The Business Economics major is for students seeking a business orientation in their study of economics. It does not replicate the traditional undergraduate business school curriculum. Instead, it offers a more tightly focused curriculum that is guided by the rigorous logic and integrative perspective of economics.

NOTE: Students may complete only one of the three Economics majors.

Departmental Requirements for the Major in Business Economics

The Business Economics major is for students seeking a business orientation in their study of economics. It does not replicate the traditional undergraduate business school curriculum. Instead, it offers a more tightly focused curriculum that is guided by the rigorous logic and integrative perspective of economics. University and School requirements must be met and must include 18 courses as specified below.

A. Lower-division:
ECON 20A- 20B	Basic Economics I and Basic Economics II
ECON 15A- 15B	Probability and Statistics in Economics I and Probability and Statistics in Economics II
MATH 2A- 2B	Single-Variable Calculus I and Single-Variable Calculus II
B. Upper-division:
ECON 100A- 100B- 100C	Intermediate Economics I and Intermediate Economic II and Intermediate Economics III
ECON 122A- 122B	Applied Econometrics I and Applied Econometrics II
C. Seven additional Economics courses, including at least four four-unit upper-division courses. 1
Two of the electives must be selected from following business electives list:
ECON 125	Business Forecasting
ECON 131A	The Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
ECON 132A	Introduction to Financial Investments
ECON 134A	Corporate Finance
ECON 134B	Corporate Finance II
ECON 135	Mathematics of Finance
ECON 142A	Industrial Organization I
ECON 161A	Money and Banking
ECON 161B	International Money
ECON 167	International Trade and Commercial Policy
And two of the electives must be selected from the following management electives list:
ECON 140	Managerial Economics
ECON 145L	Economics of Law
ECON 147A	Corporate Governance
ECON 147B	Economics of Strategy
ECON 148	Business Decisions
ECON 115	Behaviorial Economics
ECON 151A	Labor Economics and Human Resources I
ECON 165	Economics of International Business
D. A maximum of three four-unit courses selected from ECON 190–199 may be counted toward the major.

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It is strongly recommended that students satisfy the upper-division writing requirement with one of the Economics electives.

Undergraduates in any of the three Economics majors may complete the Honors Program in Economics. Entry into the program requires a 3.4 GPA or better in upper-division Economics courses and an overall GPA of 3.2 or better. Undergraduates hoping to enter the program must apply no later than the spring quarter of their junior year. Students in the Honors Program must complete an honors thesis and the two-quarter Economics Honors Colloquium (ECON H190A-ECON 190BW; satisfies the upper-division writing requirement).