Economics Major, BS in Business Administration - Traditional Option (Business)

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ² Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ¹  ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• MATH 123 - Finite Mathematics 3 Credit Hours *
• ³  MATH 141 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *
• MATH 147 - Honors: Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 217 - Honors: Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 247 - Honors: Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *

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• ⁷ Select one course:

• BUAD 100 - Inclusion: Becoming an Engaged Leader in a Diverse Community 1 Credit Hours
• BUAD 210 - Success in the Haslam College of Business 1 Credit Hours

Term 2

• ² Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *

• ¹  ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours *
• MGT 202 - Introduction to Business Management 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 125 - Basic Calculus 3 Credit Hours *
• MATH 142 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *
• MATH 148 - Honors: Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• ² Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁸ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
   

• Select one course:

• ACCT 200 - Foundations of Accounting 3 Credit Hours
• ACCT 203 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Credit Hours
• ACCT 208 - Honors: Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ECON 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours *
• ECON 217 - Honors: Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ENGL 255 - Public Writing 3 Credit Hours *
• ENGL 257 - Honors: Public Writing 3 Credit Hours *
• ENGL 295 - Writing in the Workplace 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ² Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 2 Credit Hours

• BUAD 200 - Integrity: Becoming an Ethical Leader and Effective Communicator 1 Credit Hours
• INMT 242 - Business Software Applications 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ECON 213 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours *
• ECON 218 - Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *
• STAT 207 - Honors: Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• BUAD 300 - Insight: Becoming Personally and Professionally Aware as a Leader 1 Credit Hours *
• BUAD 331 - CBM I: Supply Chain Management 2 Credit Hours
• BUAD 332 - CBM I: Demand Management 2 Credit Hours
• BUAD 341 - CBM II: Lean Operations 2 Credit Hours
• BUAD 342 - CBM II: Information Management 2 Credit Hours *
• ECON 311 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
• FINC 301 - Survey of Financial Management 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ⁵ Economics Major coursework 3 Credit Hours
• Economics Elective (300-level) 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 2 Credit Hours

• BUAD 453 - Global Strategic Management: Integrating Concepts and Applications 4 Credit Hours *
• ECON 313 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ⁵ Economics Major coursework 3 Credit Hours
• Economics Elective (400-level) 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• BULW 301 - Legal Environment of Business 2 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• BUAD 205 - Business Ethics 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 305 - Markets, Ethics, and Capitalism 3 Credit Hours
• MGT 311 - Ethical Issues / Organizations 3 Credit Hours
• PHIL 244 - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours *
• PHIL 252 - Contemporary Moral Problems 3 Credit Hours *

Term 8

• Economics Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Economics Elective (400-level) 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Electives 5 Credit Hours

• BUAD 405 - Impact: Becoming a Leader Who Makes a Positive Difference 1 Credit Hours

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• ⁶ Select one course:

• ECON 381 - Introduction to Econometrics 3 Credit Hours
• Economics Elective (400-level) 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120-124

Footnotes

1. Must be completed by the end of the First Year.
2. Chosen from the Volunteer Core  list.
3. Students who have already completed MATH 132 * with a C or better may substitute that for MATH 141 *.
4. Any courses not already required for the major.
5. Economics Major Coursework (choose one area of focus): Environmental Economics (ECON 362 , ECON 463 ); Health Economics (ECON 436 ; select one of: PUBH 350 , PUBH 401 , PUBH 420 ); International Economics (ECON 322 , ECON 421 ); Industrial Organization (ECON 331 , ECON 435 ); Labor Economics (ECON 441 ; MGT 472 ); Money/ Macroeconomics (ECON 351 , ECON 413 ); Public Economics (ECON 471 , ECON 472 ); Quantitative Economics (ECON 381 , ECON 482 ).
6. Students pursuing the Quantitative Economics area of focus should take the additional 400-level Economics course option.
7. First-semester freshmen should take BUAD 100 ; transfer students should take BUAD 210 .
8. At least three hours from courses among the Volunteer Core  Applied Arts and Humanities (AAH) , Arts and Humanities (AH) , Global Citizenship - International (GCI) , Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS) , or Social Sciences (SS)  lists.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Economics Major - Five-Year BSBA/MA Program

The Department of Economics and Department of Finance offer an accelerated 5-year Bachelor’s/MA program for qualified students. With prior approval, students may take up to 9 credit hours of 400-level or 500-level courses that satisfy their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UT-Knoxville. Students first obtain a BA degree in Economics through the College of Arts and Sciences, a BSBA in Economics through the Haslam College of Business, or a BSBA in Finance through the Haslam College of Business. Then, with an additional two semesters of coursework, students complete an MA in Economics. Students are typically considered for conditional admission to the accelerated program prior to their last year of undergraduate studies.

Important guidelines and admissions requirements are as follows:

• Applicants must have declared an economics major in either the College of Arts and Sciences or the Haslam College of Business, or a finance major in the Haslam College of Business.
• Students first apply to their undergraduate department for conditional admission to the accelerated combined program after completing a minimum of 64 credit hours of required coursework towards the undergraduate major. Students are strongly encouraged to have taken one year of calculus, ECON 311 , ECON 313 , and ECON 381  prior to applying.
• Students must at least have conditional admission before taking courses that will count for both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. These courses must be approved by their undergraduate department  and the Graduate School. Students must request permission from the Graduate School to take approved courses for graduate credit by submitting the Senior Requesting Graduate Credit form. This form must be completed and submitted to the Graduate School before each semester in which the undergraduate student enrolls in courses for graduate credit.
• Students must follow the normal procedure for admission to the master’s program by submitting the online admission application to the Graduate School during their last year of undergraduate studies. Students will be fully admitted to the MA program after they have been accepted by both the Graduate School and the Department of Economics.
• Students will not be eligible for graduate assistantships until they are enrolled as graduate-level students in the Graduate School.