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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics B.S. (Specialization in Digital Collaboration & Economics)

(Major Code: 319)

Major in Economics: Specialization in Digital Collaboration & Economics

University Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)

Refer to the “University Core Curriculum ” section of this catalog. Students must take the following courses.

From Mathematics - Code 20 (3 hours)

MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Economics I 3

From Social and Behavioral Sciences - Code 80 (3 hours)

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3

From Component Area Option - Code 90 (3 of 6 hours)

CIDM 1315 - Programming Fundamentals 3

Economics Major Requirements (24 hours-21 hours beyond core)

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 (from Core, Code 80)
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics 3
Eighteen hours of advanced ECON electives (18)

Digital Collaboration Specialization Requirements (24 hours)

CIDM 2342 - Statistics for Business and Economics 3
BUSI 3320 - Digital Communications and Collaboration 3 (or cross-listed CIDM 3320 )

18 credit hours of course work from:

BUSI 3312 - Business Law 3
BUSI 3319 - International Business 3
BUSI 3322 - Digital Design for Visual Applications 3 (or cross-listed CIDM 3322 )
BUSI 4320 - Integrated Marketing Communications 3 (or cross-listed MKT 4320 )
BUSI 4333 - Cross-Cultural Issues in Business Communication 3
BUSI 4382 - Emerging Media Law 3
CIDM 3330 - Management Information Systems 3
CIDM 3342 - Principles of Business Informatics 3
CIDM 3350 - Database Systems Design 3
CIDM 3372 - Front-End Web Application Development 3
CIDM 3390 - Project Management 3 (or cross-listed MGT 3390 )
CIDM 4308 - Introduction to Data Analytics 3
CIDM 4310 - Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems 3
CIDM 4372 - Information Visualization 3
MKT 3340 - Principles of Marketing 3
MKT 3350 - Evolutionary Marketing 3
MKT 3356 - Marketing Design 3
MKT 4342 - Principles of Advertising 3
MKT 4343 - Emerging Media in Advertising 3
MKT 4360 - Product Management 3
Note: Courses outside the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business related to digital collaboration may be considered as a substitute for up to 12 of the 18 hours if approved by the academic adviser and the associate dean.

Other Requirements

B.S. Degree

In addition to the core curriculum a minimum of six hours as follows:

MATH 1325 - Mathematics for Business and Economics II 3 or
MATH 2413 - Calculus I 4
and
Three hours chosen from biology, chemistry, geology, geosciences, mathematics, physics or natural sciences.

Additional electives to total 120 hours