Business Economics Major, BS

With a BS in Business Economics, you will gain perspective in a changing global and technology-oriented marketplace.  By combining economic theory with practical financial studies, this Economics program will prepare you for employment in a variety of fields including finance, banking, planning, management, government, and teaching.  Business Economics graduates have been hired at prestigious companies and financial institutions like FINRA, Congressional Budget  Office, US Treasury Department, FEMA, Wells Fargo, Google, Amazon, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NYC Housing Authority, The Federal Reserve, PIMCO, Chase, Citicorp, and Travelers Insurance, among others.

Major Completion Summary

University Core Requirements (38-49 Credits)

Major Requirements (62 Credits)

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Taken in the Core, but count towards the Major GPA.

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Total Business credits may not exceed 32 credits.

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MAT 117 Elementary Statistics may be taken in the core.

Open Electives (6-17 Credits)

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Includes UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community - required of first-year freshman students and any required ECO and MATH courses not taken for University Core credit as follows: ECO 105 Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics; MAT 104 Finite Mathematics; MAT 144 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Economics

Note: This 120-credit baccalaureate program has a maximum cap of 26 Business credits, already satisfied by Business Requirements. For further details students should consult department chair or Dyson College academic advisor.

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These cour​ses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.