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Economics - Asset Management Concentration (B.A.)

Majoring in Economics with a concentration in Asset Management is a unique opportunity for students to combine economics with finance tools and become analytically and technically prepared for a career in asset management or a related field. This interdisciplinary concentration is provided in collaboration with the Accounting and Finance Department. This program is ideal for students who are mainly interested in learning the fundamentals of economics but wish to also gain training in finance. Students will develop analytical skills by creating models that link numerous economic factors with fair value, risk and returns, and the financing of various assets.
The program is flexible in terms of opting in and out of the concentration and completing the standard economics major without any delay in degree completion.
Economics majors with an Asset Management concentration pursue careers in:

  • Finance and banking
  • Consulting
  • Private and Public sectors
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Graduate studies or law school

Admission Criteria:
● Economics Major GPA – 2.5, if transferring from Economics Major to this program
● Overall GPA – 2.5, if entering/transferring from any other program


120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

New Student Seminar1
SEEDS General Education Requirements21-24
Major Requirements51
Free Electives47-44
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Economics Major
Core Courses
ECON 101Applied Macroeconomics3
ECON 102Applied Microeconomics3
ECON 203Fundamental Mathematics for Economics3
ECON 207Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis3
or ECON 206 Managerial Economics
ECON 208Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis3
ECON 390Applied Econometrics3
ECON 438Advanced Seminar in Economics3
Major Electives
Complete one course from the list below. Courses taken as part of the Asset Management concentration cannot also count toward this requirement.3
Asset Management Concentration
Concentration Core
ACCT 201Fundamentals of Financial Accounting3
ECON 324Capital Markets and Financial Institutions3
FINC 322Corporate Finance3
FINC 326Investments3
FINC 430Financial Derivatives3
Concentration Electives
Complete two courses from the following:6
ECON 301
Money and Banking
ECON 381
Global Economies and Markets
ECON 308
Public Finance
FINC 372
Securities Industry Essentials
FINC 391
Blockchain and Cryptoassets for Finance
FINC 495
Student Managed Fund
REAL 360
Mortgage and Fixed Income Analysis
REAL 460
Real Estate Investments
Collateral Courses
INFO 173Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions3
INFO 240Statistical Methods in Business3
Career Learning
BUGN 310Campus to Career Transition Course I: Prepare for Your Career0
BUGN 320Campus to Career Transition Course II: On the Job Success0
Total Credits51

Major Electives

ECON 201Data Analysis Tools in Economics and Business3
ECON 215The Economics of Social Problems3
ECON 224Financial Economics3
ECON 240Economics of Time and Mind3
ECON 301Money and Banking3
ECON 303Economic Growth and Development3
ECON 308Public Finance3
ECON 310Urban and Regional Economics3
ECON 311Labor Economics3
ECON 314Development of Economic Thought3
ECON 317Optimization Methods for Economics3
ECON 322Health Economics and Policy3
ECON 370International Economics3
ECON 381Global Economies and Markets3
ECON 395Business Forecasting and Analytics3
ECON 398Economics Independent Study1-3
ECON 403Comparative Economic Systems3
ECON 405Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa3
ECON 408Strategic Thinking and Game Theory3
ECON 414Economics of Natural Resources and Global Warming3
ECON 422Globalization and World Development3
ECON 430International Macroeconomic Policy3

New Student Seminar

Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100.
Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor.1
ADVS 198
Pathways to Success
CHEM 190
Freshman Seminar in Chemistry
FYS 100
First Year Seminar
GNED 100
Adult Academic Success Seminar
GNED 199
New Student Seminar
HPEM 199
Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education
IDS 155
Pathways to Adult Learning
JUST 199
New Student Seminar
MATH 102
New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences
MUGN 199
Freshman Seminar for Music Majors
NURS 199
Introduction to Nursing
POLS 199
Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law

SEEDS General Education Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.

Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.3
Quantitative Reasoning
Fulfilled by ECON 203 in the major.
Political and Civic Life
Fulfilled by ECON 102 in the major.
World Language
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level.3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories:9
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Fulfilled by ECON 101 in the major.
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits21-24

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
New Student Seminar1SEEDS: Effective Writing II3
SEEDS: Effective Writing I3SEEDS: Exploration 23
SEEDS: Interactive Communication3SEEDS: Exploration 33
ECON 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration – Analyzing Cultures and Societies)3INFO 1733
ECON 102 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life)3ECON 203 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning)3
MATH 100 (or Free Elective)3 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SEEDS: World Language 13SEEDS: World Language 23
ACCT 2013SEEDS: Exploration 43
INFO 2403ECON 2083
ECON 207 or 2063ECON 324 or FINC 2213
BUGN 3100BUGN 3200
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ECON 3903ECON 4383
FINC 3223FINC 3263
Major Elective 3Concentration Elective 13
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
FINC 4303Free Elective3
Concentration Elective 23Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
 15 14
Total Credits 120