Program Overview
The economics program offers the opportunity to study prices, markets, and incentives (microeconomics) and economic growth and business cycles (macroeconomics).
The economics major provides preparation both for students planning to enter the world of work directly after Drake and for students planning to attend professional or graduate school. The B.S.B.A program prepares students well for the job market. Both the B.A. and the B.S.B.A. programs prepare students well for professional study in law, business, or public administration because economics is an important analytical tool used in these professions. Students interested in graduate study in economics or a closely-related field (finance, public policy, international relations) will need more math and statistics than the regular economics major provides and should consider the quantitative economics major.
Requirements for Economics Major
The economics major requires 30 credits of economics, 3 credits of mathematics, and 6 credits of statistics.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ECON 002 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 010 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 170 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | 3 |
| ECON 173 | INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS ANALYSIS | 3 |
| ECON 174 | INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS ANALYSIS | 3 |
| ECON 190 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 3 |
| 12 |
| 3 |
| BUSINESS CALCULUS | |
| CALCULUS I | |
| STAT 071 | STATISTICS I | 3 |
| STAT 072 | STATISTICS II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
All candidates must also satisfy the requirements of the Drake Curriculum.
Additional Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) Degree
In addition to the requirements above, B.S.B.A candidates must complete the required business core curriculum, including BUS 195 BUSINESS STRATEGY AND POLICY as the Capstone.
In addition to programmatic requirements, students are responsible for satisfying all requirements of the Drake Curriculum, including Areas of Inquiry (AOI)
Student must also satisfy university graduation requirements for all undergraduate students..