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BBA in Economics

The study of economics provides a good background for careers in business and government. It develops quantitative and analytical skills which are applicable to many jobs. Knowledge of economics is also essential for well-informed citizens to participate responsibly in public debate and decision-making on many issues. A major in economics can also provide a background for postgraduate study in law, business, professional-level training in economics, public administration, professional health management, hospital administration, urban affairs, and transportation studies. Students find that Economics provides good preparation for jobs such as: investment banker, statistician, budget analyst, financial analyst, trade specialist, program analyst, insurance broker, professor, revenue agent, consultant, economic analyst, loan officer.

Marketable Skills

  1. Communication: Reach mutual understanding through effective exchange of information, ideas, and feelings.
  2. Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues.
  3. Entrepreneurship: Develop, organize, and manage ideas and opportunities turning them into new products, services, firms, or industries.
  4. Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task.
  5. Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues to solve problems and develop informed opinions.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will assess an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and will integrate these factors into a viable strategic plan.
  2. Students will analyze a firm’s financial and accounting information identifying firm strengths and weaknesses and will develop suitable strategies to improve corporate performance.
  3. Students will recognize, measure, and analyze market demand for a product or service and will integrate this analysis into an effective marketing strategy.
  4. Students will understand the role of financial markets and institutions in our economy and will integrate these monetary factors into an effective decision-making process.
  5. Students will employ production operation models to supply chain problems and will recommend the operating strategy that maximized shareholder value.
  6. Students will integrate decision processes and models from management, marketing, economics, finance, and accounting into the value creation process.

Fast Track

The Fast-Track Program enables outstanding undergraduate UTEP students to receive both undergraduate and graduate credit for up to 15 hours of UTEP course work as determined by participating Master's and Doctoral programs.  Not all undergraduate programs have elected to participate in the Fast Track option, so students should see their departmental graduate advisor for information about requirements and guidelines. A list of courses that have been approved for possible use at the graduate level is found here

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 120

Business Designated Core
Mathematics
Select one of the following:
Calculus I
Math for Social Sciences I
Precalculus
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Principles of Microeconomics
The following courses are also recommended:
Business/Profession Comm
Math for Social Sciences I
Ethics
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.42
Note: Principles of Microeconomics must be selected to fulfill the social sciences core curriculum requirements
Business Core
Required Courses:
Lower-Division
Courses in this section require a C or better
ACCT 2301Principles of Accounting I C3
ACCT 2302Principles of Accounting II C3
ECON 2303Principles of Macroeconomics C3
QMB 2301Business Stats & Analytics I C3
Math Elective:
Select one of the following:3-4
Calculus I C
Math for Social Sciences II C
Upper-Division
Courses not requiring a C or better
BLAW 3301Legal Environment of Business3
BUSN 3304Global Business Environment3
or BUSN 3305 Global Busn Environ-Study Away
FIN 3310Business Finance3
MGMT 3303Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha3
MGMT 4300Strategic Management3
MKT 3300Principles of Marketing3
QMB 3301Business Stats & Analytics II3
OSCM 3321Production/Operations Mgmt3
ISBA 3305Foundations of Info Sys & BA3
Economics Major
Required Courses:
ECON 3302Intermed Macroeconomic Theory3
ECON 3303Intermed Microeconomic Theory3
ECON 3320Money and Banking3
Select twelve hours of upper division ECON from the following list:12
Public Choice
Public Sector Economics
International Economics
Mathematical Economics
Introduction to Econometrics
History of Economic Thought
Select 3 hours of upper division courses3
Select Business Minor or Certificate 12
Total Hours120-121
C

Course requires a grade of C or better.

