Program: Economics (ECON) Major and Business Specialization - South Dakota State University

2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog

Mar 13, 2025

Richard Shane, Head
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 138
605-688-4141
e-mail: june.larkin@sdstate.edu
http://econ.sdstate.edu

Requirements for Economics Major - Bachelor of Science in Arts and Science:

Freshman Year:

IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2-3
**(Fall or Spring)
SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences Credits: 3
*(Fall or Spring)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
*(Fall and Spring)
Biological Science Electives Credits: 3
(Fall and Spring)
General Electives Credits: 2
(Fall and Spring)

Sophomore Year:

SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 2
*(Fall)
Physical Sciences Elective Credits: 3-4
*(Spring)
General Electives Credits: 1-2 in Fall and 3-4 in Spring

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM)
(Fall)
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM)
(Spring)
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM)
* (Fall or Spring)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G)
(Fall or Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II
* (Fall)

Junior Year:

Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Cedits: 7 in Fall and 4 in Spring
See note one below

ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics (COM)
(Fall)
ECON 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (COM)
(Spring)
ECON 330 - Money and Banking (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 472-572 - Resource and Environmental Economics (COM)
IGR Goal 1: ECON 472 recommended **(Spring)
ENGL 379 - Technical Communication (AW)
(Fall)
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM)
(Fall)

Choose one of the following:

SPCM 201 - Interpersonal Communication (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
SPCM 215 - Public Speaking (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate (COM)
(Fall or Spring)

Senior Year:

Electives in ACCT, AGEC, BADM, or ECON Credits: 3 in Fall and 6 in Spring
Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 3 in Fall and 5-6 in Spring
See note one below

Choose one of the following:

ECON 403-503 - History of Economic Thought (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 405 - Comparative Economic Systems (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 440-540 - Economics of International Sector
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 450-550 - Industrial Organization (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 460-560 - Economic Development (G)
** (Fall or Spring)

Business Economics Specialization Courses:

Junior Year:

BADM 310 - Business Finance (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 370 - Marketing (COM)
(Fall)
or ECON 370 Marketing (Fall)

Senior Year:

BADM 424 - Operations Research (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 482 - Business Policy and Strategy (COM)
(Fall)

Three of the specialization courses can be substituted for:

One of the electives in ACCT, AGEC, BADM, or ECON Credits: 3

Accelerated Master’s Degree:

Outstanding students majoring in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business or Economics may complete their baccalaureate degree and Master of Science in Economics combined in five years. Students apply for admission to the combined program the Fall Semester of their junior year. Those admitted as graduate students take 400-500 level courses at the graduate level (500) their fourth (senior) year (see below). See the SDSU Graduate Catalog or the department graduate coordinator for complete details for the fifth year.

Adjustments to baccalaureate course requirements are as follows:

Fourth Year (Replaces Senior Year Above)

Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 1 in Fall and 4-8 in Spring (See note one below)

Four of the following:

AGEC 421-521 - Farming and Food Systems Economics
(Fall and Spring)
AGEC 471-571 - Advanced Farm and Ranch Management
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 403-503 - History of Economic Thought (COM)
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 420-520 - Economics of the Public Sector
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 431-531 - Managerial Economics
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 440-540 - Economics of International Sector
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 450-550 - Industrial Organization (COM)
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 460-560 - Economic Development (G)
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 472-572 - Resource and Environmental Economics (COM)
(Fall and Spring)

Requirements for Economics Major - Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Science:

Freshman Year:

SGR Goal 6: Natural Sciences Credits: 3
*(Fall)
IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2-3
**(Fall or Spring
SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences Credits: 3
*(Spring)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
*(Spring)
General Electives and Arts and Science requirements Credits: 5 in Fall and 4 in Spring

Sophomore Year:

Modern Language Credits: 4
(See note one below)(Fall or Spring)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts and Arts and Science requirements Credits: 3
*(Fall or Spring)

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM)
(Fall)
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM)
(Spring)
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM)
* (Fall or Spring)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G)
(Fall or Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II
* (Fall)

