Applied Economics Major Objectives
Students in the Applied Economics major will:
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills in an economic context.
- Analyze the economic role of markets and government.
- Understand and debate social, political and current economic issues.
- Analyze global and international economic issues.
- Conduct quantitative economic data analysis and research.
Bachelor of Science with an Applied Economics Major Requirements
| First-Year Gateway Experience | ||
| Global Foundations of Character and Leadership | ||
| Global Foundations of Organizations and Business | ||
| Writing Workshop | ||
| Bryant IDEA: Innovation and Design Experience For All | ||
| Applied Economics Major Requirements | ||
| Research Methods in Economics | ||
| Intermediate Microeconomics | ||
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Econ Capstone: Consulting Data Analysis | ||
| Applied Economics Elective Courses | ||
Select three of the following: 1 | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Economics of Social Issues | ||
| Mathematical Economics | ||
| Sports Economics | ||
| America and the Free Market | ||
| Industrial Organization: American Industry | ||
| Industrial Organization: Government and Business | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Economics Internship | ||
| Managerial Economics | ||
| Directed Study in Economics | ||
| Applied Microeconomics: Case Studies | ||
| Big Data: Solving Socio-Economic and Business Issues | ||
| Applied Econometrics for Business and Policy | ||
| Machine Learning Applied to Economics | ||
| Experimental Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Behavioral Economics and Applications | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Economics of Health and Medical Care | ||
| Economic Growth Policy and Practice | ||
| Directed Study in Economics | ||
| Liberal Arts Core Requirements | ||
| Microeconomic Principles 2 | ||
| Macroeconomic Principles 2 | ||
| Introduction to Literary Studies | ||
| Mathematical Analysis | ||
| Statistics I | ||
Two Humanities Survey Courses | ||
| Liberal Arts Distributions - Modes of Thought 3 | ||
Two Social Science Modes of Thought | ||
One Historical Mode of Thought (Upper Division) | ||
One Literary Mode of Thought (Upper Division) | ||
Two Scientific Modes of Thought 4 | ||
| Business Minor Requirement | ||
| Selection is made from a variety of business minors (Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Global Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, and Sales). | ||
| Electives | ||
| Subject to programmatic constraints, students may elect to take additional business courses beyond the required minor, not to exceed a combined total of 30 credit hours in the College of Business. | ||
| 1 | At least 1 elective at the 400-level |
| 2 | ECO 113 and ECO 114 are counted toward the 30 credit Applied Economics major requirements. |
| 3 | Modes of Thought requirements can be met by appropriate courses in the major. |
| 4 | Include one Lab Science. One science course must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. |
A minimum 122 credit hours required for graduation