2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Economics — Bachelor of Arts Although approved by the Cedarville University faculty and trustees, the Bachelor of Arts degree program in Economics was still under review by the Ohio Board of Regents at the time of this publication. For this reason, the requirements for this program are listed in this catalog for information only. Final approval from the Ohio Board of Regents must be received before students may officially declare this academic program. Please refer to the online catalog for confirmation of the current status of this program of study. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in economics prepares students for success in a wide variety of careers. Although various roles in businesses are most common, economic majors are successful in law, medicine, government, nonprofit, and international relations, as well as in academic roles. Course requirements involve 68 semester hours including: ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I............................................3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...........................................3 BUS-2180 Business Law. ..............................................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. .......................................................3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics.......................................................3 ECON-3335 Intermediate Microeconomics....................................3 ECON-3345 Intermediate Macroeconomics..................................3 ECON/HIST-3340 History of Economic Thought............................3 ECON/PUAD-3390 Public Finance................................................3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance......................................................3 GSS-3650 Quantitative Methodology.............................................3 ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business...........................................2 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management.............3 *MGMT-4510 Strategic Management.............................................3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...............................................3 Economics concentrations selected from...............................24 Business Economics concentration BUS-3150 Operations Analysis............................................. 3 ECON-3310 Money and Financial Markets........................... 3 ECON-3350 Comparative Economic Systems...................... 3 ECON-3360 International Trade Economics.......................... 3 ECON-3380 Economic Development and Political Economy........................................................ 3 ECON-3410 Special Topics in Political Economy.................. 3 Select two of the following..................................................... 6 HIST-3230 History and Politics of Western Europe.........3 POLS-3630 Congress.....................................................3 POLS-3690 Public Policy................................................3 POLS-3730 American Political Thought..........................3 POLS-4630 American Constitutional Law.......................3 POLS-4640 American Constitutional Law – Government Powers and Federalism...............................................3 Political Economy concentration ECON-3350 Comparative Economic Systems...................... 3 ECON-3410 Special Topics in Political Economy.................. 3 HIST-3120 History of Recent and Contemporary America.... 3 HIST-3720 History of Political Thought II............................... 3 POLS-3790 Comparative Politics.......................................... 3 POLS-4640 American Constitutional Law II.......................... 3 Select one of the following..................................................... 3 ECON-3310 Money and Financial Markets.....................3 ECON-3360 International Trade Economics...................3 ECON-3380 Economic Development and Political Economy.................................................3 Select one of the following..................................................... 3 POLS-3630 Congress.....................................................3 POLS-3690 Public Policy................................................3 POLS-3730 American Political Thought..........................3 POLS-4630 American Constitutional Law.......................3 *Capstone Course Required Cognate........................................................................3 GMTH-1020 College Algebra.................................................... 3 (Satisfies quantitative requirement for general education core.) Economics — B.A. Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements..........................................45–53 Economics Major Requirements..................................................68 Required Cognate..........................................................................3 Electives................................................................................... 4–12 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Economics — B.A. First year: BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GMTH-1020 College Algebra.............................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business...............................................2 Biological Science Elective.............................................................3.5 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3 General Elective.................................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 33 Second year: ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I. ...............................................3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...............................................3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BUS-2180 Business Law...................................................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. ...........................................................3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics...........................................................3 GSS-3650 Quantitative Methodology. ...............................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3 Concentration Elective.......................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 32 Third year: BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 ECON-3335 Intermediate Microeconomics........................................3 ECON-3345 Intermediate Macroeconomics......................................3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance..........................................................3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management.................3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...................................................3 Concentration Electives.....................................................................9 General Electives...............................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 33 Fourth year: ECON/HIST-3340 History of Economic Thought................................3 ECON/PUAD-3390 Public Finance....................................................3 MGMT-4510 Strategic Management..................................................3 Concentration Electives................................................................... 12 General Electives...............................................................................9 Total................................................................................................. 30 Page 59 2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog School of Business Administration Economics — Bachelor of Arts

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