Choose one of the following:

MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus (COM)
(Fall)
MATH 121L - Survey of Calculus Applications Lab
(Fall)

or

MATH 123 - Calculus I (COM)
(Fall)

Junior Year:

Modern Language Credits: 3-4 (Fall or Spring)
See note one below
Elective in ACCT, BADM, AGEC, ECON Credits: 3
(Fall)
Business Economics Specialization Course or General Elective Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring) See note one below

ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics (COM)
(Fall)
ECON 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (COM)
(Spring)
ECON 330 - Money and Banking (COM)
(Fall)
ECON 472-572 - Resource and Environmental Economics (COM)
IGR Goal 1: ECON 472 recommended **(Spring)
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM)
(Fall)

Choose one from the following:

SPCM 201 - Interpersonal Communication (COM)
(Fall)
SPCM 215 - Public Speaking (COM)
(Fall)
SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate (COM)
(Fall)

Choose one of the following:

CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers (COM)
(Spring)
CSC 205 - Advanced Computer Applications (COM)
(Spring)

Senior Year:

Electives in ACCT, BADM, AGEC, ECON Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 4-5 in Fall and 4 in Spring
See note one below

One of the following:

ECON 403-503 - History of Economic Thought (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 405 - Comparative Economic Systems (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 440-540 - Economics of International Sector
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 450-550 - Industrial Organization (COM)
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 460-560 - Economic Development (G)
IGR Goal 3 ** (Fall or Spring)

Business Economics Specialization Courses:

Junior Year:

BADM 310 - Business Finance (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 370 - Marketing (COM)
Cross listed with ECON 370 (Fall)

Senior Year:

BADM 424 - Operations Research (COM)
(Fall)
BADM 482 - Business Policy and Strategy (COM)
(Fall)

Three of the specialization courses can be substituted for:

One of the electives in ACCT, AGEC, BADM, or ECON Credits: 3
(Fall)

Accelerated Master’s Degree:

Outstanding students majoring in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business or Economics may complete their baccalaureate degree and Master of Science in Economics combined in five years. Students apply for admission to the combined program the fall semester of their junior year. Those admitted as graduate students take 400-500 level courses at the graduate level (500) their fourth (senior) year (see below). See the SDSU Graduate Catalog or the department graduate coordinator for complete details for the fifth year.

Adjustments to baccalaureate course requirements are as follows:

Fourth Year (Replaces Senior Year Above)

Business Economics Specialization Courses and General Electives Credits: 2-3 in Fall and 3 in Spring

Four of the following:

AGEC 421-521 - Farming and Food Systems Economics
(Fall and Spring)
AGEC 471-571 - Advanced Farm and Ranch Management
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 403-503 - History of Economic Thought (COM)
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 420-520 - Economics of the Public Sector
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 431-531 - Managerial Economics
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 440-540 - Economics of International Sector
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 450-550 - Industrial Organization (COM)
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 460-560 - Economic Development (G)
(Fall and Spring)
ECON 472-572 - Resource and Environmental Economics (COM)
(Fall and Spring)

Note:

Note one:
Modern Language: 6-14 credits with completion of 201-202.

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.

Entrepreneurial Studies

See the Entrepreneurial Studies Minor for more information.

International Studies

For more information see the Global Agriculture Minor.

Modern Language/Business-Economics specialization

A Modern Language/Business-Economics specialization is available for all students majoring or minoring in Agricultural business, Agricultural and Resources Economics, Business or Economics. The specialization requires the following courses in addition to specified courses in the major or minor.

Core Courses:

Take B.A. Language requirement, credits: 14
Take Business French, German or Spanish, credits: 3
Minors take six additional hours approved by the Economics Department Head, credits: 6

Business Area Studies

Students preparing for various positions in management and business should consult the list of courses under Business Area Studies. Some of the courses listed there are offered by departments other than the Department of Economics and may be of specific interest to students in majors outside this department.