G. Bruce Hartmann, Ph.D., Head
K-24, Avon Williams Campus
615-963-7146
Faculty: D. Dhakal, J. Hasty, N. Modeste, W. Perry, C. Weis, A. Wahid
General Statement: The Department’s mission is to provide an academically rigorous program in support of the College of Business mission of offering a high quality academic program. The Department of Economics and Finance offers a program of instruction for those who expect to pursue careers in economics, finance, or insurance and provides service courses for business and non-business majors.
Admission, Retention, and Graduation: See College of Business section on Admission, Retention, and Graduation.
Major in Economics and Finance
General Education Requirements: See College of Business General Education Requirements.
Major: (In addition to courses listed below, see College of Business Freshman and Sophomore year, and Business Core.) Admission to the College of Business is required to receive degree credit for 3000 and 4000 level business courses. Admission to the University does not constitute admission to the College of Business . See section on Admission, Retention, and Graduation for admissions procedure.
Major Core (18 Hours)
| ECON 3110 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| ECON 3120 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| FINA 3400 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| FINA 3600 | Investment Theory | 3 |
| ECON 3000 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| ECON 3020 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis II | 3 |
Guided Electives (12 Hours)
| Economics & Finance Electives | 12 |
General Electives (Non-Business, 12 Hours)
| BISI 2150/Non-Business Elective* | 3 |
| Non-Business Electives | 9 |
* Students testing out of BISI 2150 must take any 3 hour non-business elective course.
JUNIOR YEAR
| FALL SEMESTER | HR | SPRING SEMESTER | HR |
| ECON 3110 | 3 | ECON 3120 | 3 |
| FINA 3300 | 3 | FINA 3400 | 3 |
| ECON 3020 | 3 | BISE 3150 | 3 |
| MGMT 3010 | 3 | BLAW 3000 | 3 |
| MKTG 3010 | 3 | BISI 3230 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 |
SENIOR YEAR
| FALL SEMESTER | HR | SPRING SEMESTER | HR |
| FINA 3600 | 3 | ECON or FINA Electives | 6 |
| ECON 3000 | 3 | Non-Business Electives | 6 |
| ECON or FINA Electives | 6 | MGMT 4500 | 3 |
| Non-Business Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 |