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Economics BBA



Overview

Economics is the study of resource allocation by individuals, business enterprises, and nations. A social science, it forms the foundation for understanding the various business disciplines. Its study combines analytical, empirical, and historical methods to reveal how an economy functions. This department offers a wide range of courses providing students with both breadth and depth in the subject. Economics gives a valuable preparation for careers in corporate, governmental, and consulting positions within the United States and internationally. It is an excellent major for those planning to attend law school, and those contemplating an MBA degree will find that such programs consider economics majors highly desirable applicants. The field also prepares students for work in public administration, international business, and financial analysis.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Economics BBA/Accounting MAcc Economics BBA/Business Analytics MS(non-thesis) Economics BBA/Economics MA Economics BBA/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Economics BBA/Public Administration MPA(non-thesis) For more information, go to www.doubledawgs.uga.edu

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Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MATH 2200  Analytic Geometry and Calculus 4
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts

BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3
Spring Year 3
ECON 4010 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Microeconomics 3
BUSN 5000 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Data Science for Business and Economics 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective

Upper Division Elective

Summer Year 3
ECON 4800  * Internship and/or Cooperative Education 3

*Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives

Fall Year 4
ECON 4020 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Macroeconomics 3

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

Upper Division Elective (Terry prefix in residence)

University-Wide Elective

Spring Year 4

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

University-Wide Elective

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Business Analytics
Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MATH 2200  Analytic Geometry and Calculus 4
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts course

BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3
Spring Year 3
ECON 4010 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Microeconomics 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective

BUSN programming courses (two courses, 3 hours)

Summer Year 3
ECON 4800  * Internship and/or Cooperative Education 3

*Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives

Fall Year 4
BUSN 5000 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Data Science for Business and Economics 3
ECON 4020 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Macroeconomics 3

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Spring Year 4

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

University-Wide Elective

University-Wide Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Consulting
Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MATH 2200  Analytic Geometry and Calculus 4
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts course

BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3
Spring Year 3
BUSN 5000 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Data Science for Business and Economics 3
ECON 4010 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Microeconomics 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective

Upper Division Elective

Summer Year 3
ECON 4800  * Internship and/or Cooperative Education 3

*Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives

Fall Year 4
ECON 4020 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
ECON 4650/6650 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Economics of Organizations and Management 3
ECON(MARK) 4750/6750  Introduction to Econometrics 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective (Terry prefix in residence)

Spring Year 4

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

ECON 4950  Competitive Strategy 3

University-Wide Elective

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Public Policy
Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MATH 2200  Analytic Geometry and Calculus 4
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts course

BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3
Spring Year 3
BUSN 5000 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Data Science for Business and Economics 3
ECON 4010 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Microeconomics 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective

Upper Division Elective

Summer Year 3
ECON 4800  * Internship and/or Cooperative Education 3

*Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives

Fall Year 4
ECON 4020 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
ECON 4300/6300 
Analytical Thinking
Public Sector Economics 3
ECON(MARK) 4750/6750  Introduction to Econometrics 3

Upper Division Elective

University-Wide Elective

Spring Year 4

ECON 4100-5999, excluding 4800

ECON 4450/6450  Economic Analysis of Law 3

University-Wide Elective

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

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