Financial Economics Major

Financial Economics Major

Business Core

The Business Core program provides a broad foundation in the five areas of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing plus a working knowledge of quantitative methods and information systems. These courses provide the basis for advanced courses in a business major.

Business Core Requirements

General Education Courses (with exceptions from the Quantitative Reasoning and Social Science General Education course requirements); Econ 101, ECON 115, Bus 101, 131, 211, 213, 221, 240, 242, 246, 250, 301, 325, 390, 450; Math 120, Math 215, and Math 230.

• ECON 101 - Introduction to Macroeconomic Principles
• ECON 115 - Microeconomic Principles

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• MATH 120 - College Algebra
• MATH 215 - Elementary Statistics
• MATH 230 - Calculus I

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• BUS 101 - Introduction to Business
• BUS 131 - Marketing
• BUS 211 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals
• BUS 213 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• BUS 221 - Management Information Systems With Excel & Access Applications
• BUS 240 - Finance
• BUS 242 - Organizational Behavior
• BUS 246 - Business Law
• BUS 260 - International Business
• BUS 301 - Professional Development
• BUS 325 - Business Ethics
• BUS 390 - Production and Service Operations Management
• BUS 450 - Business Policy and Strategy

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  Major Requirements

   

• ECON 320 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and Practice
• BUS 322 - Corporate Finance
• ECON 326 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Money
• BUS 421 - Investments

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  four hours from:

   

• BUS 311 - Intermediate Accounting I
• BUS 312 - Intermediate Accounting II
• BUS 315 - Entrepreneurship
• BUS 327 - Financial Institutions, Markets, and Risks
• BUS 414 - Business Tax Accounting
• BUS 495 - Finance Internship
• ECON 334 - Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
• ECON 337 - International Economics & Finance
• ECON 340 - The Evolution of Economic Systems and Economic Thought
• ECON 350 - Environmental Economics
• ECON 361 - Public Finance
• ECON 418 - Econometrics
• MATH 310 - Mathematical Statistics

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  plus at least nine credit hours of electives outside Business and Economics

   

  At least 12 hours in the major requirements must be taken in residence at Capital University, not including the Business Core.