Economics (ACCT, AGEC, BADM, ECON, ENTR, MGMT)

Economics (ECON) and Business

David Hilderbrand, Interim Head
e-mail: david.hilderbrand@sdstate.edu
Jason Zimmerman, Assistant Head
e-mail: jason.zimmerman@sdstate.edu
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 138
605-688-4141
http://econ.sdstate.edu

Faculty

Professor Emeritus Hilderbrand, Interim Head; Professors Beutler, Cumber, Diersen, Fausti, Janssen, Klein, Lyons, O’Brien, Pflueger, Santos, Sondey, Van der Sluis, Warmann, Zimmerman; Professors Emeriti Allen, Dobbs, Greenbaum, Kim, Lamberton, Lundeen, Murra, Peterson, Shane, Taylor, Thompson; Associate Professors Adamson, Davis, Gustafson, Langelett, Qasmi, Taylor; Assistant Professors Chang, Li, Miller, Swain, Wang; Instructors Heine, Heller; Management Specialist Davis.

Programs

The Department of Economics’ teaching objectives are to:

present the economic principles necessary for understanding the complexities of the global economy;
educate students to apply economic concepts and techniques for decision-making in agricultural business, agricultural and resource economics, economics, business, and entrepreneurship; and,
provide a foundation for graduate work in economics, agricultural and resource economics, business administration, management, finance, law, entrepreneurial studies and other related areas of study.

The Department of Economics offers majors leading to:

a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business from the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences.
a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences.
a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the College of Arts and Sciences.
a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with a Business Specialization from the College of Arts and Sciences.
a Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurial Studies from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Courses in the Department of Economics are offered in the following areas: Accounting (ACCT), Agricultural and Resource Economics (AGEC), Business Administration (BADM), Economics (ECON), and Entrepreneurial Studies (ENTR). See the Course Descriptions section of this catalog.

These programs provide students with backgrounds in agribusiness, agricultural finance, banking, business finance, business management, entrepreneurship, farm and ranch management, marketing, public service, research, sales, and related fields.

Accelerated Master’s Program

The Department of Economics offers an accelerated Master’s program, which allows qualified students to study towards a Master’s degree while completing their undergraduate degree. By combining course requirements for the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, students enrolled in the accelerated Master’s program may be able to complete a Master’s degree within five years.

Students may apply for admission into the accelerated Master’s program as early as the end of their sophomore year, but must have a GPA of at least 3.5 in Department of Economics courses to be considered for acceptance in the accelerated program.

Students interested in the accelerated program should contact the Department of Economics graduate coordinator to obtain application requirements. Application and admission to the Graduate School is required.

Minors

The following minors are available through the Department of Economics: Accounting, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Marketing, Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, Business, and Marketing. A minimum GPA of 2.0 over courses taken in the minor is required for each departmental minor.

Entry Requirement

Formal application is required for admission into each departmental major, except for Entrepreneurial Studies. To be admitted, students must have completed at least 64 semester credits toward graduation, earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.1 for all courses taken, and attained at least a 2.1 grade point average for the following courses: ECON 201, ECON 202, ACCT 210, ENGL 101, and MATH 121 (or MATH 123). Students remain enrolled in Pre-Economics in the appropriate college until the above requirements are met.

Business Area Studies

Evert Van der Sluis, Head
e-mail: evert.vandersluis@sdstate.edu
Jason Zimmerman, Assistant Head
e-mail: jason.zimmerman@sdstate.edu
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 138
605-688-4141
http://econ.sdstate.edu

(See Economics)

The Department of Economics offers majors in Economics, Economics with a Business Economics Specialization, Agricultural Business, Agricultural and Resource Economics, and Entrepreneurial Studies. Courses taken under Business Area Studies may supplement these majors. Business Area Studies represent a multidisciplinary collection of courses in or related to business, and include courses from accounting, agricultural and resource economics, apparel merchandizing, business administration, computer science, construction management, economics, entrepreneurial studies, geography, mathematics, mass communications, psychology, and speech.

The following group of business related courses represents offerings from all academic departments (or in cooperation with other institutions) of interest to majors in the various business related curricula of the University.