Economics is situated at the intersection of social sciences and business disciplines. It provides insight into a wide array of questions about money, markets, productivity and wealth. Organizations across industries use economic analysis and quantitative methods to study and forecast business, sales, and other market trends. The growing complexity of the global economy and a more competitive business environment demands economists with strong analytical skills. A combined BA Economics/MS Business Analytics degree will enhance a student's economic knowledge with data-driven analytical programming skills.
The “4 + 1” Bachelor’s/MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) is a five year program, during which students will spend three years taking courses required for their chosen bachelor’s degree program and in their fourth year, they will complete (along with required undergraduate program courses) 6 credits worth of MSBA coursework. This will satisfy both undergraduate degree requirements and count toward achievement of the MSBA degree. In the fifth year, students will take graduate courses required to complete the MS in Business Analytics Degree. Students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
Program Requirements
Students in this combined degree program must complete the requirements for:
Graduate Swing Courses
A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees. Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.
The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| INFO 574 | Database Systems and Management | 3 |
| INFO 589 | Applied Business Statistics | 3 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | World Language I | 3 |
| MATH 100 (Or Free Elective if MATH 100 is not needed.) | 3 | INFO 173 (Fulfills General Education G category.) | 3 |
| ECON 101 (Fulfills General Education K3 category.) | 3 | ECON 203 | 3 |
| ECON 102 (Fulfills General Education L category.) | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | World Language II | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | ECON 317 | 3 |
| INFO 240 (Fulfills General Education H category.) | 3 | ECON 390 | 3 |
| ECON 207 or 206 | 3 | Economics Major Elective | 3 |
| ECON 208 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECON 370 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
| ECON 395 | 3 | ECON 438 | 3 |
| Economics Major Elective | 3 | Economics Major Elective | 3 |
| BUGN 310 | 0 | BUGN 320 | 0 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | Economics Major Elective | 3 |
| Economics Major Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | INFO 574 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | INFO 589 | 3 |
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Credits | ||||
| INFO 570 | 3 | ||||
| INFO 584 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| INFO 581 | 3 | INFO 585 | 3 | ||
| INFO 583 | 3 | INFO 587 | 3 | ||
| INFO 583 | 3 | INFO 588 or 591 | 3 | ||
| INFO 593 (Complete INFO 593 in the Spring semester or INFO 592 in the Fall semester) | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | ||||
| Sixth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | ||||
| Complete INFO 592 only if you did NOT complete INFO 593 in the previous Spring semester | 0-1 | ||||
| 0-1 | |||||
| Total Credits 24-25 | |||||