Upper Division Business Courses

ACCT 3320Accounting Systems3
ACCT 3321Intermediate Accounting I3
ACCT 3322Intermediate Accounting II3
ACCT 3323Cost Accounting3
ACCT 3327Fed Income Tax - Individuals3
ACCT 4304Auditing Principles/Procedures3
ACCT 4396Internship3
ACCT 4398Independent Study in Acct3
ACCT 4399Current Concepts in Accounting3
BLAW 3301Legal Environment of Business3
BLAW 4391Business Law3
BUSN 3304Global Business Environment3
BUSN 4394Spec Top in Intnat'l Business3
ISBA 3301Intro to Data Process & Prog3
ISBA 3325Adv Microcomp Bus Applications3
ISBA 3340Org Impact-Information Tech3
ISBA 3345Management Information Systems3
ISBA 3350Sys. Anal. & Des. for Bus. Ana3
ISBA 4320Advanced Programming3
ISBA 4330Expert Sys & Decision Sup Sys3
ISBA 4365Database Management3
ISBA 4370Data Comm. & Network Manag.3
ISBA 4375Intro to Electronic Commerce3
ISBA 4385Info Sec. & Cybers. Analytics3
ISBA 4396Intern. in Info Sys & Busn An.3
ISBA 4398Independent Study (CIS)3
ISBA 4399Current Top. in Bus Anal. & IS3
ECON 3302Intermed Macroeconomic Theory3
ECON 3303Intermed Microeconomic Theory3
ECON 3310Managerial Economics3
ECON 3320Money and Banking3
ECON 3325Public Choice3
ECON 3335Urban Economics3
ECON 3372Mathematical Economics3
ECON 3373Introduction to Econometrics3
ECON 3380History of Economic Thought3
ECON 4312Current Issues in Banking3
ECON 4325International Economics3
ECON 4330Public Sector Economics3
ECON 4335Economics & Law3
ECON 4398Independent Study in Economics3
ECON 4399Current Topics in Econ3
FIN 3310Business Finance3
FIN 3315Investments3
FIN 3317Principles of Insurance3
FIN 3321Real Estate Finance & Investmt3
FIN 3325Money & Capital Markets3
FIN 3330Finance for Entrepreneurs3
FIN 3350Personal Financial Planning3
FIN 4310Managerial Finance3
FIN 4315Portfolio Analysis3
FIN 4316Analysis of Derivatives3
FIN 4325International Finance3
FIN 4328Central Banking3
FIN 4396Internship in Finance3
FIN 4398Independent Study In Finance3
FIN 4399Current Topics in Finance3
MGMT 3303Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha3
MGMT 3304Organization Development3
MGMT 3306Entrepreneurship3
MGMT 3310Creativity and Innovation3
MGMT 3311Intro to Human Resource Mgmt3
MGMT 3315Employee and Labor Relations3
MGMT 3320Small Business Management3
MGMT 4300Strategic Management3
MGMT 4304Human Resource Training/Develp3
MGMT 4306Franchising3
MGMT 4315Human Resource Staffing/Plan3
MGMT 4320Corporate Entrepreneurship3
MGMT 4325International Management3
MGMT 4337Compensation/Employee Benefits3
MGMT 4396Internship in Management3
MGMT 4398Independent Study in Managemen3
MGMT 4399Current Topics in Management3
MKT 3300Principles of Marketing3
MKT 3302Consumer Behavior3
MKT 3320Advertising & Sales Promotion3
MKT 4301Marketing Research3
MKT 4304Social Media Marketing3
MKT 4305Selling and Sales Management3
MKT 4307Multi-Cultural Marketing3
MKT 4310Principles of Retailing3
MKT 4325International Marketing3
MKT 4391Services Marketing3
MKT 4395Strategic Marketing Managment3
MKT 4396Marketing Internship3
MKT 4398Independent Study In Marketing3
MKT 4399Current Topics In Marketing3
OSCM 3321Production/Operations Mgmt3
OSCM 3322Adv Production/Operations Mgmt3
OSCM 3331Service Operations Management3
OSCM 3333Production Planning & Control3
OSCM 3335Project Management3
OSCM 3336Inventory Management3
OSCM 3337Logistics Management3
OSCM 3339Quality Planning and Control3
OSCM 3390Internship-Prod/Oper Mgmt3
OSCM 4315Purchasing & Supply Management3
OSCM 4371Trans & Warehousing Sys3
OSCM 4375Oper Mdl for Supply Chain Mgmt3
OSCM 4398Independent Study in POM3
QMB 3301Business Stats & Analytics II3

Business Designated Core

Although the UTEP choice is larger, these choices satisfy the requirements of both the core and the major.

