and Regional Policy | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (^) | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS (^) | ||
| BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND REPORTING (^) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE (^) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| ECONOMICS OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| Analysis and Applied Skills | ||
| SQL, DATABASES, AND DATA CLEANING FOR DATA SCIENTISTS (^) | ||
| INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (^) | ||
| QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (^) | ||
| BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND REPORTING (^) | ||
| ECONOMIC INTERNSHIP (^) | ||
| ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| Development, Climate, and Sustainability | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (^) | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS (^) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| ECONOMICS OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| ELECTIVES | 5 | |
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Secondary Concentration in Economics Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Hours Required | ||
| All of the Following - 12 Hours | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO) (**) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) (**) | ||
ECON 3XXX OR ECON 4XXX | ||
ECON 3XXX OR ECON 4XXX | ||
| Select 1 of the Following - 3 Hours | ||
| ECONOMIC THEORY: MICRO | ||
| ECONOMIC THEORY: MACRO | ||
Any course that may be used for an economics concentration may also be used for the secondary concentration in economics, provided that at least one of the courses is ECON 3200 or ECON 3220. A grade of C (2.00) or better is required in each course applied toward the secondary concentration.
BSBA Degree with Economics Concentration Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 1 | 3 |
| MATH 1370 | APPLIED ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION WITH DATA ANALYSIS 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1110 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts with Global Diversity | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| ECON 2200 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO) | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts with US Diversity | 3 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Natural/Physical Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MKT 3200 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
| ACCT 2010 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ECON 2220 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) | 3 |
| Natural/Physical Science with Laboratory | 4 | |
| International Dimension | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 2020 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| BSAD 2130 | PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS STATISTICS | 3 |
| MKT 3310 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| MGMT 3490 | MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| FNBK 3250 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ECON 3220 | ECONOMIC THEORY: MACRO | 3 |
| Second Speech 3 | 3 | |
| International Dimension | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 3200 | ECONOMIC THEORY: MICRO | 3 |
| ECON 3300 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | 3 |
| MGMT 3100 | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| SCMT 3500 | MANAGING OPERATIONS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN | 3 |
| ECON Elective 5 | 3 | |
| LAWS 3930 | BUSINESS LAW FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 4000 Level Elective 6 | 3 | |
| ECON 4000 Level Elective 6 | 3 | |
| MGMT 4480 | CORPORATE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| 2 Credit Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Requires placement from UNO’s English Placement and Proficiency Exam.
- 2
Requires placement from ACT/SAT scores, UNO’s Math Placement Exam, or an approved prerequisite course within the last two years. Students might be required to take a lower level math course before MATH 1370 depending on their placement scores.
- 3
For this requirement students must choose from the following list: MKT 3100, CMST 2120, CMST 3100, CMST 3130, CMST 3140, CMST 3150, or CMST 3160
- 4
An Economics Concentration Elective must be a 3000 or 4000 level course within the Economics department.
- 5
An Economics Concentration Elective must be a 3000 or 4000 level course within the Economics department.
- 6
An Economics Concentration Elective must be a 3000 or 4000 level course within the Economics department.
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
General Education courses (Humanities, Social Science & Natural Science) must be from at least two different disciplines https://www.unomaha.edu/general-education/overview/index.php.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study
GPA Requirements:
Courses within the College of Business require students to obtain a minimum NU GPA of 2.5 or better.
Graduation Requirements:
Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a BSBA.
42 of those credit hours must be in upper division courses.
Students must earn a C (2.00) or above in all fundamental academic skills, pre-business, upper division business core, and business concentration courses.
CBA students must earn a minimum NU GPA of 2.50 and a minimum Business GPA of 2.50. If students are earning an accounting concentration or secondary concentration, a minimum upper division accounting GPA of 2.50 is additionally required.