Students will learn both theoretical and real-world applications in the areas of business and finance, including investment strategies, financing of new ventures, and pricing of new products. The Business Economics track prepares students for careers in finance, technology, consulting, and management.

• Principles of Economics (ECON0110) or equivalent scores
• Math for Economists (ECON 0170 or MATH 0100) or equivalent scores
• Financial Accounting (ECON0710)
• Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON1110 or ECON1130)
• Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON1210)
• Introduction to Econometrics (ECON1620)*
• Applied Econometrics (ECON1629) or Econometrics I (ECON1630)
• Investments (ECON1710)
• Corporate Finance (ECON1720)
• Industrial Organization (ECON 1420)+

Two Business Economics Electives from list below

• Introduction to Game Theory (ECON1090)
• Labor Economics (ECON1310)
• The Economics of Mass Media (ECON1400)
• Economic Organizations and Economic Systems (ECON 1450)
• Economics of Antitrust (ECON 1465)
• Bargaining Theory and Applications (ECON1470)
• Designing Internet Marketplaces (ECON1490)
• International Trade (ECON1540)
• International Finance (ECON1550)
• Big Data (ECON1660)
• Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurship (ECON1730)
• Mathematical Finance (ECON1740)
• Investments II (ECON1750)
• Financial Institutions (ECON1760)
• Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance (ECON1780)
• Behavioral Economics (ECON1820)
• Behavioral Finance (ECON1830)
• Game Theory (ECON1870)

^{*APMA 1650, APMA 1655, CSCI 1450, or MATH 1620 can substitute for ECON 1620.}

^{+Or Econ 1460 if previously taken (it is not being offered in the near future).}

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