All courses listed within this degree require a grade of C or better for successful completion.

Mathematics
Select one of the following:
Calculus I (Required for Risk Management Concentration)
Math for Social Sciences I
Precalculus
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Required:
ECON 2303Principles of Macroeconomics3
The following additional courses are also recommended:
Business/Profession Comm
Math for Social Sciences I
Ethics

University Core Curriculum (A program may recommend specific courses. All courses require a C or better.)

I. Communication (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility.
Select six hours of the following:6
For students whose secondary education was in English:
Written and Oral Communication
Writing About Literature
Rhetoric & Composition I
Rhetoric & Composition 2
Rhetoric, Composition & Comm
For students whose secondary education was not in English:
Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl
Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl
TOTAL HOURS6

II. American History (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on the consideration of past events and ideas relative to the United States, with the option of including Texas History for a portion of this component area. Courses involve the interaction among individuals, communities, states, the nation, and the world, considering how these interactions have contributed to the development of the United States and its global role. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
HIST 1301History of U.S. to 18653
HIST 1302History of U.S. Since 18653
TOTAL HOURS6

III. Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)

Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience. Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Select one of the following:3
Intro-African Amer Studies
Latina/o Presence in the U.S.
English Literature
English Literature
Intro to American Fiction
Intro to American Drama
Intro to American Poetry
Making of the "Other" Americas
World History to 1500
World History Since 1500
Introduction to Philosophy
Ethics
Introduct to Religious Studies
Seeing & Naming: Conversations
Introduction to Womens Studies
Global Feminisms
TOTAL HOURS3

IV. Mathematics (three hours)

Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns, and relationships. Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and Empirical & Quantitative Skills.
Select one of the following:3
College Algebra
Trigonometry and Conics
Math in the Modern World
Math for Social Sciences I
Calculus I
Precalculus
Math for Social Sciences II
Statistical Literacy
Elementary Statistical Methods
TOTAL HOURS3

V. Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on experiences. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, and Teamwork.
Select one of the following:
Astronomy Lab I
Elem Astronomy-Solar System
Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies
Introductory Biology Lab
Human Biology Laboratory
Topics in Study of Life I
Organismal Biology Laboratory
Introductory Biology
Human Biology
General Biology
Organismal Biology
Human Anat/Physio Lab I
Human Anat/Physio Lab II
Human Anat/Physiology I
Human Anat/Physiology II
Laboratory for CHEM 1305
Laboratory for CHEM 1306
Intro General Chemistry Lab
Intro Organic & Biochem Lab
General Chemistry
General Chemistry
Intro to General Chemistry
Intro Organic & Biochemistry
Environmental Sci. Lab
Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301
Intro to Environmental Sci
Laboratory for GEOG 1306
Physical Geography
Lab for GEOL 1313
Lab for GEOL 1314
Principles of Earth Sci - Lab
Laboratory for Geology 1212
Principles of Earth Sciences
Principles of Earth Science
The Blue Planet
Natural Hazards
Intro to Physical Geology
Intro to Historical Geol
Fundamentals of Nutrition
Wellness Dynamics
Microorganisms and Disease
General Physics I
General Physics II
Laboratory for PHYS 2320
Laboratory for PHYS 2321
Introductory Mechanics
Introductory Electromagnetism
TOTAL HOURS6

