Program: Business Economics [BUSE] - SUNY Cortland - Modern Campus Catalog™

2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 06, 2025

The major in business economics leads to the award of the bachelor of arts or bachelor of science. The major is unique among SUNY institutions in its emphasis on the development of both technical and analytical skills in a strong liberal arts context.

Students may focus on one of the four concentrations described below or may choose a different combination of electives which will provide them with a broad perspective of important issues.

Career Potential

Economic consultant
Management
Entrepreneur
Policy analyst

A. Required Core in Economics: 21 credit hours

Note: A minimum grade of C- in the foundational classes (ECO 105, ECO 110 and ECO 111) is required for all economics and business economics majors before taking upper-level courses that require any of these foundational classes as prerequisites.

ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 111 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 221 - Economic Statistics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 301 - Economics of the Firm (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 352 - Finance (3 cr. hr.)

Select One:

ECO 222 - Mathematical Economics (3 cr. hr.)
or
MAT 121 - Calculus A (3 cr. hr.)
and
MAT 122 - Calculus B (3 cr. hr.)

B. Required Core in Management: 18 credit hours

CAP 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 250 - Principles of Management (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 254 - Principles of Accounting I (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 423 - Computer Applications in Economics and Management (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 454 - Strategic Management (3 cr. hr.)

Select One of the Following:

COM 302 - Intercultural Communication (3 cr. hr.)
COM 303 - International Communication (3 cr. hr.)
COM 320 - Organizational Communication (3 cr. hr.)
COM 421 - Mass Media Advertising (3 cr. hr.)
COM 422 - Public Relations (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 385 - Human Resource Management (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 253 - Principles of Marketing (3 cr. hr.)

C. Elective Courses: 12 credit hours

The requirements for this section may be met by either:

A semester of study abroad or

12 credit hours of MGT 456: Co-op Education/Internship in Management or

12 credit hours to be divided among the following three broad perspective categories as described below:

Three credit hours in Alternate Economic Theory selected from the following courses:

ECO 303 - History of Economic Thought (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 304 - Comparative Economic Systems (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 305 - Political Economy of Globalization (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 306 - Comparative Approaches in Political Economy (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 307 - Marxian Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 311 - Economic Development (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 325 - Political Economy of Women (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 326 - Political Economy of Race and Class (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 335 - Resource and Environmental Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 383 - Labor Economics (3 cr. hr.)

Three credit hours in International Economics selected from the following courses:

ECO 304 - Comparative Economic Systems (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 305 - Political Economy of Globalization (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 311 - Economic Development (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 312 - Economic Development of Latin America (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 313 - Economic Development of Asia (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 441 - International Trade (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 443 - International Finance (3 cr. hr.)

Three credit hours in Applied and Policy Perspectives selected from the following courses:

ECO 300 - Macroeconomic Theory (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 325 - Political Economy of Women (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 326 - Political Economy of Race and Class (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 335 - Resource and Environmental Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 340 - Government and Business: Regulation and Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 366 - The Economics of Sport (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 383 - Labor Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 385 - Human Resource Management (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 393 - Urban Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 401 - Co-op Education/Internship in Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 421 - Econometrics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 431 - Money and Banking (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 432 - Fiscal Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 441 - International Trade (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 443 - International Finance (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 452 - Advanced Finance (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 455 - Asset Markets (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 482 - Labor Market Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 494 - Regional Economics (3 cr. hr.)

Three additional credit hours in any one of the above categories

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of the bachelor’s degree in Business Economics over four years

This is just a model, and does not reflect the expectations for all of our programs.

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

Foreign language
GE course
Elective

COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Academic Writing I (3 cr. hr.)
or
CPN 102 - Academic Writing in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
(GE)

Spring Total credit hours:15-16

GE course
GE course
Elective

CPN 101 - Academic Writing II (3 cr. hr.)
or
CPN 103 - Academic Writing in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
ECO 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16

GE course
GE course

ECO 111 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 250 - Principles of Management (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 254 - Principles of Accounting I (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15

GE course
Elective

CAP 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 222 - Mathematical Economics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 352 - Finance (3 cr. hr.)

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

GE course
Elective or minor

ECO 221 - Economic Statistics (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 301 - Economics of the Firm (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 253 - Principles of Marketing (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15

GE course
ECO elective
Elective
Elective or minor

MGT 423 - Computer Applications in Economics and Management (3 cr. hr.)

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

ECO elective
ECO elective
Elective or minor
Elective or minor
Elective

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Internship or ECO elective
Elective/minor
Elective/minor
Elective

MGT 454 - Strategic Management (3 cr. hr.)
(WI)