program overview
The BBA in Economics with a concentration in Financial Economics provides a broader and deeper understanding of finance theory and practice. The requirements for the concentration are the same as those for the BBA degree, with the addition of finance-focused courses.
degree outline
To qualify for the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) degree with major in Business Economics, Financial Economics Concentration, offered by the Fogelman College of Business and Economics, the student must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours that include:
- General Education Requirements
- Lower-Division Business Core Requirements
- Upper-Division Business Core Requirements
- Major Requirements
- Electives
- Obtain a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.00
- Meet all College and Degree (BBA) requirements described below.
- Communication = 9 hours
- Humanities / Fine Arts = 9 hours (At least one course must be in literature.)
- Social / Behavioral Sciences = 6 hours
- History = 6 hours
- Natural Sciences = 8 hours
- Mathematics = 3 hours
REQUIRED:
- ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting (3)
- ACCT 2020 - Managerial Accounting (3)
- Not required for Accounting Majors
- ECON 2010 - Intro to Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics (3)
- MIS 2749 - Foundation/Information Systems (3)
- SCMS 2610 - Introduction to Supply Chain Management (3)
Take One (1) Statistics course from:
- MATH 1530 - Prob/Statistics/Non-Calculus (3)
- SCMS 2710 - Business Analytics -Statistics (3)
Take One (1) Mathematics course from:
- MATH 1421 - Honors Calculus I (4)
- MATH 1710 - College Algebra (3)
- MATH 1830 - Elementary Calculus (3)
- MATH 1910 - Calculus I (4)
REQUIRED:
- BA 4000 - Graduating BBA Senior Survey (0)*
- ACCT 3130 - Legal/Social/Political Environ (3)
- FIR 3410 - Financial Management (3)
- MGMT 3110 - Principles of Management (3)
- MGMT 4710 - Strategic Management (3)*
- MIS 3210 - Critical Thinking Using Analytics (3)
- MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing (3)
- SCMS 3711 - Business Analytics - Tools (3)
Take the appropriate Communication and Career Readiness Course from:
- MGMT 3032 - Communication and Career Readiness for Business Professionals (3)
- MGMT 3033 - Communication and Career Readiness for Accounting Professionals (3)
- Strongly recommended for Accounting Majors only.
Take One (1) International Business Course from:
- ECON 4350 - International Economics (3)
- ECON 4351 - International Monetary Theory/Policy (3)
- FIR 4550 - International Finance (3)
- MGMT 4510 - International Business Communication (3)
- MGMT 4810 - International Management (3)
- MIS 4310 - Global Information Technology (3)
- MKTG 4530 - International Marketing (3)
- MKTG 4550 - Business Solutions for Sustainability (3)
*Capstone Requirements for Graduating Seniors
IMPORTANT: Use the course offering key to identify when courses are typically available. Courses marked EOY are offered every other year and may require advance planning to avoid delays in program completion.
SP = Every Spring | FA = Every Fall | EOY = Every Other Year
major core (6 hours)
- ECON 3310 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) - FA
- ECON 3320 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3) - SP
concentration electives (18 hours)
Choose three (3) courses from the each concentration lists. Any courses not listed require approval from the department advisor.
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FINANCIAL CONCENTRATION ELECTIVES (9 HOURS)
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- ECON 3210 - Labor Economics (3) - EOY
- ECON 3610 - Money and Banking (3) - EOY
- ECON 4023 - Personnel Economics (3) - EOY
- ECON 4120 - Economic Forecasting (3) - SP
- ECON 4210 - Public Economics (3) - EOY
- ECON 4220 - Urban Economics (3) - EOY
- ECON 4221 - Economics of Crime 3 - EOY
- ECON 4315 - Applied Macroeconomics (3) - SP
- ECON 4350 - International Econ (3) - FA
- ECON 4351 - International Monetary Theory/Policy (3) - SP
- ECON 4550 - Game Theory/Strategic Analysis (3) - EOY
- ECON 4740 - Health Care Economics (3) - EOY
- ECON 4810 - Quant Economics Analysis (3) - FA
- ECON 4820 - Econometrics (3) - FA
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FINANCIAL CONCENTRATION ELECTIVES (9 HOURS)
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- FIR 2700 - AI-based Big Data Analytics, Visualization and Decision Making (3)
- FIR 3710 - Investments (3)
- FIR 4610 - Cases in Financial Planning and Analysis (3)
- FIR 4620 - Cases in Financial Planning (3)
- Lower division or upper division courses to bring the total of hours earned to 120.
honors program
To be considered for the Honors Degree Program in Economics, the student must:
- Maintain a minimum grade of “B” in honors sections of both ECON 2010(TNe) - Intro to Macroeconomics and ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics;
- and obtain the recommendation of a faculty member in the Department of Economics to the Department Honors Committee.
Once accepted to the Honors Degree Program in Economics, the student must:
- Maintain an average GPA of 3.25 in all economics courses to continue in the program;
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in all economics courses at graduation;
- Enroll in ECON 3310 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and ECON 3320 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory with an honors contract.
- Those contracts will be discussed with and approved by the faculty member teaching each course; and write an honors thesis. This begins with finding a faculty advisor for the thesis project, discussing a thesis topic, then writing the thesis. The honors thesis typically takes one semester to complete, although work on it can begin early. When working on the honors thesis, the student will enroll in a section of ECON 4996 - Honors Thesis in Economics for up to one semester. The completed thesis will be graded by the faculty advisor.
Upon successfully completing all these requirements, the student will be recognized at the commencement ceremony by having their degree conferred “With Honors in Economics.” Moreover the student’s diploma and the record at the University of Memphis will reflect this accomplishment.
course descriptions and requirements
The requirements and course descriptions are all listed on the UofM's Online Catalog.
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