VI. Political Science (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on consideration of the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the states, with special emphasis on that of Texas. Courses involve the analysis of governmental institutions, political behavior, civic engagement, and their political and philosophical foundations. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility and Personal Responsibility.
Required Courses:
POLS 2310Introduction to Politics3
POLS 2311American Gover & Politics3
TOTAL HOURS6

VII. Social & Behavioral Sciences (three hours)

Courses in this category focus on the application of empirical and scientific methods that contribute to the understanding of what makes us human. Courses involve the exploration of behavior and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, and events, examining their impact on the individual, society, and culture. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Select one of the following:3
Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog
Intro-Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Geography
Intro to Linguistics
Asian American Studies
Econ for Engrs & Scientists
Intro to Chicano Studies
Interpersonal Communication
Mass Media and Society
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Introduction to Ed Psychology
Action Research in Classrooms
Introduction to Linguistics
Cultural Geography
Leadership in Action
Introduction to Linguistics
Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Cultural Geography
TOTAL HOURS3

VIII. Creative Arts

Courses in this category focus on the appreciation and analysis of creative artifacts and works of the human imagination. Courses involve the synthesis and interpretation of artistic expression and enable critical, creative, and innovative communication about works of art. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.
Select one of the following:3
Art Appreciation
History of Art I
History of Art II
Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat
Introduction to Dance
Intro-Art of Motion Pict.
Music Appreciation
Jazz to Rock
Music, Culture, and Society
Introduction to Theatre
TOTAL HOURS3

IX. Component Area Option (six hours)

a. A minimum of 3 SCH must meet the definition and corresponding Core Objectives specified in one of the foundational component areas. b. As an option for up to 3 semester credit hours of the Component Area Option, an institution may select course(s) that: (i) Meet(s) the definition specified for one or more of the foundational component areas; and (ii) Include(s) a minimum of three Core Objectives, including Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and one of the remaining Core Objectives of the institution's choice.
Intro to Global Business
COMM 1301Public Speaking3
Business/Profession Comm
Intro-Computational Thinking
Computer Programming Sci/Engr
Eng Innovation and Leadership
Engineering Design Experience
Applied Engineering Analysis
Introduction to Leadership
Inquiry in Math & Science
Comm. Var. Across the Lifespan
Seminar/Critical Inquiry
TOTAL HOURS6

4-Year Sample Degree Plan 

BBA IN ECONOMICS
FRESHMAN
Fall
RWS 1301Rhetoric & Composition I3
BUSN 1301Intro to Global Business3
HIST 1301History of U.S. to 18653
Creative Arts3
MATH 1320Math for Social Sciences I3
Spring
RWS 1302Rhetoric & Composition 23
Component Area Option3
HIST 1302History of U.S. Since 18653
ECON 2304Principles of Microeconomics3
ACCT 2301Principles of Accounting I3
SOPHOMORE
Fall
Language, Philosophy, and Culture3
POLS 2310Introduction to Politics3
Life and Physical Science3
ACCT 2302Principles of Accounting II3
ECON 2303Principles of Macroeconomics3
Spring
Life and Physical Science + Lab Area3
POLS 2311American Gover & Politics3
MATH 2301Math for Social Sciences II3
QMB 2301Business Stats & Analytics I3
BLAW 3301Legal Environment of Business3
JUNIOR
Fall
MGMT 3303Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha3
ECON 3320Money and Banking3
FIN 3310Business Finance3
BUSN 3304Global Business Environment3
or BUSN 3305 Global Busn Environ-Study Away
ECON 3302Intermed Macroeconomic Theory3
Spring
MKT 3300Principles of Marketing3
OSCM 3321Production/Operations Mgmt3
ISBA 3305Foundations of Info Sys & BA3
ECON 3303Intermed Microeconomic Theory3
Minor Class3
SENIOR
Fall
Economic Electives3
Economic Electives3
Economic Electives3
Minor Class3
Minor Class3
Spring
MGMT 4300Strategic Management3
Economic Electives3
Open Elective3
QMB 3301Business Stats & Analytics II3
Minor Class3
Total Hours120