Business Economics Major

The Business Economics program at Bryant University combines experiential learning, AI applications, and data analytics to equip students with essential skills for the modern economy. This major provides a deep understanding of economic environments that shape business operations, enabling students to analyze market conditions and guide decision-making processes. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and strategic problem-solving, preparing students to tackle complex business challenges.
Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, students develop expertise in decision-making, economic modeling, and data-driven insights, empowering them to communicate and present actionable recommendations effectively. Graduates of the Business Economics program are well-positioned for high-demand careers in consulting, market analysis, finance, banking, healthcare, real estate, and beyond. 

Program Learning Objectives: graduates of the program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills in an economic context.
  2. Analyze the economic roles of markets and government.
  3. Understand, interpret, and debate contemporary social, political, and international economic issues.
  4. Conduct quantitative data analysis and research.
  5. Use economic theory to provide insights into how organizations can make decisions to best achieve their goals.
  6. Analyze the macroeconomy and market conditions in a business context.

Economics Concentration 

Students can pursue an 18-credit concentration. Students must have a primary concentration in the College of Business or a major in the College of Arts and Sciences in order to complete a concentration in Economics. Developing an expertise in economics provides students with valuable skills that can be used in conjunction with business and liberal arts disciplines. Bryant’s concentration and minor in economics stress the interdisciplinary implications of economics. Analytical techniques encouraging critical thinking are used in conjunction with economic theory to interpret a plethora of economic issues and events. Economics concentration is of particular interest for those students who plan to complement their chosen concentration in one of the areas in business and other liberal arts concentrations. The option of double concentration usually will not require taking extra courses.

Economics Minor

Students can pursue a 12-credit minor in Economics.  Developing an expertise in economics provides students with valuable skills that can be used in conjunction with business and liberal arts disciplines. Bryant’s concentration and minor in economics stress the interdisciplinary implications of economics. Analytical techniques encouraging critical thinking are used in conjunction with economic theory to interpret a plethora of economic issues and events. 

Bachelor of Science with a major in Business Economics Degree Requirements:

 

Bachelor of Science Degree: Business Economics major Requirements:

Required Courses:
ECO 113Microeconomic Principles3
ECO 114Macroeconomic Principles3
ECO 210Research Methods in Economics3
ECO 313Intermediate Microeconomics3
ECO 314Intermediate Macroeconomics3
ECO 490Econ Capstone: Consulting Data Analysis3
Students must pick four electives from the list below. One must be at the 400 level. Pick three others but only two at most can be from the identified Business Elective Courses.
ECO 201Money and Banking3
ECO 315Econometrics3
ECO 316Strategic Game Theory and Applications3
ECO 340Sports Economics3
ECO 350America and the Free Market3
ECO 363Industrial Organization: American Industry3
ECO 393Managerial Economics3
ECO 414Big Data: Solving Socio-Economic and Business Issues3
ECO 440Machine Learning Applied to Economics3
ECO 463Labor Economics3
ECO 464Behavioral Economics and Applications3
ECO 471International Trade3
ECO 473Economics of Health and Medical Care3
ECO 481The Fed Challenge3
MATH 350Statistics II3
Business Elective:
ACG 203Principles of Financial Accounting3
ACG 204Principles Managerial Accounting3
FIN 201Financial Management3
ISA 201Introduction to Information Technology and Analytics3
LGLS 211The Legal Environment of Business3
MGT 200Management Principles and Practice3
MGT 201Operations Management3
MKT 201Foundations of Marketing Management3
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Courses Cannot Be Double Counted Towards Your Minor Requirement

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Students enrolled in the Business Economics major that are also completing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, will be required to take two ECO Elective courses to complete the major and cannot double count Business Elective courses towards the major requirement.

 A minimum of 30 credits are required for the Major.

A minimum of 120 credits is requirement for the Degree. 

 

Economics Concentration Requirements

Economics Concentration Requirements

ECO 313Intermediate Microeconomics3
ECO 314Intermediate Macroeconomics3
ECO 315Econometrics3
Economics Electives: 1
Select three (9 credits) of the following:
ECO 201Money and Banking3
ECO 210Research Methods in Economics3
ECO 213Economics of Social Issues3
ECO 310Mathematical Economics3
ECO 340Sports Economics3
ECO 350America and the Free Market3
ECO 363Industrial Organization: American Industry3
ECO 364Industrial Organization: Government and Business3
ECO 367Economic Development3
ECO 391Economics Internship3
ECO 393Managerial Economics3
ECO 397Directed Study in Economics3
ECO 413Applied Microeconomics: Case Studies3
ECO 414Big Data: Solving Socio-Economic and Business Issues3
ECO 415Applied Econometrics for Business and Policy3
ECO 440Machine Learning Applied to Economics3
ECO 445Experimental Economics3
ECO 450Current Affairs of East Asian Economy3
ECO 461Environmental Economics3
ECO 462Public Finance3
ECO 463Labor Economics3
ECO 464Behavioral Economics and Applications3
ECO 471International Trade3
ECO 473Economics of Health and Medical Care3
ECO 480Economic Growth Policy and Practice3
ECO 481The Fed Challenge3
ECO 497Directed Study in Economics3

 A minimum of 18 credit hours is required for the concentration.

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Must include one 400 level elective

Economics Minor Requirements

ECO 313Intermediate Microeconomics3
ECO 314Intermediate Macroeconomics3
One economics course at any level (ECO 210 recommended)3
One 400-level economics course3

A minimum of 12 credit hours is required for the minor.

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